Mental Function May Be Impaired By Smoking

Men and women with a history of alcohol abuse may not see long-term negative effects on their memory and thinking, but female smokers do, a new study suggests. In a study of 287 men and women ages 31 to 60, researchers found that those with past alcohol-use disorders performed similarly on standard tests of cognitive function as those with no past drinking problems…

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Recent Cigarette Marketing Campaign Targeted Teen Girls

The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) prohibits tobacco industry advertising practices that encourage underage teenagers to smoke, yet new research out of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego has found that a 2007 marketing campaign for Camel brand cigarettes was effective in encouraging young girls to start smoking. The study, led by John P…

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Recent Cigarette Marketing Campaign Targeted Teen Girls

More Exposure To Smoking In Movies For Young People In Britain Than In The US

Research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control reports that young Britons see significantly more on-screen smoking in movies than their US peers. The authors comment that the UK film classification system is to blame. It rates more films as suitable for young people than its US counterpart…

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More Exposure To Smoking In Movies For Young People In Britain Than In The US

No Time For Complacency On Smoking, Warns Confederation Chair

The chair of the NHS Confederation, Bryan Stoten, has used National No-Smoking Day to warn against any complacency in the efforts to reduce smoking. Mr Stoten also said that, despite the financial pressures currently affecting public services, it was crucial for the NHS and society did not forget about the cost and harm of smoking…

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No Time For Complacency On Smoking, Warns Confederation Chair

Quit Smoking With The Help Of Your Mobile, UK

A new iPhone app that helps people to stop smoking was launched yesterday by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron. To coincide with ‘No Smoking Day’ on the 10 March, the Department of Health has released the first official NHS ‘Quit Smoking’ app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Available from iTunes, http://www.smokefree.nhs…

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Years Of Smoking Associated With Lower Parkinson’s Risk, Not Number Of Cigarettes Per Day

Researchers have new insight into the relationship between Parkinson’s disease and smoking. Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease…

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Years Of Smoking Associated With Lower Parkinson’s Risk, Not Number Of Cigarettes Per Day

Visit Your Pharmacy This No Smoking Day

Helping a man to stop smoking after 43 years and supporting a woman to quit cigarettes following 15 previous relapses are just two examples where a local pharmacy made the difference of a life time…

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The Speed At Which Nicotine Peaks In The Brain

Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center. Traditionally, scientists thought nicotine inhaled in a puff of cigarette smoke took a mere seven seconds to be taken up by the brain, and that each puff produced a spike of nicotine…

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New Report Finds Major Benefits To The Health Of The Nation From Increasing Tobacco Taxes, UK

Following an extensive economic evaluation of the benefits of increasing tobacco prices on the health of the nation, ASH has published its report The Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxation…

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New Report Finds Major Benefits To The Health Of The Nation From Increasing Tobacco Taxes, UK

News From The March Issue Of Chest

PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes…

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