Health
Guam ban on smoking in bars to become law in 2017
Smoking in bars will be prohibited in Guam next year under a measure that expands provisions to the island's anti-smoking law.
Feb 9, 2016
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Smoking among Australian youth hits record low: study
Cigarette smoking among Australian youth has hit a record low, researchers said Thursday as they hailed a possible "smoke-free generation" thanks to an aggressive public health drive deterring people from lighting up.
Jan 28, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Incidence of psychiatric disorders has increased in a shrinking population of smokers
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and New York State Psychiatric Institute have found that while cigarette smoking rates have declined among younger people in the United States, those who do smoke are ...
Jan 26, 2016
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New Jersey may be second state to raise smoking age to 21
New Jersey could become the second state to raise the smoking age to 21, as part of a movement that's been spurred in part by a major study released last year and a sharp increase in electronic cigarette use among young people.
Jan 12, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer death rate continues steady drop
Steady reductions in smoking combined with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in a 23% drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in 1991. The drop translates to more than 1.7 million ...
Jan 7, 2016
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Why smoking bans may have advantage over higher tobacco taxes
If governments want to discourage smoking among young people, both high taxes and smoking bans do the job - but bans may have one key advantage.
Dec 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer rates decline in many high-income countries, but rise in lower-income countries
Improved screening and detection efforts, combined with decreases in risk factors like smoking, have reduced the incidence and mortality rates from several common types of cancer in many high-income countries. However, many ...
Dec 14, 2015
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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
Here's your chance to stop smoking
(HealthDay)—Making the decision to quit smoking is the most important step in kicking the habit, and that's what smokers are being encouraged to do as part of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout on Nov. ...
Nov 17, 2015
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Health
US adult smoking rate falls to new low
(HealthDay)—Fewer Americans smoke than a decade ago, and those who still light up do so less often, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Nov 12, 2015
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