Why are children at higher risk for negative health effects of environmental toxins?
More than 85,000 synthetic chemicals are registered for commercial use with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and only about half of those produced in large quantities are tested for their potential ...
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Even moderate smoking associated with sudden death risk in women
Women who are even light-to-moderate cigarette smokers may be significantly more likely than nonsmokers to suffer sudden cardiac death, according to new research in Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology, an American Heart ...
Cardiology
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Violent video games: More playing time equals more aggression
(Medical Xpress)—A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the negative effects of playing violent video games can accumulate over time.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 10, 2012 |
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'Hiding' cigarettes in stores might keep kids from smoking: study
(HealthDay)—U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests.
Addiction
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Australia introduces plain packaging for cigarettes
A law forcing tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets came into effect in Australia on Saturday in an effort to strip any glamour from smoking and prevent young people from taking up the habit.
Health
Dec 01, 2012 |
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As cigarette taxes go up, heavy smoking goes down
(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.
Health
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied
(AP)—A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 ...
Health
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Old habits die hard: Helping cancer patients stop smoking
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.
Cancer
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Just 10 minutes in a car with a smoker boosts harmful pollutants by up to 30 percent
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.
Health
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Teen smoking has fallen across most of U.S.
(HealthDay)—A significant decline in cigarette smoking took place among U.S. kids aged 12 to 17 between 2002 and 2010 in 41 states, according to a new federal government report.
Health
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Smoking in pregnancy tied to lower reading scores, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoked more than one pack per day during pregnancy struggled on tests designed to measure how accurately ...
Pediatrics
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Great American Smokeout isThursday
(HealthDay)—The American Cancer Society launches its annual Great American Smokeout event Thursday as anti-smoking advocates push to reverse a slowdown in the decline of tobacco use in the United States.
Addiction
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Researchers find why nicotine in cigarettes may relieve anxiety in smokers
Preclinical data suggests inactivation of a specific sub-class of nicotinic receptors may be an effective strategy to help smokers quit without feeling anxious, according to Virginia Commonwealth University ...
Medical research
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Cigarette smoke boosts virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Exposure to cigarette smoke has long been associated with increased frequency of respiratory infections—which are harder to treat in smoke-exposed people than in those who lack such exposures. Now Ritwij Kulkarni of Columbia ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved
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 ...
Health
Nov 06, 2012 |
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