News tagged with smoking
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Smoking worsens outcomes with advanced colon cancer
(HealthDay)—Smoking is tied to significantly shorter disease-free survival (DFS) and time to recurrence (TTR) in patients undergoing treatment for stage III colon cancer, according to a study published ...
Cancer
Apr 06, 2013 |
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Measuring enzyme levels in cancer patients may reveal healthy cells' ability to survive chemotherapy
New research from MIT may allow scientists to develop a test that can predict the severity of side effects of some common chemotherapy agents in individual patients, allowing doctors to tailor treatments ...
Genetics
Apr 05, 2013 |
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EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence
Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men – and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women – resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax ...
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Apr 04, 2013 |
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Italy bans minors from buying electronic cigarettes
Italy on Tuesday announced plans to raise the legal limit for buying electronic cigarettes to 18 years from a previous 16, citing the high dose of nicotine inhaled when using the smokeless product.
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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Early COPD diagnosis possible with nuclear medicine
In vivo ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging can detect early changes to the lung caused by cigarette smoke exposure and provides a noninvasive method for studying lung dysfunction in preclinical models, according to research ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Smoking immediately upon waking may increase risk of lung and oral cancer
The sooner a person smokes a cigarette upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, according to Penn State researchers.
Cancer
Mar 29, 2013 |
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Many doctors do not provide tobacco cessation assistance to lung cancer patients
Physicians who care for lung cancer patients recognize the importance of tobacco cessation, but often do not provide cessation assistance to their patients according to a recent study published in the Journal of Thoracic On ...
Cancer
Mar 28, 2013 |
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Missed opportunities to help smokers with mental illness
Although smoking prevalence has declined in the United Kingdom over recent decades, it has changed little among people with mental health disorders, remaining substantially higher than the national average. Yet a study published ...
Addiction
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Varenicline reduces depressive mood, craving and reward value of cigarettes when smokers attempt to quit, study reports
Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo – unmedicated assisted smoking cessation –according to a study ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Battery-operated skin patch offers new option for migraine sufferers
(HealthDay)—The first skin patch approved to treat migraines offers patients an alternative to pills, nasal sprays and injections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Smokefree workplaces linked to smokefree homes in India
Adults in India are substantially more likely to abstain from smoking at home if they are prohibited from smoking at work, a new study has found.
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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More than 200,000 UK children start smoking every year (w/ Video)
Around 207,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking in the UK every year according to new research published today (Friday).
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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Smoking affects fracture healing
In a new study presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), researchers reviewed existing literature on smoking and the healing of fractures involving long bones (bones ...
Surgery
Mar 22, 2013 |
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Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of childhood asthma
New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads.
Inflammatory disorders
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Scientists create new tools for battling secondhand smoke
Dartmouth researchers have taken an important step in the ongoing battle against secondhand tobacco smoke. They have pioneered the development of a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence ...
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