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Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research...
Oct 11
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Uh-oh. Here comes temptation - for a dieter, it's a sweet treat; an alcoholic, a beer; a married man, an attractive, available woman. How to defeat the impulse to gratify desire and stick to your long-term goals of slimness, sobriety, or fidelity? Here's some advice: Don't stop and think. Thinking may not help...
Oct 11
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A simple blood test could someday quantify a smoker's lung toxicity and danger of heart disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. Nearly one in five adults in the U.S. smoke, and smoking-related medical expenses and loss of productivity exceeds $167 billion annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Oct 11
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According to a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the risk factors for individuals experiencing repeat episodes of depression include daily smoking, lack of control over life situations (low mastery) and previous depression. Depression is a common disorder in which feelings of sadness, anger, loss, or frustration negatively affect the individual's quality of life...
Oct 11
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Previous depression, daily smoking and a lack of control over life circumstances - or "low mastery" - are risk factors for repeat episodes of depression, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Depression is a common disorder that negatively affects quality of life for people with the condition. About 65% of people with depression have repeat episodes...
Oct 11
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Smoking a Single Cigarette May Have Immediate Effect on Young Adults (#1120190, Wednesday, October 26, 3:00 PM Eastern) It is well known that smoking leads to a reduction in levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), which is a marker for airway inflammation...
Oct 11
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Not wanting to stigmatize the deceased, UK doctors are not in general citing smoking as a cause of death on death certificates, although they will cite alcohol in cases where alcohol is a clear cause...
Oct 11
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By studying mice exposed to tobacco smoke for a period of months, researchers have new insight into how emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops. In Cell, a Cell Press publication, they also report a promising new way to reverse the lung damage underlying these conditions...
Oct 11
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New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that cigarette smoke interferes with the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator protein, leading to dry, sticky mucus and increased infections. If you smoke cigarettes, you have more in common with someone who has cystic fibrosis than you think...
Oct 11
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That's the sobering scenario predicted by a new study led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) if smoking continues at current rates. Smoking raises the risk of contracting TB, said lead author Sanjay Basu, MD, a resident physician at UCSF. Once smokers develop the disease, they are more likely to die from it, he said...
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