Smoking :: Tuberculosis with smoking and indoor air pollution
Smokers have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection, TB disease and of dying from TB compared to people who do not smoke.
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Smoking :: Smoking banned in Speaker’s Lobby
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi banned smoking from the Speaker’s Lobby outside the entrance to the House floor. Pelosi said she was banning smoking from the area to protect the health of the staff, reporters and public who spend time in the lobby.
Alcohol :: NYU child study center expert offers tips to help curb teen binge drinking
The New York University Child Study Center is recommending five tips to help reduce teenage drinking, in light of a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Smoking :: Smoking – a death sentence for teens
About 45,000 Australian teenagers will start smoking in 2007 and about half of them will ultimately be killed by smoking-related diseases, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, has warned.
Smoking :: Tobacco Control Inspectors help public to adapt to smoke-free changes – Hong Kong
Tobacco Control Inspectors (TCIs) of the Tobacco Control Office (TCO) under the Department of Health carried out operations throughout the New Year Eve and the New Year to help members of the public and venue managers adapt to the legislative changes of a smoke-free environment.
Smoking :: Legal age for smoking to rise to 18
The legal age for buying tobacco and cigarettes is to be raised from 16 to 18, the British Government has announced.
Gene :: Cancer genes to better and earlier detection of lung, breast, prostate and colon cancer
A research team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has for the first time identified several genes whose expression is lost in four of the most common solid human cancers — lung, breast, prostate and colon cancer.
Smoking :: Public ignorant about poisons found in cigarette smoke
THE British public is unaware of the multitude of poisonous chemicals found in cigarette smoke – according to a survey carried out for Cancer Research UK.
Smoking :: Smokers who cut back fool themselves
Just how it happens is unknown, but heavy smokers who have reduced their number of daily cigarettes still take in greater amounts of toxins per cigarette than light smokers, researchers say.
Smoking :: Effect of tobacco ads may backfire
Anti-smoking advertising sponsored by tobacco companies not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, a new study suggests. Prevention ads aimed at parents also tend to backfire.