Inflammatory disorders
Father's smoking prior to conception could increase asthma risk for baby
A baby has a greater risk of asthma if his or her father smoked prior to conception.
Sep 8, 2014
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Health
Are cigarette substitutes a safe alternative? It depends on user habits
Cigarette smoking kills approximately 440,000 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. It's the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. In order to overcome this addiction, many ...
Aug 28, 2014
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Pediatrics
For kids, risks of parental smoking persist long-term, study finds
(HealthDay)—Smoking while pregnant or around an infant has long been linked to development of asthma and allergies in young children. Now, researchers have found that the risk may persist into the teen years.
Aug 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anxiety associated with ulcer risk
A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry finds evidence of a relationship between anxiety disorders and the prevalence and incidence of ulcer over a 10-year period in a sample of U.S. adults.
Aug 15, 2014
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Health
Study: Motivational interviewing helps reduce home secondhand smoke exposure
A Johns Hopkins-led research team has found that motivational interviewing, along with standard education and awareness programs, significantly reduced secondhand smoke exposure among children living in those households.
Jun 25, 2014
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Addiction
Secondhand smoke exposure linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes
Secondhand smoking is linked with pregnancy loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth and tubal ectopic pregnancy, according to new research from scientists at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the University at Buffalo ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Inflammatory disorders
Household mould a trigger for increased asthma risk
(Medical Xpress)—Reducing the presence of mould in the home may reduce asthma in middle-aged adults according to new research led by the University of Melbourne in collaboration with the University of Tasmania, and Monash ...
Feb 12, 2014
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Pediatrics
Secondhand smoke exposure increases odds of hospital asthma readmission for children
A new study shows that exposure to secondhand smoke at home or in the car dramatically increases the odds of children being readmitted to the hospital within a year of being admitted for asthma.
Jan 20, 2014
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Health
Study documents secondhand exposure to vapors from electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes, when used indoors, may involuntarily expose non-users to nicotine, according to a study led by Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and published by the journal Nicotine ...
Dec 13, 2013
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Attention deficit disorders
Study correlates ADHD and secondhand smoke
(Medical Xpress)—Duke Medicine has established a new research program to investigate the relationship between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy and childhood and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
Dec 6, 2013
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