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Researchers in the United Kingdom are currently applying a new method of deterring students from picking up smoking, in several schools in England and Wales. The program proved very successful in medical trials, and its aim will be cutting the rates of teenage smoking across the country, its developers say. This is a... |
11 October 2010
03:19 GMT |
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A new study carried out by Cancer Research UK, found a direct link between smoking and epigenetic changes, related to the development of cancer.Smoking has been associated with cancer for a long time, and now there is a scientific evidence of that link.Researchers suspected that smoking also causes epigenetic changes... |
11 October 2010
03:03 GMT |
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A new series of investigation on how nicotine affects the human brain could lead to the development of new therapies against this addiction, as well as to the creation of treatments for Parkinson's, schizophrenia, and other neurological conditions. According to investigators, the first puff out of a cigarette sh... |
23 September 2010
06:07 GMT |
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Women who smoke during pregnancy risk affecting their child's coordination and physical control, says a new Swedish study, carried out by researchers at Örebro University.The research followed over 13,000 children taking part in the National Child Development Study, all born in the United Kingdom, the same ... |
22 September 2010
10:29 GMT |
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A new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published online yesterday at Science Express, found out that cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation.This important enzyme is called Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase (LTA4H), and smoking is causing ... |
3 September 2010
05:07 GMT |
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Scientists from the the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal have carried out an o observational study that showed that smoking can actually increase depressive symptoms in some adolescents. For the study, 662 high school teenagers filled up 20 questionnaires from grades 7 to 11 about their use of cig... |
27 August 2010
10:56 GMT |
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Combining nicotine and ozone is probably not such a good idea, given that the reaction is responsible for producing minute particles that severely affect the health of asthma sufferers. In their bid to ensure that their clientele enjoys the best possible conditions, many hotels clean the smell of tobacco from their r... |
17 August 2010
03:33 GMT |
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An almost unbelievably large number of women continue to smoke during pregnancy despite the fact that authorities issue warning after warning on the dangers of such actions. Previous studies have revealed genes may have something to do with some women’s inability to quit smoking, but new research comes now to o... |
29 June 2010
16:51 GMT |
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Scientists have recently determined that people who have difficulties reducing the amount of cigarettes they smoke each day, or who cannot quit the habit, may have their efforts hampered by their genes. The team identified three genetic mutations that appear to be directly linked to the number of cigarettes smokers l... |
27 April 2010
04:35 GMT |
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A new scientific investigation on a large sample of kids found that fathers who are involved in their children's education, and who tend to communicate with them about “things that matter,” reduce their kids' risk of experimenting with smoking. The investigation was conducted on young adolescent... |
15 April 2010
14:11 GMT |
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For some time now, scientists have been drawing attention to a possible correlation between the development of Parkinson's Disease and smoking. Studies have demonstrated that people who smoke for a very long time have lower chances of developing the condition, as opposed to their peers who do not light cigarette... |
11 March 2010
05:45 GMT |
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Though the level of nicotine addiction in the general population has somewhat decreased over the past decade, some groups have been left behind, in the sense that authorities failed to comprehend the specific factors that dictate their ability to quit smoking or not. These divisions of the population include those fr... |
13 February 2010
06:00 GMT |
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The effects of smoking on one's health have long since been established. The harms of second-hand smoking have also been carefully investigated, and its threat level assessed. But very few investigators ever considered the influence of so-called “third-hand” smoking on people's health. Researche... |
9 February 2010
06:59 GMT |
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Over the past few years, a large number of scientific studies on the possible correlations between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and smoking have been published. These researches have now been reviewed by a team of experts from the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF), who have been able to conclude that ... |
1 February 2010
15:01 GMT |
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You can add another danger to the already-massive list associated with smoking. Researchers have recently determined that a large number of bacterial species can be found inside each and every “death stick,” including some of the germs that have long since been associated with a host of human illnesses. A... |
29 January 2010
05:41 GMT |
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Many people around the globe suffer from a host of compulsive, nervous habits, which they can't seem to be able to shake off. These individuals know they shouldn't be doing what they do, but, when asked, they always respond that they can't help themselves. Regardless of whether it's smoking, bitin... |
21 January 2010
04:59 GMT |
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Following a new scientific study, German researchers at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), in Berlin, report a new correlation between the wealth status of a person and the amount of cigarettes he or she consumes. Social status was also found to be a clear indicator of how much tobacco a person smoked each day, the sam... |
