Phone counseling helps smokers quit
...e telephone program were 23 percent less likely to smoke after one year, compared to those enrolled in the mailing plan, say Gary E. Swan, Ph.D., of the Center for Health Sciences at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., and colleagues. The study appears in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, of...Exposure to carcinogens not proportionally decreased by reduction in smoking
...substantially reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke per day are exposed to lower amounts of a potent t...king. "Although 1 billion people worldwide already smoke and more will start, individuals who stop smoking reduce their smoking-related cancer risks effectiv...Jan/Feb 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...l Relative to nonsmokers, diabetic patients who smoke are more likely to report often feeling depressed and are less likely to be active in self-care or comply with diabetes care recommendations. Is Making Smoking Status a Vital Sign Sufficient to Increase Cessation Support Actions in Clinical Prac...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (first issue)
...ction in asthma prevalence in those not exposed to smoke and a 40 percent reduction in young persons who had passive smoke exposure. The pattern for vitamin C was similar to beta-carotene results, according to the research...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (second issue)
...ers lung function whether the offspring personally smoke or not; was associated with greater smoking intensity in their children and less ability to quit by those who have taken up smoking; and that maternal smoking behavior appeared to synergize with their offspring's personal smoking to increase airflow ...Contraception study supports convenience, simplicity
...troke or heart attacks, which are increased if you smoke cigarettes. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects, especially if you are over 35. Women who use hormonal contraceptives are strongly advised not to smoke. Some women should not use the contraceptive patch, in...Smoking cessation study at Penn open to volunteers
...hould be 18 years of age or older, in good health, smoke less than one pack a day and be motivated to stop smoking. Participants will be provided with nine weeks of medication plus up to 10 weeks of individual counseling. With time allowed for follow up, study participation is expected to last for nearly...Minors able to buy nicotine replacement therapy products
... an estimated 28.5 percent of high school students smoke cigarettes and more than half try to quit each year. Public health guidelines recommend that health care providers counsel adolescents to stop smoking, and to try nicotine replacement therapy (NRT, including gum, patches, etc.) to help in smoking ce...Data shows new drug, rimonabant, helps smokers quit while limiting post cessation weight gain
...ine and Cincinnati VA Medical Center. "People who smoke are at high risk for cardiovascular disease. It i...r an initial two-week period, they were allowed to smoke while initiating treatment but were given a target quit date at day 15. Abstinence was determined d...Study examines why new lung cancer treatment is effective for some patients but not others
...ed as compared to those who smoked at some time or smoke currently. They also looked at the response according to the gender of the patient. There were distinct differences in the activity of the drug when evaluated by these sub-sets. Multivariable analyses found two factors stood out as independent pred...Britain not doing enough to stop people from smoking claim public health experts
...orities accept that half of people who continue to smoke will be killed prematurely by their habit. With nearly a third of British adults still smoking, compared with a figure of 20 percent in Australia, tobacco is destined to kill millions more in this country, despite the dangers of smoking having been ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2004
...that preterm infants who were exposed to cigarette smoke in the womb showed a significant increase in the number of obstructive apneas (breathing pauses), along with a specific decrease in their respiratory arousal index. The researchers studied 16 infants who had been exposed prenatally to cigarette smoke...New drug may help fight some lung cancers
...cause BAC is less strongly associated with tobacco smoke than other lung cancers, these tumors may be assoc...obacco-related genetic changes in participants who smoke or have smoked may make them more resistant to this drug," said Dr. Patel. Northwestern Memorial is ...Prevention program curbs drug abuse among middle-school youth
...havior change in nonusers and in youth who already smoke and drink....Environmental and dietary influences on cancer risk
...d a genetic variant that places heavy drinkers who smoke at a much higher risk of oral cancer than their counterparts. According to a Boston-based study, heavy alcohol consumption accompanied by smoking resulted in a 12-fold higher risk of head and neck squamous cell cancer among this population group......f gene expression in murine lung tissue by tobacco smoke exposure: Abstract No. 1527 A genetic a...equently in lung tissue of mice exposed to tobacco smoke has been identified by researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The frequency...Poorest in India are biggest consumers of tobacco
...inds that those with the lowest standard of living smoke and chew tobacco more than others do. The analysis is based on the 1998-9 national family health survey of over 300,000 adults across 26 Indian states. Factors such as age, sex, education, caste, and standard of living were considered. Men were more ...Public smoking bans may cut heart attacks
...working in an environment polluted with secondhand smoke have a 30% increased risk of heart attack. The study took place in Helena, a small community in the United States that imposed a law banning smoking in public and in workplaces from June to November 2002. The law was overturned by opponents in Decemb...New study adds weight to link between passive smoking and death
...okers were regarded as being exposed to secondhand smoke in the home. Those living in households with no cu...sistent association between exposure to secondhand smoke in the home and death. Adults who had never smoked and who lived with smokers had about a 15% higher...Sitting in nonsmoking sections a powerful tactic for preventing teen smoking
...ent children - particularly parents who themselves smoke - appear to significantly reduce their offspring's...scent Medicine. Adolescent children of parents who smoke were 13 percent less likely to become smokers by 12th grade if their parents reported routinely aski...