High hostility may predict heart disease more than other risk factors such as cholesterol
... disease (CHD) risk factors like high cholesterol, cigarette smoking and weight, according to research reported on in the November issue of Health Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Using a sample of 774 older White men (average age was 60) from the Normative Aging Study, l...Air pollution linked to increased medical care and costs for elderly
...level, percentage of the population that is black, cigarette consumption and obesity. Comparing cities with the most pollution to those with the least, there was relatively little difference in surgery rates, but there was a 19 percent difference in admissions to a hospital for respiratory conditions. The diff...Young blacks, Hispanics more prone to stroke than young whites
...igh blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and cigarette smoking."...Genetic variant may impact smoking cessation
...specific genetic variant may be more vulnerable to cigarette cravings and relapse when trying to quit smoking, a study by researchers from the Tobacco Use Research Center of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine indicates. This study also shows that the anti-depressant drug bupropion - better know...U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves effective new tool to help smokers quit
...t Lozenge. With TTFC, those who smoke their first cigarette within 30 minutes of waking are directed to use th...ommit Lozenge, whereas those who smoke their first cigarette after 30 minutes of waking are directed to use the 2mg strength. Leading experts regard TTFC as one...Study exposes dangers of snuff for smokers wanting to quit
...at UF's College of Dentistry who tracked snuff and cigarette use among more than 14,000 U.S. men. Tomar's study...osing among U.S. males that may lead to subsequent cigarette use," added Tomar, also a member of the UF Shands Cancer Center. "More than 40 percent of men who ha...Carcinogen in cigarettes causes mutation linked to lung cancer
... of Medicine researchers report that a chemical in cigarette smoke causes mutations in a gene called RAS that a... report by Dr. Tang directly linking a chemical in cigarette smoke to mutations in a crucial gene associated with cancer. In 1996, he published a study in the jo...Equation rivals ultrasound in calculating birth weight
... that can impact birth weight by 12 to18 grams per cigarette consumed per day during pregnancy, so you have to adjust the equation for that. Even the altitude where the mother lives can impact birth weight. Birth weights decline 10 to14 grams per 100 meters above sea level, so you have to adjust the equation f...Duke and federal government partner to create innovative health care model
... such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia or cigarette smoking) is being conducted in collaboration between the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine and the Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care. "The concept of strategic health planning is an entirely new approach. Within the framework of...Lung cancer screening trial compares CT and standard x-ray
...efits of these two detection methods. For years, cigarette smoking has been considered a major cause of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among both men and women, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2002, an estimated 154,900 people will die from lung cancer, accountin...Depression and exposure to other smokers linked to alternative tobacco product use among teens
... smokers and depression increase the likelihood of cigarette use among adolescents, this is one of the first st...ven percent of freshman who reported being current cigarette smokers (smoked in the last month), 45 percent were also current users of an alternate tobacco produ...Study finds dramatic decline in physical activity among African-American and white girls
...n the race-specific results for smoking. Although cigarette smoking predicted a greater activity decline in white girls only, relatively few black girls smoked. Thus, there may not have been enough black smokers to detect an effect on physical activity. Given the current epidemic of obesity, the researchers...Cigarette tax hike could save millions of lives
....D. To put that figure in perspective, Ranson says cigarette tax increases could save an estimated 1 percent to 4 percent of lives that are expected to be lost to tobacco-related illness. "Low-income and middle-income countries [would] account for about 90 percent of the averted deaths," Ranson reports. And be...Brain chemicals can thwart desire to smoke cigarettes
...s the importance of dopamine in reinforcement from cigarette smoking," notes lead researcher Nicholas H. Caskey, Ph.D., of the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicines The dopamine-mimicking drug used by the researchers...Concern about future health problems goes up in smoke
...ma)." Odum and her colleagues evaluated 23 current cigarette smokers (who smoked at least 20 cigarettes a day for the past five years), 21 ex-smokers (who hadn't smoked for at least a year), and 22 people who had never smoked to compare the groups' different values on health issues. To test the participants' ...Study suggests a possible link between high-starch diet and pancreatic cancer
...levated risk for pancreatic cancer. "Historically, cigarette smoking had been the only proven risk factor for developing pancreatic cancer," says the study's lead author, Dominique Michaud, ScD, of the National Cancer Institute, who initiated the research while at Harvard School of Public Health. "We're worki...UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center researchers study ways to prevent tobacco-related bladder cancer
...eighth most-common in women, Belldegrun said. "And cigarette smoking represents the single most significant, preventable cause of bladder cancer," Belldegrun said. The $5.9 million grant is part of the NCI's chemoprevention program. Chemoprevention studies look at possible ways to prevent cancer with intervent...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for August (second issue)
...ous particles and gasses associated with long-term cigarette use. The characteristics of COPD include symptoms such as cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath on exertion. Unexplained weight loss due to skeletal muscle atrophy occurs frequently in these patients. Theresearch appears in the second i...When moms smoke, certain kids are more vulnerable
...ommon genetic variant who were exposed to maternal cigarette smoke in the womb were significantly more likely to have asthma, wheezing and emergency room visits due to breathing problems than other similar children, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical C...... stroke, such as diabetes, atrial fibrillation and cigarette smoking, according to neurologist Steven R. Levine, MD, of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, a stroke expert who wrote an editorial accompanying the study along with neurologist Bruce Coull, MD, a stroke expert with the University o...