Oncology & Cancer
U.S. lung cancer rates continue to drop: CDC
(HealthDay)—As fewer Americans smoke, the number of people who develop lung cancer continues to drop, U.S. health officials report.
Jan 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adults with mental illness have lower rate of decline in smoking
In recent years, the decline in smoking among individuals with mental illness was significantly less than among those without mental illness, although the rates of quitting smoking were greater among those receiving mental ...
Jan 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do ...
Jan 4, 2014
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Health
Tripling tobacco taxes worldwide would avoid 200 million tobacco deaths, study finds
Tripling taxes on cigarettes around the world would reduce the number of smokers by one-third and prevent 200 million premature deaths from lung cancer and other diseases this century, according to a review published today ...
Jan 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alcohol, tobacco, drug use far higher in severely mentally ill
In the largest ever assessment of substance use among people with severe psychiatric illness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Southern California have found that ...
Jan 1, 2014
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Health
Smoking bans linked to improvement in tobacco use
(HealthDay)—Smoking bans in the home and city/town are significantly associated with smoking reduction and making a quit attempt, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in Preventive Medicine.
Dec 30, 2013
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Health
Almost 600 under-16s take up smoking every day in the UK
Almost 600 under-16s take up smoking every day in the UK, suggests research published online in Thorax.
Dec 4, 2013
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Diabetes
Exercise, diet and lifestyle changes can prevent diabetes in people at high risk
(Medical Xpress)—People at high risk of developing diabetes can prevent its onset if they exercise, improve their diet and make one other lifestyle change such as seeking counselling or quitting smoking, according to recently ...
Nov 28, 2013
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Health
Graphic warning labels on cigarette packs could lead to 8.6 million fewer smokers in US
A research paper published in the scientific journal Tobacco Control, "Cigarette graphic warning labels and smoking prevalence in Canada: a critical examination and reformulation of the FDA regulatory impact analysis", shows ...
Nov 25, 2013
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Health
New York City raises legal age for cigarettes to 21
A New York City law banning cigarette sales to people under 21 was signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday, the latest move in the Big Apple's war on smoking.
Nov 19, 2013
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