Health
Teens who smoke daily are more likely to report health complaints
As fewer teens overall take up smoking, those who do smoke daily are reporting more health complaints than in years past, a new study indicates.
Jul 29, 2016
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News tagged with smoking rates
Health
We'll spend billions tomorrow for not helping poor people quit smoking today
The gradual reduction of smoking – the number one cause of preventable death and illness – is one of the triumphs of public health in the United States. About 16.8 percent of Americans smoke today, compared to 42 percent ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Teen vaping could reverse progress in the control of tobacco
A new USC study debunks the popular belief that electronic cigarettes are merely a substitute for cigarettes among teens. Instead, the study suggests that some teens who never would have smoked cigarettes are now vaping.
Jul 11, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Study shows increase in Parkinson's disease over 30 years (Update)
The incidence of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism increased significantly in 30 years from 1976 to 2005, Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in a study in JAMA Neurology. This trend was noted in particular for men ...
Jun 20, 2016
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Most Americans support rise in legal smoking age
(HealthDay)—Highlighting tobacco's growing unpopularity, a new survey finds most Americans support pushing the legal smoking age even higher.
Jun 1, 2016
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Kicking the habit: Adult smoking rate in US is falling fast
The nation seems to be kicking its smoking habit faster than ever before.
May 24, 2016
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Health
Plain cigarette packs become law in UK, France (Update)
The days of branded cigarette packets in Britain and France are numbered as new plain packaging laws came into effect on Friday, hailed by anti-smoking campaigners despite resistance from tobacco firms.
May 20, 2016
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Simulation offers glimpse of how e-cigarettes could impact smoking decades from now
As the popularity of electronic cigarettes and calls to regulate them continue to grow, a University of Michigan study may help answer those who wonder what changes might be seen in smoking prevalence if e-cigarette use encourages ...
Apr 26, 2016
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Decrease in prostate CA mortality parallels drop in smoking
(HealthDay)—Declines in prostate cancer mortality seem to parallel declines in cigarette smoking, based on data from four U.S. states. The report was published online April 14 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Apr 20, 2016
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Health
Tiny village becomes Indonesian anti-smoking champion
Nestled amid mountains in remote central Indonesia, Bone-Bone looks like any other rural hamlet in the archipelago, with a modest collection of houses, shops and mosques and people quietly going about their daily lives.
Mar 11, 2016
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