In almost any other year it would be hailed as a public health victory: The smoking rate among U.S. high schoolers took its biggest hit ever this year, federal figures show, falling to a new low.
Nov 21, 2019
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Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops in blood pressure may help explain why, according to researchers.
Jun 13, 2019
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Reducing smoking, and its associated health effects, among Medicaid recipients in each state by just 1 percent would result in $2.6 billion in total Medicaid savings the following year, according to new research by UC San ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Lung cancer death rates in men have plummeted since 1979 with nearly 500,000 fewer deaths than would have been expected if the mortality rate had stayed the same, according to the latest figures released by Cancer Research ...
Feb 1, 2019
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Women are more likely to smoke during pregnancy if they live in areas with lots of shops selling cigarettes, a study shows.
Nov 12, 2018
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Kids who experiment with e-cigarettes end up smoking tobacco about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices, according to a USC study in the Nov. 5 journal Pediatrics.
Nov 5, 2018
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Early adoption of tobacco control efforts in California lead to fewer people ever smoking, reduced the amount used by those who do smoke and helped smokers quit at a younger age—when their risk of developing lung cancer ...
Oct 10, 2018
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Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17 per cent.
Sep 21, 2018
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More and more Americans are putting out their cigarettes—for good.
Aug 30, 2018
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A major new report by the Royal College of Physicians calls for a radical change in the way the NHS treats smoking, by providing opt-out cessation services as a routine component of all hospital care.
Jul 12, 2018
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