Health
Social smoking carries same heart-disease risks as everyday habit
Social smokers' risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who light up every day, new research has found.
May 3, 2017
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New report shows electronic cigarettes are beneficial to UK public health
Electronic cigarettes have the potential to contribute to reducing death and disability caused by Britain's biggest killer, say experts in The BMJ today.
Apr 27, 2016
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Health
Anti-smoking messages can backfire, research suggests
Public health policies targeted at smokers may actually have the opposite effect for some people trying to quit, according to new evidence released today.
Nov 2, 2015
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Costly cigarettes and smoke-free homes: Both effectively reduce tobacco consumption
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say high-priced cigarettes and smoke-free homes effectively reduce smoking behaviors among low-income individuals – a demographic in which tobacco ...
Oct 17, 2013
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Changing social circumstances influence smoking
Reducing people's deprivation through wider social policy should help reduce smoking rates significantly according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington.
Sep 12, 2013
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Addiction
Adolescents with low status among peers are more likely to become adult smokers
A new study from Sweden reveals that having low peer status in adolescence is a strong risk factor for regular and heavy smoking in adulthood. Researchers from Stockholm University in Sweden used a large database that followed ...
Nov 20, 2012
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Health
Healthy living into old age can add up to 6 years to your life
Living a healthy lifestyle into old age can add five years to women's lives and six years to men's, finds a study from Sweden published in the British Medical Journal today.
Aug 30, 2012
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Health
Social disapproval not fear helps smokers quit
Researchers from Canterbury Christ Church University have found that smokers are more likely to stop because of anti-social attitudes towards them than from fear of ill-health.
Mar 15, 2012
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Health
Extending smoking ban outside bars could help curb 'social smoking'
Extending the smoking ban outside bars could help curb "social smoking" because this goes hand in hand with drinking, suggests a small qualitative study published online in Tobacco Control.
Feb 20, 2012
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Medical research
Your brain on nicotine: Nicotine receptors affect social behavior
If you think nicotine receptors are only important to smokers trying to kick the tobacco habit, think again. New research published in the FASEB Journal suggests that these receptors also play an important role in social ...
Jun 30, 2011
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