LONDON – Smoking has been on a downward spiral since the 1960s in the United Kingdom when more than 50 percent of British adults lit up. That number had plummeted to a fifth of adults by 2008 because of increased…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Graphic warnings on cigarette packets can be effective
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Graphic warning showing neck tumours and diseased lungs on the front of cigarette packets do push smokers in to giving up cigarettes, researchers say. Scientists found nearly all adult smokers in countries that are required to place health labels on…
Kansas Is Test Market For New Tobacco Product
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Topeka – Tuesday, May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, a day to consider the dangers of tobacco products and an opportunity to share with Kansans that the tobacco industry has introduced a new product that comes with some of…
World Lung Cancer: Made in the USA
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We want to stop American kids from smoking—so why don’t we seem to care as much about Asian or African kids? It was 1997 when Senator John McCain asked that question on the floor of the Senate about U.S. trade…
North Idaho College goes tobacco-free
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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — North Idaho College officials say that starting in July, no tobacco use will be allowed on campus. That means no cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookahs, and no smokeless tobacco products like chew or snuff. But the smoke-free…
Health Experts Alarmed By ‘Candy Like’ Tobacco Products
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GOLDEN, Colo. — Health experts are sounding the alarm about some new tobacco products that are being test-marketed in Denver. They’re called dissolvables. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco began selling Camel Orbs, Camel Sticks and Camel Strips earlier this year. “The Orbs…
Tobacco-Related Health Fraud
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All tobacco products are harmful to your health, despite what they taste, smell, or look like. Claiming less harm or reduced risk of disease from using tobacco products misleads consumers to think that these products are safe to use. FDA…
Are lung cancer rates linked to lack of funds?
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A lack of research funding could have an impact on lung cancer rates, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. Dr. Christine Williams, director of research at the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute, said although the society aims to fund a…
Agreement will help curtail tobacco sales to minors
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Tobacco sales to minors is a chronic problem that is next to impossible to completely eliminate, but it can be reduced. An announcement last week that attorneys general in 40 states, including state Attorney General Rob McKenna, and the District…
Alex Perry pledges to quit smoking
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Fashion designer Alex Perry is among 2000 Australian smokers expected to quit the habit soon, but it has nothing to do with cigarette packaging becoming less glamorous. The Australian says that up until two weeks ago, he lit up about…
How Secondhand Smoke Affects the Brain
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Secondhand smoke has a direct, measurable impact on the brain similar to what’s seen in the person doing the smoking, according to a new study. The finding highlights the importance of limiting exposure to secondhand smoke in cars and other…
Link between smoking and age-related macular degeneration
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When Kern and Harbach wrote “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” nearly 80 years ago, they were playing bards, not doctors. But a new study shows that smokers are at substantially increased risk for developing age-related blindness. The research, by scientists…
State’s tobacco control agency intact as health unit
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s tobacco control agency will remain largely intact as a division of the State Department of Health after being stripped of its independence in the state’s upcoming budget, and supporters worry about its future now that it’s come…
Sir Richard Peto wins award for smoking threat research
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An Oxford doctor has been recognised for his work that showed the clear link between smoking and cancer. Professor Sir Richard Peto showed that people who gave up could expect an extra 10 years of “good healthy life.” His findings…