http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A study by the University of Liverpool has found that people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) who live in deprived areas have worse growth and lung function than people living in more advantaged areas. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-people-cystic-fibrosis-deprived-areas.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:00:03 EST news278676759 Passive smoking, also known as 'second-hand' smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is known to cause serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung cancer. However, until now it has been uncertain whether ETS increases the risk of dementia, mainly due to lack of research. Previous studies have shown an association between ETS and cognitive impairment, but this is the first to find a significant link with dementia syndromes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-passive-severe-dementia-china.html Health Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:31:23 EST news276946276 (Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have been involved in a new study showing that exposure to second-hand smoke, as well as a mother's smoking while pregnant, significantly increases the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-passive-invasisve-meningococcal-disease-children.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:02:57 EST news274345364 Just 10 minutes spent in the back seat of a car with a smoker in the front, boosts a child's daily exposure to harmful pollutants by up to 30%, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-minutes-car-smoker-boosts-pollutants.html Health Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:30:04 EST news272743137 High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between 1989 and 2010. The reduction contributed to an estimated 420,000 lives saved during that time period. Those are the findings of a new study published today in PLOS Medicine by a team of researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Brazilian National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-strong-tobacco-policies-brazil-credited.html Health Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:00:16 EST news271417538 Smoking during car journeys pumps harmful particulate matter into the indoor air space at levels that far exceed World Health Organization guidance—even when the windows are open or air conditioning is switched on—finds the largest study of its kind, in Tobacco Control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cars-pollutants-indoor-air-quality.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:30:04 EST news269515001 Providing parents who smoke with measurements of their homes indoor air quality (IAQ), in addition to usual smoking advice, leads to better IAQ and reduces children's exposure to second hand smoke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-air-quality-device-children-exposure.html Health Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:51:55 EST news266223106 May 31 marks the 25th anniversary of World No Tobacco Day, but does the day really inspire anyone to think about quitting smoking? Yes it does, according to a new study led by investigators from the Informatics Program at Children's Hospital Boston and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For the study, the research team monitored news promoting cessation and Internet search queries indicative of cessation for six years in seven Latin American nations. Cessation news coverage and Internet search queries for cessation peaked on World No Tobacco Day, increasing as much as 83 percent and 84 percent compared to a typical day, respectively. Their findings appear in the May/June issue of Journal of Medical Internet Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-years-world-tobacco-day-impact.html Health Tue, 29 May 2012 13:21:53 EST news257516350 A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that cigarette smoke exposure, in a cause-effect manner, results in graft rejection that would have been prevented by certain drug treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-secondhand-results-graft.html Surgery Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:05:23 EST news249221116 Second hand smoke exposure among nonsmokers has declined over time as clean indoor air laws have been adopted. However, there has been concern that such laws might encourage smokers to smoke more in their homes or other private venues. Children living in a home with an adult smoker are up to twice as likely to take up smoking themselves. Now, a study in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine concludes that strong clean indoor air laws are associated with large increases in voluntary smokefree policies in the home, as well. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-indoor-air-laws-home.html Health Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:10:01 EST news239947186 Aboriginal-youth living off-reserve in Canada use tobacco, alcohol and drugs significantly more than non-Aboriginal youth and have higher health risks, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-aboriginal-youth-tobacco-illicit-drugs.html Health Mon, 09 May 2011 12:36:32 EST news224163333