15 January 2010
10:53 GMT |
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Lung cancer has remained to this day one of the most dangerous and lethal conditions in the world, killing millions of people each year. Cures against it include chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but these methods are only marginally effective in killing mutated cells. The best defense, healthcare experts have always sa... |
13 January 2010
18:01 GMT |
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Avatar, the 3D-powered blockbuster directed by James Cameron, is past the 1 billion dollars revenue mark and seems poised to revolutionize the way we watch movies in theaters. It also had, in the tradition of Hollywood blockbusters, a videogame companion.As it is also traditional, the gaming experience, which is pitc... |
6 January 2010
08:33 GMT |
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In a new development, it appears that quitting smoking can have adverse effects on people's health, a new study shows. Experts say that, while smoking is known to be tied to an increased risk of diabetes, quitting the habit may actually increase the risk of people developing the condition in the short term. Givi... |
5 January 2010
06:48 GMT |
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A new scientific study has determined that teenagers who listen to music mentioning the use of marijuana are very likely to actually start smoking the drug. In the experiments that led to this conclusion, more than 959 ninth-graders were followed for a period of time. This allowed the researchers to draw parallels be... |
23 December 2009
04:20 GMT |
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A new scientific study seems to suggest that cigarette cravings that people who have just quit smoking have may be hindering their ability to concentrate and understand a simple task, without them even knowing this. The cravings also increase the chances of that person's mind wandering. The science group behind ... |
8 December 2009
04:56 GMT |
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Over the past years, policies to curve people's rights to do whatever they want with their bodies have been set in place in the United States. Anti-smoking campaigns and various smoking bans have made many Americans quit the habit, but a new research suggests that the increase the public health regulators were e... |
3 December 2009
04:51 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that drug users are some of the best informed people out there as to the risk they expose themselves to by continuing their habits. While this may seem a bit counter-intuitive at first, remember that most of these people are extremely unhappy about their current st... |
25 November 2009
05:34 GMT |
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A mother trying to have her son's iMac repaired at a local authorized repair center was shocked to find that AppleCare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke, the Consumerist reveals in a report. Teader Ruth wrote a letter to the website after trying to have her son's computer repaired. The letter c... |
23 November 2009
10:48 GMT |
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After a lifetime of smoking, or even after a few years, kicking the habit is not an easy task. Temptations to light a cigarette “one last time” arise every day, and those who are trying to quit go through a very tough time until they break loose from the influence. In order to encourage more people to tak... |
30 October 2009
11:03 GMT |
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Smokers who are trying to kick the habit often find themselves in a position where they have to deal with the so-called triggers. These can be smoking-related images in the media, other smokers, or habits usually associated with smoking (a cup of coffee, catching up with an old friend, and so on and so forth). A new ... |
27 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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In rural Indonesia, smoking is a fairly common habit and can be met at every corner. However, because the region is so impoverished, there is little money for buying cigarettes, and a new study has revealed that most men who smoke there take money out of their families' food budget in order to satisfy their own ... |
24 August 2009
20:01 GMT |
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Previous research shows that certain personality traits lead to higher mortality rates, but does not explain the exact connection between one and the other. This is what Professor Daniel K. Mroczek tried to determine with his most recent study, and the conclusion he came to was that higher levels of neuroticism led t... |
19 August 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Although they’re often hailed as a healthier variant to regular cigarettes or even as a means to curtail nicotine addiction, the status of e-cigarettes or e-cigs continues to be as controversial as it was when they first appeared on the market. In the US, their sale is not banned, but the Food and Drug Administ... |
23 July 2009
16:31 GMT |
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That women are more prone to developing lung cancer, even if they smoke the same, or even less, than men has already been established. However, it seems that their relationship with cigarettes is even more “special” than that, as it is laden with emotions – which is why they have a much harder time ... |
16 July 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Statistically speaking, the largest part of the smoking population in the United States is below the age of 25, and most of these kids, oddly enough, want to quit, at some point or another. However, when it comes down to it, they are looking for evidence-based programs, and seem to favor those that can be attended on... |
1 July 2009
06:53 GMT |
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It’s a known fact by now that smoking is an addiction that, in order to be kicked, often requires some sort of help, either in the form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or specialized counseling. Starting from this premise, the NHS aims to introduce a mechanism through primary care that will recognize smok... |
3 June 2009
14:11 GMT |
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Many adults around the world, who have become aware of the effects of tobacco over the years, and also have begun to experience the negative effects, are constantly trying to quit the habit. While some of them have succeeded through sheer will power, others find it very difficult, and may use some help from professio... |
