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States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens, suggests a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-tobacco-laws-youth-adult.html Health Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:00:02 EST news290349936 Women say they get less satisfaction and less enjoyment from smoking cigarettes that come in plain, standardised packs - according to new research released today (Thursday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-branding-cigarette-packets-stubs-appeal.html Health Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:43:14 EST news286094583 (Medical Xpress)—Smoking tobacco through a hookah is a pastime gaining popularity among the college crowd, but many of them mistakenly believe that using the fragrant water pipe is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hookah-harmless-alternative-cigarettes.html Health Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:36:12 EST news285484903 Researchers in Manchester have found a link between several lifestyle factors and pre-existing conditions, including smoking cigarettes and diabetes, and an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-links-lifestyle-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:39:57 EST news282821986 Around one in 10 young teens with mental health issues also drinks alcohol, smokes cigarettes, and uses cannabis on a weekly basis, indicates Australian research published in the online only fully journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-young-mentally-ill-teens-cannabis.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:30:06 EST news279204447 (Medical Xpress)—A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the negative effects of playing violent video games can accumulate over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-violent-video-games-equals-aggression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:49:31 EST news274355351 (HealthDay)—U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cigarettes-kids.html Addiction Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:10:01 EST news273753335 (Medical Xpress)—When cigarette taxes rise, hard-core smokers are more likely than lighter smokers to cut back, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cigarette-taxes-heavy.html Health Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:08:50 EST news273488913 It's a sad but familiar scene near the grounds of many medical campuses: hospital-gowned patients, some toting rolling IV poles, huddled in clumps under bus shelters or warming areas, smoking cigarettes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-habits-die-hard-cancer-patients.html Cancer Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:50:15 EST news273156596 In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and smoking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pacific-islanders-high-obesity.html Health Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:43:47 EST news267698610 (HealthDay) -- Ninety percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates are using illicit drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, during the school day, a new survey found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-teens-drugs-school-survey.html Addiction Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:19:08 EST news264871138 Newly published research led by Dr. David Spence of Western University, Canada, shows that eating egg yolks accelerates atherosclerosis in a manner similar to smoking cigarettes. Surveying more than 1200 patients, Dr. Spence found regular consumption of egg yolks is about two-thirds as bad as smoking when it comes to increased build-up of carotid plaque, a risk factor for stroke and heart attack. The research is published online in the journal Atherosclerosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-egg-yolk-consumption-bad-atherosclerosis.html Cardiology Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:02:08 EST news264088859 (HealthDay) -- With cigarette costs rising, more smokers are turning to cigars or "rolling their own" to cut costs, suggests a new U.S. government report that shows a substantial increase in the use of non-cigarette tobacco products. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-smokers-pricey-cigarettes-cheaper-alternatives.html Addiction Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:42:42 EST news263137355 (HealthDay) -- More teenagers start drinking and smoking cigarettes and marijuana in June and July than in any other months, U.S. health officials say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-summer-peak-teens-drugs-alcohol.html Health Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:44:20 EST news260531053 Air pollution, a serious danger to the environment, is also a major health risk, associated with respiratory infections, lung cancer and heart disease. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has concluded that not only does air pollution impact cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke, but it also causes repeated episodes over the long term. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-high-air-pollution-heart-percent.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:47:04 EST news258115615 The U.S. had the second-lowest proportion of students who used tobacco and alcohol compared to their counterparts in 36 European countries, a new report indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-american-teens-european-cigarettes-alcohol.html Health Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:30:14 EST news257797804 A new study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers shows that a majority of medical students in Yemen believe that chewing the plant khat is harmful to one's health but they would not advise their patients to quit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-focuses-khat-yemeni-culture.html Addiction Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:06:10 EST news250340764 Two major German employers' lobby groups called on Friday for workers to be banned from smoking cigarettes during work hours, saying it harmed productivity and cost firms money. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-german-bosses-cigarette.html Health Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:30:01 EST news245678234 Fewer Ontario teens are smoking cigarettes than ever before -- good news that is tempered by continuing concerns around binge drinking, and driving while under the influence of cannabis, according to the 2011 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The survey, which included 9,288 students across Ontario in grades 7 to 12, is the longest running student survey in Canada. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-ontario-canada-youth-all-time-teen.html Health Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:43:08 EST news241792968 If you smoke cigarettes, you have more in common with someone who has cystic fibrosis than you think. A new research report appearing online in the FASEB Journal shows that smoking cigarettes affects the lungs in a way that is very similar to cystic fibrosis, a life threatening disease affecting the lungs and other organs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cigarettes-simulates-cystic-fibrosis.html Addiction Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:17:28 EST news237633431 (AP) -- The Obama administration Wednesday proposed banning the use of electronic cigarettes on airline flights, saying there is concern the smokeless cigarettes may be harmful. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-electronic-cigarettes-planes.html Health Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:04:41 EST news235224216 (Medical Xpress) -- Rates of smoking have been reducing in men but increasing in young women in some countries, and now a new review of earlier studies has shown that smoking cigarettes poses a larger risk factor for heart disease in women than in men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-cigarettes-worse-women-hearts-men.html Health Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:18:53 EST news232341475 Telomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-links-telomere-length-emphysema.html Medical research Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:21:54 EST news229918898 As children become teenagers, it may be more challenging to regularly include them in family meals, but doing so is key to heading off such problems as eating disorders, obesity, and inadequate nutrition in adolescence, said Barbara Fiese, a University of Illinois professor of human development and family studies and director of the U of I's Family Resiliency Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-family-meals-important-teen-years.html Health Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:37:42 EST news229706271