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Smoking after stroke increases death risk by three-fold

Patients who resume smoking after a stroke increase their risk of death by three-fold, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Professor Furio Colivicchi from San Filippo Neri Hospital. The researchers also ...

Cardiology created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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Neuroscience created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Decrease in early mortality in STEMI attributed to changing patient profile and behavior

Data from four French nationwide registries of STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) patients initiated five years apart and covering more than 15 years show that mortality rate decreased by 68% over this period, from ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-smokers benefit most from smoking ban: study

After the smoking ban was introduced in Bremen, Germany, the rate of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diminished by 26% in non-smokers but remained almost constant in active smokers, according to ...

Health created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic cigarettes do not damage the heart

Smoking is the most preventable risk factor for cardiac and lung disease and is expected to cause 1 billion deaths during the 21st century. Electronic cigarettes have been marketed in recent years as a safer ...

Addiction created Aug 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Court upholds block on graphic cigarette warnings

(AP)—An appeals court on Friday upheld a decision barring the U.S. government from requiring tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages to show that smoking can disfigure and even kill.

Addiction created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

One in 20 hospital beds used to treat smoking-related illnesses

(Medical Xpress) -- One in every 20 hospital beds is occupied by someone with a smoking-related illness, according to new NHS figures.

Addiction created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medications greatly improve smokers' chances of quitting, study finds

(Medical Xpress) -- Smokers who try to quit have a better chance of succeeding when they use FDA-approved stop-smoking medications rather than going it alone, according to a new study by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer ...

Addiction created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smoking increases, while alcohol consumption may decrease risk of ALS

A population-based case-control study of the rare but devastating neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has shown that the risk of such disease is increased among smokers, as has been shown previously. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Attitudes toward outdoor smoking ban at Moffitt Cancer Center evaluated

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center who surveyed employees and patients about a ban on outdoor smoking at the cancer center found that 86 percent of non-smokers supported the ban, as did 20 percent of the employees who were ...

Health created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gum disease four times as common in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Gum disease is not only four times as common among patients with the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis as it is among their healthy peers, but it also tends to be more severe, indicates a small study published online ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some improvement in heart risk factors for Americans: CDC

(HealthDay) -- About 47 percent of American adults have at least one risk factor for heart disease, according to a new report released Friday.

Health created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Five-year survey confirms Uruguay's world-leading tobacco control strategy is delivering results

The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) today launched a new report on the effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Uruguay. The ITC Uruguay Survey (the Survey) found that the country's ...

Addiction created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Look at smoking preferences reveals 'left-digit' price effects

(Medical Xpress) -- Georgia sold 544 million packs of cigarettes in 2010, earning $201 million in state tax revenue. New research from the University of Georgia suggests a $1 tax increase would decrease consumption by 20 ...

Addiction created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

KRAS mutations predict shorter survival in lung cancer

(HealthDay) -- For patients with advanced lung adenocarcinomas, KRAS mutations predict shorter survival, according to a study published online July 18 in Cancer.

Cancer created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0