IAC: Smoking Has No Impact on Atazanavir Levels
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:14:59 -0400
VIENNA -- Cigarette smoking by patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not appear to impact therapeutic levels of the protease inhibitor atazanavir (Reyataz), researchers said here at the 2010 International AIDS Conference.
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CDC Says Teen Smoking Decline Slow but Stable
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0400
Although teen cigarette smoking has been on the decline overall since 1999, the drop in the number of high school smokers has slowed in recent years, survey data from the CDC found.
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Adverse Economic Effects of Smoking Bans Discounted
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:39:14 -0400
Banning smoking in bars and restaurants in the Twin Cities did not appear to have a negative effect on the businesses, researchers found.
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Kids Pay Price for Parents' Smoking
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:30:00 -0400
Both maternal and paternal cigarette smoking can contribute to adverse chronic conditions -- physical and psychological -- in children, two large studies found.
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Secondhand Smoke Ups Risk of Mental Illness
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:00 -0400
Healthy adults exposed to secondhand smoke appear to be at higher risk of suffering psychological distress and future psychiatric illness requiring hospitalization, according to a major Scottish population study.
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Smoke Exposure for Kids Lower Where Smoking Banned
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:18:33 -0400
Smoke-free laws covering public spaces in entire counties are associated with less exposure to secondhand smoke among children living there, a large, cross-sectional study showed.
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U.S. Cigarettes Pack Bigger Amounts of Cancer-Causing Chemical
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:59:16 -0400
Levels of tobacco-related nitrosamines -- known carcinogens produced when curing tobacco -- are higher in popular brands of American cigarettes compared with those from other countries, potentially leading to more cases of lung cancer, researchers found.
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QCOR: Nationwide Smoking Ban Would Cut MI Rates, Costs
Thu, 20 May 2010 17:00:00 -0400
WASHINGTON -- Extending bans on smoking in public places nationwide would snuff out more than $92 million in heart attack-related direct costs alone in a single year, researchers said.
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ATS: Drug Shows Chemoprevention Potential
Thu, 20 May 2010 14:27:14 -0400
NEW ORLEANS -- Endobronchial dysplasia in former smokers improved significantly during six months of treatment with the prostacyclin analogue iloprost (Ventavis), data from a multicenter study showed.
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Illegal Drug Use Common Among Hookah Smokers
Mon, 10 May 2010 09:01:00 -0400
Young adults who smoke tobacco from a water pipe, or hookah, are more likely to use illicit drugs, a cross-sectional Canadian study showed.
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PAS: Mental Illness Linked to Tobacco Exposure in Womb
Tue, 04 May 2010 17:12:05 -0400
VANCOUVER -- Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke may increase the risk of psychiatric disorders later in life, a Finnish researcher said here.
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Unhealthy Lifestyle Adds Up to Big Mortality Effect
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:33:18 -0400
The "four horsemen" of bad health -- poor diet, inactivity, smoking, and excessive drinking -- may indeed add up to a personal apocalypse, researchers have found.
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Chronic Sinus Congestion Linked to Secondhand Smoke
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:58:09 -0400
Exposure to secondhand smoke increased the risk of chronic rhinosinusitis by up to 2.8-fold in a case-control analysis, researchers said.
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Candy-Like Tobacco Pellet Called Kiddie Hazard
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:01:28 -0400
A new form of smokeless tobacco that looks like candy and has a candy-like flavor poses a threat to children, researchers warned.
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Smoking Bans Reduce Secondhand Exposure, MIs
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:07:30 -0400
People are exposed to less secondhand smoke and suffer fewer heart attacks in countries and states that restrict smoking in public, a new research review found.
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