All Stories Tagged With: "smoking"
Cigarettes Affect Women More than Men
Women are significantly more affected by cigarettes than men when it comes to the risk of heart disease, with women 25% more likely to develop coronary heart disease as a result of smoking than male smokers.
Teen Smoking Rates Skyrocket
While heavy smoking (defined in the study by smoking more than 11 cigarettes a day) has dropped by 10% between 1991 and 2009, casual smoking has increased from 67 percent to 79 percent.
Poor Health in Midlife Leads to Brain Shrinkage
Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking have been linked to yet another frightening health condition — brain shrinkage. It may sound outlandish, but the famous Framingham Heart Study has published the findings as a part of a study.
Medical Group: Hot Dogs as Dangerous as Cigarettes
Are you a smoker? How about a hot dog eater? According to a national medical group, hot dogs are just as detrimental as cigarettes to your health. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a Washington, D.C., alternative health group.
15 Ways to Reduce this Bad Habit
Many people who smoke admit they don’t want to quit. They say that smoking brings a sense of relaxation, or maybe it’s an escape, or maybe it’s a catalyst for weight loss due to curbed appetite.
Dissolvable Tobacco Products Falsely Toted as ‘Safe’ Alternative to Smoking
Tobacco company rep David Howard waxes enthusiastic when he talks about a new product his employer, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., has developed: a pellet of finely cured tobacco, binders and flavoring that dissolves in the mouth in 10 minutes. Under test market in two U.S. cities — Denver and Charlotte, N.C. — Camel Orbs will join two dissolvable tobacco lozenges already on the market if it graduates to broader distribution. And Howard is optimistic it will.
Top Smoking Drug Chantix Linked to Heart Problems
Chantix, the best-selling prescription drug for smoking cessation, was linked to an increased risk of a heart attack, stroke or other serious cardiovascular event for smokers without a history of heart disease compared with smokers who did not use the drug, according to a Canadian medical journal report released on Monday. The finding added to previous warnings about the pill’s connection to psychiatric problems and cardiovascular risks for people with a history of heart disease.
Menthol Cigarette Investigation to be Conducted by FDA
A menthol cigarette independent review is part of the Food and Drug Administration’s latest investigation into the public health impact of cigarettes. The FDA said Monday that members of its Center for Tobacco Products will gather menthol studies and then submit its review to an external peer review panel next month. The cycle should be completed by fall of 2011, at which point the results of the review will be available for public comment.
FDA Unveils Graphic Images for Cigarette Packs
In a dramatic bid to get more Americans to quit smoking, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all packs of cigarettes by no later than September 2012. One image shows a man’s face and a lighted cigarette in his hand, with smoke escaping from a hole in his neck — the result of a tracheotomy. The caption reads “Cigarettes are addictive.”
Pfizer Stop-Smoking Pill Raises Heart Risk Says FDA
Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) stop-smoking drug Chantix can lead to a small increase in cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks for patients who already have cardiovascular disease, U.S. drug regulators said on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration is changing the label for Chantix after reviewing the results of a clinical trial. An independent randomized trial of 700 smokers with cardiovascular disease who were treated with Chantix or a placebo showed that Chantix was effective in helping paients quit smoking for as long as one year.
Sitting can be as Deadly as Smoking
Sitting for long periods of time may be just as deadly as smoking cigarettes, according to research from the American College of Cardiology. Previous studies have found that those who sit for longer than 6 hours per day were 37% more likely to die from any given cause than those who sat for less than 3. But could sitting truly be as bad as smoking cigarettes? With an expected death rate of 8 million per year by 2030, smoking is an extremely prevalent yet preventable killer.
Report: Smoking May Kill 8 Million per Year by 2030
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco will kill nearly 6 million people this year — including 600,000 non-smokers — due to the lack of governmental intervention in preventing both smoking and second-hand smoke exposure. The report goes on to theorize that by 2030, the total number of tobacco-related deaths will rise to a staggering 8 million. The United Nations has urged governments worldwide to sign up to and implement its tobacco control treaty in an attempt to curb tobacco use worldwide.
Exercise Helps Women Fight Smoking Cravings
For years researchers have found that exercise can curb nicotine cravings, but have struggled to show a practical benefit in trials. Newly published research suggests a reason: the effect is too ephemeral. The next step, funded by a 5-year grant, will be to see how frequently exercise might be needed to have a lasting therapeutic effect.
Court Rules Smokers May Sue Tobacco Industry Over Disease Such as Lung Cancer
Smokers may sue the tobacco industry once they develop a disease like lung cancer, even if they suffered different smoking-related ailments years earlier, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The decision is likely to keep lawsuits alive that might otherwise have been thrown out because of expired legal deadlines and allow new suits to be filed, lawyers who filed the suit said.
Smoking Causes Serious Genetic Damage in Minutes
It is no surprise that smoking causes considerable damage to both the brain and the body, but new research has found that smoking actually causes serious genetic damage that has been linked to cancer.
Infographic: Smoking in the United States Statistics Revealed
An interesting new infographic (a picture combined with information) regarding smokers in the U.S. has been created based on information provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Take a look at the state below.
