Health
Group-based smoking cessation help US inmates quit tobacco
Behavioral and nicotine replacement therapies offered together can help people who are incarcerated quit smoking, according to Rutgers researchers.
Jul 30, 2020
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News tagged with smoking women
Health
Smoking prevalent among pregnant women enrolled in Illinois WIC program, study finds
Despite public-awareness campaigns about the potential health risks of smoking while pregnant, more than 15% of low-income women in Illinois may be lighting up anyway, a new study suggests.
Mar 19, 2020
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Health
Rates of at-risk drinking and unhealthy nutrition in Germany vary across regions
Rates of at-risk alcohol consumption are higher in the South and East of Germany, compared to the North and West, according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. However, compared to West Germany, ...
Mar 13, 2020
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Health
National approach 'urgently needed' for smoke pollution advice
Experts are calling for an independent national expert committee on air pollution and health protection to be urgently established following the catastrophic bushfire season in Australia.
Feb 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
U.S. life expectancy goes up as cancer deaths go down
U.S. life expectancy increased in 2018 after a worrisome four-year decline, a reversal owing in part to a welcome decrease in deaths due to overdose but even more so to a drop in those from cancer. The rise brought the anticipated ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Medications
Smoking cessation medication not linked to higher risk of pregnancy complications
Studies analyzing the safety of using quit smoking medication during pregnancy have been few and far between—now, new UNSW big data research sheds light on the matter.
Feb 5, 2020
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Health
Lovely but dangerous, wood fires bring health risks
Decades ago, Nat King Cole gently crooned about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. But since then, scientists have uncovered some troubling truths about wood smoke.
Dec 13, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pregnant smokers at higher risk for gestational diabetes
Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most significant risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. In the United States, 10.7 percent of all women smoke during their pregnancy or are exposed to secondhand smoke. Consequently, ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Pot while pregnant: medicine doctors urge caution
Daily marijuana use during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of low birth weight, low resistance to infection, decreased oxygen levels and other negative fetal health outcomes, according to a new study from a team of ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Health
Preventing smoking—evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department.
Nov 4, 2019
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