STARKVILLE, Miss.–The Longest Student Health Center at Mississippi State University is one of 10 sites selected to lead the statewide Tobacco Cessation “Office of Champions” Pilot Project administered by the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. Funded by the Office…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Robert Downey Jr. Has Started Smoking Again
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On ‘The Tonight Show’, Robert Downey Jr. had some good news and some bad news. First, the good news: He’d like to have a baby girl. Or, as the actor put it, he wants to be “waist-deep in doo-doo” in…
Americans in the Dark About Lung Cancer
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MADISON, Wisc., – Men and women worry about prostate and breast cancer, yet the number one cancer killer in the United States – lung cancer – isn’t on their radar. According to a survey released today by the National Lung…
Tobacco control in China
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With two months left, China’s smoking ban in public venues, including restaurants and bars, may well go up in smoke. The government has promised to ensure that all public places, workplaces and public transportation go smoke free by January 2011.…
Anxiety disorders make it tougher to quit cigarettes
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MADISON — Researchers may have pinpointed a reason many smokers struggle to quit. According to new research published in the journal Addiction, smokers with a history of anxiety disorders are less likely to quit smoking. The study, conducted by the…
Researchers Discover Smoking Won’t Give You Cancer – Genetics Will
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If you paid any attention at all in your elementary-school health class, you’d know by now that smoking a lot leads to lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But what leads some people to smoke more than others?…
E-Cigarettes are also unhealthy
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Many electronic cigarettes, or E-cigs, are marketed as a healthy alternative to regular cigarettes. But according to an NYU professor, that might not be the case. NYU Langone professor Jonathan Whiteson, medical director of the Culinary and Pulmonary Wellness and…
Pharmacy tobacco sales snuffed
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Saskatchewan pharmacies will stop selling tobacco products as of April 1, 2011, Health Minister Don McMorris said Monday. McMorris released the province’s tobacco reduction strategy as he opened a two-day symposium that brings together health officials from across Saskatchewan. He…
Smokers Burnt by Alzheimer’s Risk
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Heavy smoking in middle age may more than double the risk of Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to a large population-based study. The prospective cohort study of more than 21,000 people found that those who smoked more than two…
Positive Social Traits Trump Bad Health Habits
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Many studies have documented the dangers of the traditional negative physical risk factors on health — excessive smoking, drinking and being overweight. But far less research has focused on less-tangible, positive influences — the protective role of psychological and social…
Harm Reduction Cigarettes Can Be More Harmful Than Conventional Brands
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To reduce the toxicity of cigarette smoke, tobacco companies have introduced “harm reduction cigarettes,” often marketed as safer than conventional brands. But stem cell scientists at the University of California, Riverside have found that even sidestream smoke (which burns off…
Finland’s strict smoke-free law enters into force
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HELSINKI, – Finland’s new tobacco act, aiming to end smoking in the Nordic country, came into force on Oct. 1. As the first country in the world to set ending smoking as a legal target, Finland seeks to achieve the…
Continue fight against smoking
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The legislation passed, and Wisconsin has been smoke-free for over 100 days. But the fight against smoking-induced adversity is not over. Both locally and nationally, lawmakers are deliberating over smoking regulations, and while Wisconsinites are adjusting to the new law,…
Free tobacco cessation classes at Grace Cottage, BMH
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend will both present a new series of tobacco cessation classes in the coming weeks. Grace Cottage Hospital hosts “Your Quit. Your Way,” a free six-week tobacco cessation class from Oct. 26-Nov.…