26 May 2009
10:50 GMT |
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If we’re trying to quit smoking and have failed more times than we’d care or could count, then there’s also this tip from US President Barack Obama. Speaking with Men’s Health, Obama says no one should be discouraged if they fail or fall off the wagon once, twice or many more times, because it... |
25 May 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Smoking is extremely damaging to the health of both the smoker and those around him or her. Still, even if smoking can cause lung cancer and pulmonary diseases, and decrease the response time of the immune system when dealing with infections, it can also prevent allergies, a new study comes to show, as quoted by Scie... |
20 May 2009
15:41 GMT |
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The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced yesterday that low-intensity and low-key anti-smoking public service announcements (PSA) were more likely to incite an effect in the brains of smokers than their more flashy or shocking versions. A new study also reveals that different brain areas are activated by ... |
16 May 2009
05:50 GMT |
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Despite the many warnings issued periodically by health authorities and although being properly educated on the consequences of smoking while pregnant, an overwhelming number of women continue to smoke even after they learn they’re with child. Such an action continues to be damaging, a new study points out, but... |
15 May 2009
13:21 GMT |
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The frontal and parietal cortices of the human brain are especially prone to being damaged by excessive alcohol consumption, researches show, but most of that damage can be reversed by simply kicking the habit. However, if patients smoke while quitting drinking, the recovery considerably slows down, a new study publi... |
12 May 2009
16:21 GMT |
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The latest report from the US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that increasing numbers of American teenagers become addicted to nicotine because they cannot easily quit the habit. Despite the fact that they have a very short experience with smoking, they find it very difficult to kick it, and t... |
6 May 2009
09:42 GMT |
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It’s a known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer, especially since more and more anti-smoking campaigns focus specifically on this fact. What has not been made public until this recent study, though, is that lung cancer can “discriminate” between men and women, with the latter being more likely ... |
4 May 2009
16:21 GMT |
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According to a new scientific paper, released by health experts at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), the three most deadly, yet preventable, factors that threaten the wellbeing of American citizens are smoking, high blood pressure, and being overweight. Working together with colleagues from the University o... |
28 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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A new research shows that a lot of college women do not want to quit smoking, because they think this habit keeps their weight under control. Popular belief has it that, when you kick the habit, your weight spirals out of control, and most of the college-aged girls between 18 and 24 years old who smoke do not even wa... |
26 April 2009
03:01 GMT |
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Robert Pattinson fans have reasons to rejoice, as the handsome “Twilight” star is gracing the pages of the upcoming issue of Dossier Journal in a very candid portrait series. At the same time, Robert Pattinson fans also have reasons to be somewhat upset, as celebrity bloggers are targeting the actor again... |
8 April 2009
08:45 GMT |
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Quitting smoking, just like with any addiction, can be a difficult and, most of the times, frustrating process. Given the fact that many smokers find the nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) helpful, researchers at the University of Birmingham have set out to determine just how successful NRT is in terms of the smokers... |
6 April 2009
09:54 GMT |
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We’ve always heard that we can tell how healthy a person is by simply looking at their face. Now, a new study comes to prove the saying right, in that people perceive a rosy countenance as a very healthy one, while a pale or greenish one is a clear indicator of illness or some form of ailment. Lead researcher... |
1 April 2009
08:11 GMT |
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According to a new batch of scientific studies, women who are pregnant and do not give up smoking until their 15th week of pregnancy are 300 percent more likely than those who do to give birth prematurely, and also twice as likely to have small babies. The research, published recently in the online journal BMJ, calls... |
27 March 2009
07:50 GMT |
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According to the statement of a Japanese health care official, the country may soon adopt legislation that would severely limit citizen's right to smoke in public places. Although similar laws exist in most countries, the Asian nation is moving for a lot more control with its decision. The same authority has als... |
24 March 2009
10:21 GMT |
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The disastrous effects smoking has on the body are well known by now, following extensive research throughout the years. And, while smoking is held as the single most dangerous habit, a new study comes to indicate that being extremely obese or simply overweight can have almost the same health implications, in that th... |
19 March 2009
07:22 GMT |
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Even though the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)'s film-rating system is designed to provide guidelines to parents and their children as to what the contents of a movie may refer to, a new scientific study finds that teens who are allowed to watch R-rated films are more likely to pick up smoking, or ... |
23 February 2009
04:28 GMT |
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