Psychology & Psychiatry
Tobacco's harms may come sooner than smokers think
(HealthDay)—Smokers often think their habit won't have health consequences until far into the future, a small survey suggests.
Jan 24, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Distorted view amongst smokers of when deadly damage caused by smoking will occur
Smokers have a distorted perception on when the onset of smoking-related conditions will occur, a new study in the Journal of Cognitive Psychology reports.
Jan 18, 2018
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Health
Quitting smoking can add years, quality of life
As resolutions go, quitting smoking could be the most important choice on a smoker's list.
Jan 15, 2018
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Can e-cigarettes help smokers quit?
As e-cigarettes become more popular, fewer people are taking up smoking traditional cigarettes. But can e-cigarettes, an electronic nicotine delivery system, help people quit smoking altogether? That was the focus of a recent ...
Dec 29, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Even smokers may benefit from targeted lung cancer treatments
Smokers are less likely than non-smokers to have lung cancers caused by targetable genetic changes. But a study published this week in the journal Clinical Cancer Research shows that when they do, smokers benefit just as ...
Dec 13, 2017
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How the UK smoking ban increased wellbeing
Married women with children have benefited the most from the UK public smoking ban according to Lancaster University researchers in the UK.
Dec 4, 2017
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Cigarette smokers are 10 times more likely to be daily marijuana users
Daily marijuana use has been on the rise over the past decade. Now, a new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University ...
Nov 30, 2017
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Regulators should not consider 'lost pleasure' of quitting smoking, study says
Federal officials considering new regulations on tobacco products should give more weight to the fact that a majority of smokers are unhappy about feeling addicted to cigarettes, and should put less emphasis on the theory ...
Nov 28, 2017
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Who are you without that cigarette?
Do you want to be successful at stopping smoking? If so, the main thing is that you should see yourself as a non-smoker. Psychologist Eline Meijer has discovered that smokers who are unable to do this are more likely to resume ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers
Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the time their colleagues spend puffing away at work.
Nov 1, 2017
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