Health
Why more Americans are kicking the smoking habit
More and more Americans are putting out their cigarettes—for good.
Aug 30, 2018
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Experts increasingly contemplate end of smoking
U.S. health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in America.
Feb 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
High rates of smoking among schizophrenia patients attributed to nicotine's ameliorative effect
The smoking rate among individuals with schizophrenia has been shown to be as high as 90 percent, compared to between 20 and 23 percent of the general population, or 50 percent among individuals with other mental disorders.
Dec 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Quitting smoking early linked with improved survival rates for people diagnosed with lung cancer
Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Compared to those who never smoked ...
May 5, 2023
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Many smokers with serious mental illness want to kick habit
Among American adults who have a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or clinical depression, 57 percent are smokers. In contrast, only 15 percent of U.S. adults overall smoke.
Dec 29, 2016
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Health
E-cigarettes linked to increased arterial stiffness, blood pressure and heart rate in humans
New research has shown for the first time that e-cigarettes with nicotine cause a stiffening of the arteries in humans. This has important implications for the use of e-cigarettes, as arterial stiffness is associated with ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Cutting smoking rates could save the NHS GBP67 million a year
If smoking rates dropped to five per cent in the UK by 2035, the NHS could save £67million in just one year, according to research published in Tobacco Control today.
May 11, 2017
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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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Overweight & Obesity
Patterns of obesity prove resilient
A trio of recent reports has shed new light on U.S. health, with mixed results on obesity, smoking, and blood pressure.
Nov 26, 2015
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Health
Decrease in smoking reduces death rates within months
(Medical Xpress) -- A study by the University of Liverpool has found that a decrease in smoking rapidly reduces mortality rates in individuals and entire populations within six months.
Sep 1, 2011
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