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Carcinogens Form from Third-Hand Smoke
February 8, 2010 — Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous ... > full story -
More Smokers Kick the Habit With Extended Nicotine Patch Therapy
February 1, 2010 — New research may help more smokers keep their New Year's resolution by helping them quit smoking. Extended use of a nicotine patch -- 24 weeks versus the standard eight weeks recommended by ... > full story -
Smoking Cessation Significantly Increases Cardiac Health Later in Life
February 1, 2010 — New research finds that quitting smoking after a heart attack has about the same positive effect as other major interventions such as lipid-lowering agents like statins or more invasive ... > full story -
Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease, Study Shows
February 1, 2010 — An analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease. After controlling for ... > full story -
Smokers at Risk from Their Own 'Second-Hand' Smoke
January 29, 2010 — It is well known that smokers damage their health by directly inhaling cigarette smoke. Now, research has shown that they are at additional risk from breathing environmental tobacco smoke, contrary ... > full story -
Blood Pressure Control Abnormal in Newborns of Smoking Mothers
January 25, 2010 — Blood pressure control in infants of smoking mothers is abnormal compared to that of infants from non-smoking parents. The blood pressure response to postural changes -- tilting and changing from ... > full story -
Lung Cancer Patients Who Quit Smoking Double Their Survival Chances
January 22, 2010 — People diagnosed with early stage lung cancer can double their chances of survival over five years if they stop smoking compared with those who continue to smoke, finds a new ... > full story -
When the Smoke Clears: Molecular Link Between Tobacco Carcinogen and Cancer
January 19, 2010 — New research has uncovered a potential mechanism by which the tobacco-specific carcinogen NNK promotes lung tumor formation and ... > full story -
Sweating out the Cravings
January 19, 2010 — Supervised exercise in addition to pharmacological agents like nicotine replacement therapy helps smoking cessation, improves physical fitness, and delays weight gain in women smokers, new research ... > full story -
Minority Teen Boys Smoke More When They Perceive Discrimination; Girls Do Not
January 19, 2010 — Researchers in Indiana report that minority teen boys smoke more when they perceived discrimination, girls reacted differently. There does not appear to be an association between perceived ... > full story
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