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• The Interactive Effects On Neurocognition Of Alcohol Consumption, Smoking And Age May 21, 2013
  Treatment for alcohol use disorders works best if the patient actively understands and incorporates the interventions provided in the clinic. Multiple factors can influence both the type and degree of neurocognitive abnormalities found during early abstinence, including chronic cigarette smoking and increasing age... […]
• Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Daughter's Risk Of Gestational Diabetes And Obesity May 21, 2013
  Women who smoke while pregnant are at a higher risk of having daughters who become obese and/or develop gestational diabetes, according to a new study published in Diabetologia. The fact that smoking is harmful during pregnancy has long been known, however, studies that examined possible adverse effects that last until adulthood are scarce and outcomes have […]
• Spanish Smoking Relapse Prevention May 20, 2013
  Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" ("Forever Free®"), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series... […]
• Most Americans Have Smoke-Free Rules For Home And Car May 18, 2013
  A national survey finds that a large majority of adults in the US voluntarily apply smoke-free rules in their homes or vehicles... […]
• No Significant Change Seen In Overall Smokeless Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youths May 14, 2013
  Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Declines in smoking among youths were observed from the late 1990s. "However, limited information exists on trends in smokeless tobacco use among U.S. youths," writes Israel T. Agaku, D.M.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colle […]
• Signs Of Tobacco Smoke Still Found In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms May 14, 2013
  Non-smoking hotel rooms with a partial smoking ban do not fully protect guests from harmful exposure to third-hand smoke, according to new research. The study was conducted by experts from San Diego State University (SDSU) and was published in the journal Tobacco Control... […]
• Testing Carbon Monoxide In Pregnant Women Not Compulsory, UK Authorities Insist May 14, 2013
  Despite British media attempts to make it appear that all pregnant women will have to prove they do not smoke by taking a carbon monoxide test, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which provides guidance to ensure quality and value for money in the National Health Service, UK, insists that the "NICE does not call for the test t […]
• Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Still Expose Occupants To Tobacco Smoke May 14, 2013
  Non-smokers should shun hotels operating partial smoking bans, advise authors Non-smoking rooms in hotels operating a partial smoking ban don't protect their occupants from tobacco smoke, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control. Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth, say the authors, and instead cho […]
• New Inhaler Drug Approved By FDA For Chronic COPD May 12, 2013
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just announced the approval of a form of new long-term treatment for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The new treatment is an inhaler drug called Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder). It is also approved for the treatment of exacerbations in COPD pat […]
• News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: May 7, 2013 May 8, 2013
  1. Ambrisentan Not Appropriate for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Ambrisentan should not be used to treat patients for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a fatal form of chronic, progressive lung disease characterized by irreversible scarring around both lungs. IPF causes about 5,000 deaths each year and currently there is no approved t […]