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• More Restrictive Teen Tobacco Policies May Reduce Adult Smoking June 18, 2013
  States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens, suggests a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers discovered that states with more restrictive limits on teens purchasing tobacco also have lower adult smoking rates, especially among […]
• 12.7% Of Pregnant Women Are Smokers In England June 14, 2013
  Although the number of women in England who are smokers when they give birth has dropped over the last five years, at 12.7% the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) says the figure is still too high. In the North East of England, nearly one in five women (19... […]
• Workplace And Financial Stress Lead To Poor Health Choices June 14, 2013
  Two studies from the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington highlight the negative impact workplace and financial stress can have on health behaviors. The lead author urges workplace wellness and smoking cessation programs to consider such impacts as the economy sputters along... […]
• Bollywood Glamorizes Smoking, Reignites Smoking In Movies Debate June 14, 2013
  A University of Adelaide expert says that while the war against smoking in Hollywood movies has been largely won, Asian cinema represents the next major battleground for anti-smoking and anti-cancer groups. Dr Peter Pugsley, Senior Lecturer in Media at the University of Adelaide, says that as smoking rates have been rising in Asia, so too has the depiction o […]
• Youth Access Tobacco Laws May Reduce Adult Smoking Prevalence June 13, 2013
  Laws that restrict youth access to tobacco may reduce smoking prevalence in adulthood, especially for women, according to new research from the American Journal of Public Health... […]
• Tobacco Ads Boost Teen Smoking June 13, 2013
  For every 10 tobacco advert sightings, a teenager's risk of starting smoking rises by 38%, German researchers reported in the journal BMJ Open. They added that the ten ad sightings increase the probability that teens become regular daily smokers by 30%... […]
• Anti-Nicotine Vaccination Leads To Disparity In Natural Immune Response June 13, 2013
  Researchers have yet again been sent back to the drawing board in the development of the much-sought-after vaccination for smokers, which would hypothetically inhibit the action of nicotine and its pleasure-producing chemical response in the brain... […]
• In Gout Flare-Ups, The Big Toe Isn't The Biggest Culprit - Other Joints Tied To Higher Risk June 13, 2013
  The painful rheumatic condition gout is often associated with the big toe, but it turns out that patients at highest risk of further flare-ups are those whose gout first involved other joints, such as a knee or elbow, Mayo Clinic has found. The study is among several that Mayo researchers are presenting in Madrid at the European League Against Rheumatism […]
• Every 10 Tobacco Ad Sightings Boost Teens' Risk Of Starting To Smoke By Almost 40 Per Cent June 13, 2013
  Tobacco ads really do persuade teens to take up smoking, with every 10 sightings boosting the risk by almost 40 per cent, reveals research published in the online only journal BMJ Open. The researchers base their findings on over 1300 ten to 15 year old non-smokers whose exposure to tobacco advertising and subsequent behaviour were monitored over a period of […]
• Britain Will Regulate E-Cigarettes To Ensure Quality June 12, 2013
  All nicotine-containing products (NCPs), such as electronic cigarettes, are to be regulated as medicines in the U.K, in a move to make these products safer and more effective in reducing the harms of smoking... […]