Extreme exertion, emotion can spark repeat heart attacks
...coronary heart disease over the long term, such as cigarette smoking, lack of exercise, work stress, social isolation, anxiety and depression. The review notes that "physical exertion has an apparently paradoxic association with triggering" severe chest pain, heart attack or sudden death. Physically fit people...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...eaction of the airways to various stimuli, such as cigarette smoke, airborne molds, pollens, dust, animal dander, exercise, cold air, many household and industrial products, air pollutants, scents or simple stress. It is a chronic inflammatory condition that usually leads to breathing problems known as "episo...Minorities, poor, uneducated bear the burden
...education level. Data from REACH also showed that cigarette smoking was common in American Indian communities with a median of 42.2 percent for men and 36.7 percent for women. According to BRFSS, black men without a high school diploma have the next highest smoking prevalence at 41.8 percent. Blacks had the...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
...nchitis, which usually results from years of heavy cigarette smoking.) Of the 689 outpatients involved, 183 (27 percent) died during follow-up. They were older, had a lower body mass index, showed poorer lung function scores, walked a shorter distance during the 6-minute walking test, and had more breathless...Cigarette smoke worsens respiratory infections in infants
... risk factors for severe infection was exposure to cigarette smoke. "Smoking in the household is really detrime...V infections than the kids who were not exposed to cigarette smoke." The study found that 28 percent of the children in the study lived with a mother who smoked....Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
... in scientific articles paid for and influenced by cigarette manufacturers, according to a new study of once-se...arch showing a link between exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The article has been cited in at least 19 other scien...Current daily smoking may be associated with increased risk for suicidal thoughts and attempts
...e of the JAMA/Archives journals. "A link between cigarette smoking and suicide has been reported in epidemiol...g, and colleagues examined the association between cigarette smoking and suicidal thoughts and attempts. Participants aged 21 to 30 years were interviewed in 198...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...sulin resistance, hypertension, obesity, increased cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse and physical inactivity. The current study is an analysis of a subgroup of patients enrolled in an ongoing investigation led by Watkins that could provide insights into the effects of depression and stress on heart rate variab...Studies address issues of risk and survival in rapidly increasing GI cancers
...umor stage or grade. In addition, age, education, cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use were not predictors of survival. Researchers: Premature Birth Significantly Increases Risk of Esophageal Cancer (Preterm Birth, Low Birth...Diabetes a bigger heart disease risk for women than for men
...ge, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and cigarette smoking in most of the data sets, he said. Perhaps better monitoring and control of blood glucose levels in women with diabetes would reduce their CHD risk compared with men with diabetes, Woodward said. "There is some evidence to suggest that peopl...'Marital strain' increases women's risk of death, heart disease
...for age, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, cigarette smoking, diabetes, and the ratio of total and high-density (or "good") cholesterol, married men were about half as likely to die compared to unmarried men. On the other hand, marital status and the more traditional measures of marital strain had no ...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...mark study that differs from many other studies of cigarette smoking in that it was a randomized, controlled clinical trial -- considered the gold standard in determining cause and effect; furthermore, the size and duration of LHS enabled it to more accurately measure the risks associated with smoking than oth...Campus can be effective site for anti-smoking efforts
... to reduce public smoking reports 35 percent fewer cigarette butts found in campus buildings after "Think. Why ...people age 18 to 24 have the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking -- 28.5 percent versus 22.5 percent for all adults. "There is evidence that the tobacco indu...News briefs from the journal CHEST, February 2005
...y and morbidity, and a new study shows that active cigarette smoking and poor lung fuction heighten systemic inflammation, both separately and when combined. Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, administered pulmonary function testing to 7,685 adults ages 40 and over. By ...Rheumatoid arthritis linked to excess risk of congestive heart failure
... and angina. They also examined data collected on cigarette smoking status, body mass index, and other established risk factors for heart disease. For the foundation of their analysis and comparison, the researchers had access to a median of 26 years of complete medical history before baseline, plus a median...State policies decrease youth smoking, drinking and sex
...re 1.9 percent less likely to smoke and drink when cigarette and alcohol taxes were higher. Among the regions s...ities with laws that prohibit teenagers' access to cigarette vending machines, would lower teen smoking by 9 percent. In addition, a 10 percent increase in the n...Smoking hurts wealth as well as health, study suggests
...for Human Resource Research. Federal statistics on cigarette spending suggest that the wealth reductions are roughly equal to how much smokers spend on their habit. "We don't have any direct proof, but taking the study results and the federal statistics together, it seems that the money smokers spend on cigare...Animal study shows link between nicotine and atrial flutter
...rs for Disease Control and Prevention reports that cigarette smoking results in a two-to-three fold risk of dying from coronary heart disease. From 1995 to 1999, an average of 442,398 Americans died each year of smoking-related illnesses; 33.5 percent of these deaths were cardiovascular-related. "We were surp...Simpler 'alphabet' guidelines for treating acute coronary syndrome reduce risk
...ressure control; "C" for cholesterol treatment and cigarette smoking cessation; "D" for diabetes management and diet; and "E" for exercise. For the study, the researchers focused on one type of coronary artery disease, called non-ct-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. According to the AHA, acute corona......o[a]pyrene, a potent carcinogen, was identified in cigarette smoke in 1952. In the 1990's, studies demonstrated...istent public health message on the role played by cigarette smoking in the development of the disease in smokers.' But their multifaceted response to p53 resear...