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Researchers pinpoint how smoking causes osteoporosis
(Medical Xpress)—Human bone breaks down and regenerates naturally all the time, in a perfectly balanced dance that maintains skeletal integrity.
Jun 19, 2013
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Dentistry
Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren't enough, there's more bad news for cigarette smokers.
Sep 26, 2018
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Study challenges idea that lower BMI shields smokers from fat-associated health risks
Some smokers might rationalize continuing to smoke because of lower body weight often associated with the habit. However, Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have determined that even with a lower body mass ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Fake cigarettes increase success rate for quitting smoking
Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase a smoker's chance of quitting, according to new research published online in the European Respiratory Journal.
May 12, 2011
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Scientists show how vaping induces reactions in lungs that can lead to disease
Vaping is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have uncovered evidence suggesting that vaping promotes the same cellular responses found ...
Aug 22, 2019
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Addiction
The effects of smoking and alcohol use on risk of upper aero-digestive cancers
Upper aero-digestive tract cancers (UADT), especially those of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx, are often referred to as alcohol-related cancers as it has been shown repeatedly that heavy drinkers, in particular, are ...
Aug 2, 2011
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Smokers believe 'silver', 'gold' and 'slim' cigarettes are less harmful
Despite current prohibitions on the words 'light' and 'mild', smokers in Western countries continue falsely to believe that some cigarette brands may be less harmful than others. In fact, all conventional brands of cigarette ...
Apr 12, 2011
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Healthy living into old age can add up to 6 years to your life
Living a healthy lifestyle into old age can add five years to women's lives and six years to men's, finds a study from Sweden published in the British Medical Journal today.
Aug 30, 2012
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Smokers not very receptive to shocking images
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of researchers led by the University of Bonn found clear changes in how emotions are processed in smokers. After an abstinence period of 12 hours, the brain’s fear center was mostly out of ...
Jul 12, 2011
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Medical research
Your brain on nicotine: Nicotine receptors affect social behavior
If you think nicotine receptors are only important to smokers trying to kick the tobacco habit, think again. New research published in the FASEB Journal suggests that these receptors also play an important role in social ...
Jun 30, 2011
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