WHO :: WHO Margaret Chan makes first visit to Commission to discuss enhanced collaboration on health
Dr Margaret Chan, the Director General of the World Health Organization, will visit the European Commission next Tuesday 12 June.
Tobacco
Smoking :: BMA Scotland welcomes Scottish Executive announcement to raise the purchase age of cigarettes to 18
Speaking following the announcement today (Tuesday 5 June 2007) that the Scottish Executive plans to increase the purchase age of cigarettes from 16-18, Dr Andrew Buist, Deputy Chairman of the BMA’s Scottish GP committee, said:
Smoking :: American youth continue to show strong cigarette brand preferences
A report released by the American Legacy Foundation says that American youth continue to show strong preferences for specific cigarette types, many of which are heavily marketed.
Snoring :: Snoring in children might be an allergic type disease
The research found that snoring is in fact part of the spectrum of childhood allergic diseases. So whilst the condition looks and sounds similar in adults and children it can have quite different causes and risk factors.
Suicide :: Dating violence and sexual assault associated with suicide attempts among urban teens
Recent dating violence among urban teen females and lifetime history of sexual assault among urban teen males may be associated with suicide attempts, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Throat Cancer :: Blood test may help signal tumor’s remission in throat cancer patients
A blood test that detects proteins commonly released by a growing tumor could one day become a useful tool for monitoring the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation treatment in people with advanced throat cancer, according to a study published in the June 1, 2007, issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
Smoking :: World No Tobacco Day focuses on secondhand smoke
As the global public health community observes World No Tobacco Day, the American Legacy Foundation again calls attention to the health epidemic that tobacco causes for our nation.
Smoking :: Urgent need to make indoor places 100% smoke-free
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke causes death, disease and disability. As many as 200 000 workers die every year due to exposure to second-hand smoke at work and almost half of the world’s children breathe tobacco smoke.
Sperm :: Cigarette smoke alters DNA in sperm, genetic damage could pass to offspring
The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes.
WHO :: Tobacco use the leading preventable cause of death globally
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death globally, causing more than five million deaths a year. Tobacco use continues to expand most rapidly in the developing world, where currently half of tobacco-related deaths occur.