Heart risks more likely if hostility increases with age
...increased their hostility were also more likely to smoke and have more than two drinks a day on average. All of these factors can add up to an increased risk of heart disease, say the researchers. The study's findings also suggest that a person's level of hostility in college can help to predict unhealthy ...UCLA study examines health of California seniors
...older Californians. Fewer than one in 10 currently smoke and fewer than one in 20 report having three or more drinks in a single sitting during the past month -- both lower rates than the national average. Heavy drinking is rare among older women and especially rare among older Asian Americans. Older Afric...Tobacco use common in schools demonstrating poor academic performance
...periment with tobacco and to be exposed to tobacco smoke than children without asthma. "Tobacco use and ast...ildren with asthma, home exposure to environmental smoke was reported by 73.2 percent of Edison children and 64.5 percent of PSD children. Overall experimen...Study finds classroom study groups more effective when organized by social networks
...roved self-efficacy and had decreased intention to smoke when compared to students organized in the two other types of groups. "Many adults fear that peers can have a strong influence on deviant behavior," Valente said, "but our study adds to evidence that peer influence can be harnessed in a way that bene...Students of mixed races report suffering more health problems
...ed themselves biracial tended to be more likely to smoke and drink, Udry said. Overall, older biracial children were more likely to have sex at younger ages, to have access to guns and to have poorer experiences at school such as through suspensions, skipping class and repeating grades. In characteristics ...Outpatient pediatric visits good opportunity to help parents quit smoking
...ory illness or other conditions related to tobacco smoke were asked about their own smoking habits. Those ...eing advised about the health risks of second-hand smoke or the fact that smokers' children were more likely to smoke themselves, and only 40 percent said th...Nicotine metabolite may improve memory, protect against disease
... smoking. One such study suggests that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at ...th learning and memory. The children of women who smoke during pregnancy have been found to be at greater risk for a wide variety of emotional and behaviora...News tips for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003
... 9:30 a.m. Abstract #3393 (poster) Passive smoke takes its toll among non-smokers. Researchers con...grades were based on three levels of self-reported smoke exposure, plus blood levels of cotinine, a nicotine metabolite. During a 14-year follow-up, 239 nev...Air pollution, even at 'safe' levels, is bad for the heart
...l known that air pollution such as dust; gases and smoke are mainly generated by human activities. He added that changes in automobile emissions technology beginning in the late 1990s have helped to improve air quality in Athens. "Our findings about CO are important because levels of CO are a very good i...Female smokers are twice as likely as male smokers to develop lung cancer
...one lung nodule. "We also found that the more you smoke and as you age the greater the chances of developing lung cancer," said Dr. Henschke, the study's lead author. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). In 2003, ACS estima...Duke cardiologists offer new view of link between aging, atherosclerosis
...eneral. He cites as examples those individuals who smoke all their lives but do not get cardiovascular disease, or those who have always eaten an unhealthy diet but still make it to old age with clear arteries. Goldschmidt, chairman of the department of medicine, and fellow cardiologist Eric Peterson, M.D....Call for outright smoking ban in UK
...die from second-hand tobacco smoke.' 'Second-hand smoke not only kills but also makes it more difficult for smokers to give up. Most smokers want to quit, but failure to provide smokefree working and social environments makes their goal more difficult to reach. In a report by the Royal College of Physicia...Passive tobacco smoke increases complications in children with sickle cell disease
...ith sickle cell disease who are exposed to tobacco smoke in the home have more complications from the disea...ine. "Exposure to environmental or passive tobacco smoke increased the risk of sickle cell crisis by 90 percent, and was not influenced by other factors know...UNC study reveals few problems banning smoking at NC schools
...ikelihood of adolescents starting or continuing to smoke and probably less smoking-related illness, can only be positive. "Comprehensive tobacco-free school policies constitute an important component of state tobacco control and public health efforts, but little research has been done about the adoptio...U of MN study first to detect tobacco-specific carcinogens in non-smokers in public setting
...ens in nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in a public setting, in this case a casino. ...in nonsmoking women who were exposed to secondhand smoke at home.) "Environmental tobacco smoke in restaurants, bars, and casinos presents a potential healt...American Lung Association calls on governors and legislatures to stand up for public health
...end states for making progress in clearing tobacco smoke from the air and increasing cigarette taxes, but we need a comprehensive approach to address the harm tobacco causes," said Kirkwood. "State legislators and governors must act quickly to prevent the 1,200 deaths now occurring each day from tobacco-r...Active smoking associated with increased risk of breast cancer
...rnal of the National Cancer Institute . Tobacco smoke contains a number of human carcinogens, and metabolites of cigarette smoke have been found in the breast fluid of smokers. However, studies examining the association between t...Promising drug fails to thwart fatal lung disease in large trial
...e to environmental contaminants, such as cigarette smoke and asbestos, and genetic predisposition. The prevalence of the disease is unknown according the National Institutes of Health, but estimates indicate the numbers are rising with as many as 15,000 new cases of idiopathic PF -- a form of the disease h...Low tar cigarettes do not cut lung cancer risk
... risk of lung cancer is no different in people who smoke medium tar cigarettes, low tar cigarettes, or very...ngs are consistent with other evidence that people smoke low tar cigarettes more intensively, and challenge the assumption that the link between tar rating a...Cancer markers news backgrounder: Future of cancer diagnosis, treatment lies in tumor 'barcode'
...cancer. In studying the genetic effects of tobacco smoke on the lung tissue of chronic smokers, researchers found genetic damage in the lungs of 82 percent of current smokers and 62 percent of former smokers. Such damage may lead to lung cancer. Because it is difficult to take tissue from patients' lungs ...