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Childhood Defiance Correlated With Drug Dependence
August 1, 2012 Childhood defiance is correlated with drug dependence whereas inattention suggests a susceptibility to ... > full story -
Solving the Mystery of How Cigarette Smoking Weakens Bones
July 26, 2012 Almost 20 years after scientists first identified cigarette smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fractures, a new study is shedding light on exactly how cigarette smoke weakens bones. ... > full story -
Vitamin D May Protect Lung Function in Smokers
July 20, 2012 Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of ... > full story -
Hookah Smoking Increasingly Common Among First-Year College Women
July 18, 2012 Nearly a quarter of college women try smoking tobacco with a hookah, or water pipe, for the first time during their freshman year, according to new ... > full story -
Childhood Trauma Linked to Adult Smoking for Girls
July 12, 2012 Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can stay with us for life. New research explains how these events can be tied up with adult smoking patterns, especially for women, and suggests that treatment ... > full story -
Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking Higher Than Previously Thought
July 10, 2012 Giving up smoking is associated with an average weight gain of four-five kg after 12 months, most of which occurs within the first three months of quitting, finds a new ... > full story -
Rating Films With Smoking 'R' Will Cut Smoking Onset by Teens, Experts Say
July 9, 2012 New research estimates, for the first time, the impact of an R rating for movie smoking. Researchers emphasize that an R rating for any film showing smoking could substantially reduce smoking onset ... > full story -
Why Smoking Is 'BAD' for the Fallopian Tube, and Increases the Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
July 3, 2012 Cigarette smoke reduces the production of a Fallopian tube gene known as "BAD", which helps explain the link between smoking and ectopic ... > full story -
New Vaccine for Nicotine Addiction
June 27, 2012 Researchers have developed and successfully tested in mice an innovative vaccine to treat nicotine addiction. A single dose of their novel vaccine protects mice, over their lifetime, against nicotine ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke Is Linked to Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
June 25, 2012 Adults who are exposed to secondhand smoke have higher rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes than do nonsmokers without environmental exposure to tobacco smoke, a new study ... > full story
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