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- e-Cigarette Aerosol Decreases Over Time In Smoke-Out Interval, Requiring Stronger Puffs
Stronger suction is required to smoke "electronic cigarettes" - marketed as tobacco-free nicotine delivery systems - than conventional brands, with possible adverse effects on human health, researchers at the University of California, Riverside report. The researchers used a smoking machine to compare the smoking properties of eight conventional cigarettes with five e-cigarette brands...
- Top Of The List For Dropping Out Of High School - ADHD, Conduct Disorder And Smoking
Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States - are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders that often are considered more serious, a large national study by researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine has found...
- Study Finds Habit Changer Twice As Effective Than Popular Methods In Overcoming Cigarette Smoking Habit
Today findings from a recent Anderson Analytics market research study were released that examined the underlying reasons for success of common methods used to stop smoking versus a new online approach...
- Huge Public Support To Remove Cigarette Vending Machines And Tobacco Displays In Shops
Three quarters of British adults support the removal of shop displays of tobacco (73 per cent) and a complete ban on cigarette vending machines (77 per cent) according to a new survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK this weekend...
- Summer Recreation Draws Public Attention To Outdoor Smoking Policies
Results from the annual Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control, released recently, indicate that a sizeable group of Americans support smoke-free outdoor public spaces. More than two-thirds (67.3 percent) of Americans feel that smoking should not be allowed within 20 feet of a doorway-a finding that is increasingly relevant as more indoor spaces have gone smoke-free...
- News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
Quitting Smoking May Minimize Harmful Bacteria and Replenish Healthy Bacteria Patients with chronic gum disease who quit smoking in addition to undergoing nonsurgical therapy not only demonstrated a lower abundance of harmful oral pathogens, but also an increase in health-associated bacteria...
- Retail Advertising Increases Smoking - American Academy Of Pediatrics
Teens who visit stores with cigarette advertising at least twice a week are significantly more likely to start smoking, according to the study, "A Longitudinal Study of Exposure to Retail Cigarette Advertising and Smoking Initiation," published in the August print issue of Pediatrics (published online July 19). Researchers studied 1,681 adolescents aged 11 to 14 years who had never smoked...
- Three Tobacco Companies Down - Imperial Tobacco Should Follow, Says ASH, UK
BAT - the world's second largest tobacco company - has today signed a legally-binding anti-smuggling Agreement with the European Union. [1] This follows similar legally binding agreements taken firstly by Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2004 and by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in December 2007...
- Today's OpEds: Shift Entitlement Spending To The States; The Lack Of A GOP Health Plan; Battling Tobacco
It's Time To Shift Spending To The States Politico The U.S. fiscal path is unsustainable, primarily because of out-of-control entitlement spending. ... At some point, therefore, the economy is due to crash unless Washington reins in spending. One way to avoid this outcome would be to transfer entitlement programs to the states ...
- Wood Smoke Exposure Multiplies Damage From Smoking, Increases Risk Of COPD
Smokers who are exposed to wood smoke, either through home heating and cooking or through ambient neighborhood pollution, are not only at increased risk of COPD, but are also more likely to have epigenetic changes in the DNA that further increase their risk of COPD and related pulmonary problems...
- New Behavioral Economic Behavior Analysis By UGA Researchers May Help Clarify The Role Of Craving In Addiction
Just-published research led by a psychologist at the University of Georgia shows that behavioral economic analysis may lead to an improved understanding of craving for alcohol and other drugs...
- How Does Smoking A Cigarette Affect Your Genes?
The effects of smoking cigarettes on gene activity have been investigated in the largest study of its kind. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics studied white blood cells taken from 1,240 people to identify 323 unique genes whose expression levels were significantly correlated with smoking behavior...
- Surprising New Study Shows Cigarette Cravings Result From Habit, Not Addiction
Nicotine patches and gum are common - and often ineffective - ways of fighting cigarette cravings, as most smokers have discovered. Now a new study from Tel Aviv University shows why they're ineffective, and may provide the basis for more successful psychologically-based smoking cessation programs. In the new study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Dr...
- Study Finds Foreign Homestay Students Exposed To Major Health Risks; Need Better Safety Net
Foreign homestay students who come to Canada to attend high school without their parents are exposed to major health risks such as smoking, drug use and early sexual intercourse, according to University of British Columbia research. In the first study of its kind, lead author Assoc. Prof...
- MAP Pharmaceuticals Announces Results From LEVADEX Pharmacokinetics Trial In Smokers
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPP) announced results from a clinical trial comparing the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety of LEVADEX™ orally inhaled migraine therapy with intravenous dihydroergotamine mesylate (DHE) in smokers and non-smokers. The trial was designed to measure whether systemic absorption and exposure in smokers is greater than in non-smokers...
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