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Cash cuts increase smoking death risk for world's poor, study says
Proposed funding cuts within the international body responsible for tobacco control will leave the world's poorest countries more vulnerable to smoking-related diseases, a study suggests.
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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A smoker's license: Too radical for tobacco control?
In an innovative move to help reduce the damaging health effects of tobacco, the radical proposal of introducing a ''smoker's license'' is debated by two experts in this week's PLOS Medicine.
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Pictures effective in warning against cigarette smoking, study shows
Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study published in the December issue ...
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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Many smokers light up with kids in car, study says
(HealthDay)—Only one-quarter of smoking parents adopt a strict smoke-free car policy, and nearly half who don't enforce such a ban light up while driving with their children, a new study indicates.
Pediatrics
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Why are asthma rates higher among children now than in the past?
(Medical Xpress)—Doug Brugge, a professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts, assesses the possible reasons.
Inflammatory disorders
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Global pact adopted to curb illicit tobacco trade
More than 170 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called a "game-changing" global pact to combat the illegal tobacco trade.
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Nov 12, 2012 |
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Campaign has smokers listening to smoking's victims
(HealthDay)—A frank and graphic nationwide media campaign to motivate smokers to quit seems to be working, say researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Addiction
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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Smokers take 2.7 extra sick days per year, research shows
(Medical Xpress)—Smokers are costing the UK economy £1.4 billion by taking an average of two or three days more sick leave per year than their non-smoking colleagues, a new study has revealed.
Addiction
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Unlocking the secrets of DNA repair
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have unlocked one of the secrets to DNA repair—helping doctors identify DNA base damage and a patient's susceptibility to certain types of cancer.
Cancer
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Men who do exercise produce better quality semen
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cordoba links moderate physical activity in males with better hormone levels and sperm characteristics that favour reproduction compared to sedentary ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Buffalo-area pharmacists say no to tobacco sales in pharmacies
(Medical Xpress)—More than 75 percent of Western New York pharmacists say tobacco sales in pharmacies should be legally banned, according to research conducted by Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the University ...
Addiction
Oct 30, 2012 |
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Research suggests boys are more likely than girls to abuse over-the-counter drugs
As crackdowns get tougher on alcohol, tobacco sales, and illicit drugs, there's a growing trend among youth to turn to another source to get high: their parent's medicine cabinet. A new University of Cincinnati study suggests ...
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Oct 30, 2012 |
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Models developed from the PLCO may help identify at-risk patients for adverse smoking outcomes
Risk prediction models developed from an ancillary study of the Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) may be useful in the public health sector for identifying individuals who are at risk for ...
Cancer
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Australia pension fund reviewing tobacco stake
The Australian government's pension fund for public servants said Thursday it was reviewing its investment in tobacco shares following the passage of plain packaging laws in a bid to curb smoking.
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Oct 25, 2012 |
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