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Smoking Cessation in Old Age: Less Heart Attacks and Strokes Within Five Years
February 20, 2013 — Smokers increase their risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke with every cigarette they smoke. Conversely, those who quit smoking even at an advanced age will have a considerable ... > full story -
Nicotine Lozenges, Tobacco-Free Snuff Help Smokeless Tobacco Users Quit
February 19, 2013 — Smokeless tobacco users who said they didn't want to quit changed their minds or significantly cut back when given nicotine lozenges or tobacco-free snuff in a new ... > full story -
Smoking Bans Linked With 'Successive Reductions' in Preterm Birth
February 14, 2013 — Smoking bans are associated with a "consistent pattern of reduction in the risk of preterm delivery," finds a new ... > full story -
California's Tobacco Control Program Generates Huge Health Care Savings, Study Shows
February 13, 2013 — Over a span of nearly 20 years, California's tobacco control program cost $2.4 billion and reduced health care costs by $134 billion, according to a new ... > full story -
Alcohol Consumption May Be in Response to Smoking Cessation
February 13, 2013 — New findings may help identify situations in which smokers who are trying to quit are at a higher risk of ... > full story -
Researchers to Study How Young Adults Use E-Cigarettes, Snus
February 7, 2013 — Researchers are studying how young adults use hookahs, snus, electronic cigarettes, and other new tobacco ... > full story -
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Could Help Reduce Smoking, Survey Suggests
February 5, 2013 — Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, debuted in China in 2003 and have since become available globally, particularly through the Internet. While they resemble traditional ... > full story -
Indoor Air Puts Chinese Women Nonsmokers at Risk
January 29, 2013 — The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities have been well-documented. Now a study confirms that breathing indoor air also carries significant cancer risks, especially for Chinese ... > full story -
Smokers Who Quit Before Age 40 Have Lifespan Almost as Long as People Who Never Smoked
January 24, 2013 — Smokers who quit when they are young adults can live almost as long as people who never smoked, groundbreaking new research has ... > full story -
Implementation of Smoke-Free Legislation Reduces the Number of Acute Myocardial Infarctions by 11 Percent
January 23, 2013 — Researchers assessed the impact of the partial smoke-free legislation passed in 2006 on the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the province of Girona and observed it has dropped 11 percent. ... > full story
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