TORONTO – A new comparison of patients at an Ottawa stroke prevention clinic suggests that those who smoke have strokes or mini-strokes at a younger age than non-smokers. In fact, the smokers were almost a decade younger when they were…
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Kick the tobacco habit to improve oral health
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Mainers are inundated with messages that increasing their access to dentists will improve their oral health. Unfortunately, the message that is absent is that the true cause of dental disease is personal behavior, which is rarely addressed in the media…
Rising Asthma Prevalence Baffles Experts
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The proportion of Americans with asthma rose by almost a full percentage point, to 8.2%, from 2001 to 2009, according to the CDC, despite improved outdoor air quality and reduced indoor exposures to tobacco smoke. Moreover, rates among African-American children…
Smoking Rates Go down in UK
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Britain has achieved better results than many other countries at fighting its tobacco epidemic. Years of warnings about the hazards of smoking seem to be having an effect, with the UK placed at a quite low position (22nd) in a…
Pulmonary disease growing among women
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KITCHENER — Nora Ryan saw the cigarette warning labels and commercials about the dangers of smoking, but the longtime smoker never paid them much attention. Even when she had little energy for anything more than watching television and smoking, she…
The Secret to Younger and More Radiant Skin
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PHILADELPHIA–It’s no secret that a woman’s skin changes as she gets older — especially during and after menopause. As we age, our skin begins to lose its elasticity and this oftentimes leads to sagging, wrinkles and stress lines. According to…
Computer game designers try health promotion
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – Computer gaming often conjures up images of slackers so engrossed in a virtual world that they harm their health by skipping meals and exercise, spending endless hours with their eyes glued to the screen and their hand…
Smoking During Radiation Makes Treatment Less Effective
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A new study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics suggest that smokers who continue to smoke through radiation therapy for neck, throat and head cancers are less likely to fully recover than those who quit.…
Cherokee Nation to promote healthy eating, tobacco cessation efforts
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TAHLEQUAH — As part of its ongoing community campaign to combat obesity, smoking and other preventable health risks, Cherokee Nation announced in a media release it is developing additional strategies to promote healthy eating, physical activity and increase tobacco cessation…
Health Care a Responsibility Too
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Tom Brokaw asked during the presidential debates whether health care is a right, a privilege or a responsibility?, implying that it probably is — or at least should be — a mixture of all three. But today’s health summit appears…
Can Smoking Cause Infertility?
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If you are having trouble getting pregnant and are a smoker, that might be the problem. Many studies and much research has been done on the subject of smoking as it affects fertility, and the results seem conclusive: Smoking has…
How quitters can be winners on smoking
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Smokers are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers. That said, quitting can start to turn things around almost instantly. “It’s really quite striking how rapidly you get benefits,” says Russell Luepker, a cardiologist at…
Quit tobacco to prevent cancer
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WHO’s theme for World Cancer Day, 2010 is that cancer can be easily prevented. It focuses on simple lifestyle measures that can greatly reduce the chance of getting cancer. These measures include quitting smoking, along with drinking less alcohol, eating…
Watching TV As Bad For Heart As Smoking
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A study from the American Heart Association says watching television is as bad for your heart as smoking or high cholesterol. The researchers took a hard look at how much television patients watched, tracking more 8,000 healthy people and the…