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Study IDs key protein for cell death, offers way to kill cancer cells by forcing them into programmed-death pathway

When cells suffer too much DNA damage, they are usually forced to undergo programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, cancer cells often ignore these signals, flourishing even after chemotherapy drugs have ...

Genetics created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report supports tackling tobacco consumption, improving vaccination access to reduce global cancer burden

Combating the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the number of cancer deaths worldwide, ...

Cancer created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nicotine replacement therapies may not be effective in helping people quit smoking, study says

Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking ...

Addiction created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Graphic warning labels reduce demand for cigarettes

Will graphic cigarette package warning labels significantly reduce demand? A new study suggests it will.

Health created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

E-cigarette or drug delivery device?

Devices marketed as "electronic cigarettes" are in reality crude drug delivery systems for refined nicotine, posing unknown risks with little new benefits to smokers, according to tobacco control experts.

Health created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 15 | with audio podcast

No significant change seen in overall smokeless tobacco use among US youths

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Declines in smoking among youths were observed from the late 1990s. "However, limited information exists on trends in smokeless ...

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US supreme court rejects challenge to new cigarette labeling

(HealthDay News) —The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a tobacco industry challenge to a controversial 2009 federal law that mandates graphic warning labels on cigarettes. The high court refused to ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Australians getting fatter, more anxious, survey finds

Australians are smoking and drinking less than they were five years ago but are fatter and more anxious, according to a new survey profiling the nation's health launched Tuesday.

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adherence is generally high to tobacco control act provisions

(HealthDay)—Tobacco retailers are generally adherent to all provisions of the Tobacco Control Act, according to a study published in April issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...

Health created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

States vary in implementation of smoking reduction policies

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of smoking and the implementation of combined interventions to reduce smoking vary between states, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking still takes a heavy toll in US, CDC finds

(HealthDay)—Even though proven anti-smoking strategies exist, more than 440,000 Americans still die each year from cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, federal health officials said Friday.

Health created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts believe plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking

Experts believe that plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking, a new study has found. Tobacco control experts from around the world estimate that two years after the introduction of generic packaging the number ...

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Many Americans back nicotine restrictions in cigarettes, survey says

(HealthDay)—Nearly half of Americans would support a government-mandated reduction of nicotine levels in cigarettes, according to a new study.

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3

EU crackdown on tobacco stops short of plain packets (Update)

With menthol cigarettes to be banned and cigarette packs sold with repulsive images of rotting lungs, the European Union released new anti-tobacco proposals Wednesday, the first in over a decade.

Health created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tobacco smuggling in Europe lower than industry figures suggest

The prevalence of tobacco smuggling in Europe is lower than industry figures suggest, reveals the largest study of its kind, published online in Tobacco Control.

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