Teens smoke less when cigarettes are out of sight
A new study has concluded that teens buy less tobacco when tobacco displays are out-of-sight. The study, conducted by researchers at the independent research institute RTI International in Research...
View ArticleHow Stress Is Like Smoking
Many of us arrive home from work feeling totally tense every now and then—maybe there’s still a pile of paperwork on our desks that we didn’t get to or the boss lost her temper at the afternoon...
View ArticleSmoking: A Drag for Job Applicants?
Smokers need not apply — or need to quit — if they want to be hired at a southern Delaware hospital, one of a growing number of employers to ban the practice among prospective staff members....
View ArticleAsthma drops after public smoking ban
LONDON, — One year after England banned smoking in public places there was more than a 12 percent drop in children hospitalized with asthma, researchers say. Researchers at Imperial College London said...
View ArticleMost major US airports that allow smoking won’t kick the habit
Smoking is still allowed in specific areas at the five major U.S. airports detailed in a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed air pollution levels that are...
View ArticleMore teens smoking synthetic pot
STUDY: More teens smoking synthetic pot University of Michigan study finds 1 in 9 U.S. high school seniors are smoking synthetic marijuana.
View ArticleSpanish Cigarette Tax Did Little To Curb Smoking Due to Loophole
A sweeping cigarette tax in Spain did little to curb smoking due to a loophole many smokers abused, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Enacted in 2006...
View ArticleMore colleges ban smoking on campus
ALBANY — New York has 67 smoke-free or tobacco-free college campuses, more than any other state in the country, and 29 more colleges in the state are working to adopt such policies, the American Cancer...
View ArticleStop Smoking to Reduce Risk of Pneumonia in HIV+
HIV-positive smokers are at high risk of contracting bacterial pneumonia – a common and serious lung infection in people living with HIV – compared to their non-smoking counterparts. An analysis of...
View ArticleHow Smoking Causes Osteoporosis
Human bone breaks down and regenerates naturally all the time, in a perfectly balanced dance that maintains skeletal integrity. As people age, bone tends to deteriorate faster, causing osteoporosis and...
View ArticleSmoking Weed Might Make You Thin… But Why?
As momentum for marijuana reform continues to build in the U.S., a new study touting the health benefits of pot emerges daily — or so it seems. The latest? Smoking weed just might make you thin....
View ArticleWhy Are So Many Smokers Still Smoking?
In a recent study, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology try to explain why these people continue to smoke in a day and age where the...
View ArticleWhat’s smoking doing to your BODY?
WE all know that smoking can cause lung cancer, but did you know it can also trigger women to go grey, grow facial hair and men to have sluggish sperm? In an attempt to move on from the grisly...
View ArticleCigarettes could get plain packaging by 2015
Cigarettes could be sold only in plain packets after a government U-turn on a major public health policy that previously appeared to have been dropped. In a surprise move the coalition is set to give...
View ArticleChanges in smoking laws and habits through in the last 50 years
Some key events and adult smoking rates in the fight over tobacco during the last 50 years: 1964: U.S. surgeon general report concludes smoking causes lung cancer. 1965: Warning labels required on...
View ArticleAustralia sharing anti-smoking experience
With its tough plain packaging laws, Australia has been touted as a world leader in the fight against smoking. And now policy makers from around the world are coming to Australia to take part in a...
View ArticleE-cigarettes not linked to quitting smoking
Some smokers are turning to e-cigarettes as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. Now, a new study looks at whether e-cigarettes may be an effective way to stop or reduce smoking. Bethany O’Grady...
View ArticleSmoking cannabis could change the part of the brain dealing
In a study which one expert said challenged the idea that “casual” marijuana use is largely harmless, doctors found that young adults who used the drug only recreationally had “abnormal alterations” to...
View ArticleE-cigarettes: Scottish health group calls for ban
The Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland (REHIS) has also asked ministers to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18. E-cigarettes, which generate a vapour...
View ArticleIs smoking increasing in Australia?
The front page of the Australian claims Labor’s plain packaging laws have failed, as industry research shows a small increase in tobacco sales volume between 2012 and 2013. So, do the figures back up...
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