A Norwegian study found that merely cutting back on the number of cigarettes smoked per day did not lower a heavy smoker’s risk of early health problems. The study is published in the journal Tobacco Control.
A survey conducted by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers found that programs to help teens stop smoking are common, yet few youths seek treatment. The study also found fewer programs in geographic areas with higher rates of youth smoking.
Pregnant smokers may “program” their children to become smokers, suggests research published in Tobacco Control.The authors base their findings on over 3,000 mothers and their children, who were part of a long term pregnancy study in Brisbane, Australia (MUSP) in 1981.
A new study shows that blood flow to the legs is relatively normal in people with diastolic heart failure, suggesting other potential causes of their inability to do everyday activities, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
To mark the end of Mouth Cancer Awareness Week which started on Sunday 12th November the Mouth Cancer Foundation is holding a giant sponsored walk which will take place in London. Hundreds of walkers from across the country are already signed up to take part in the free 10k sponsored Mouth Cancer Walking event designed to raise awareness of Mouth Cancer.
To mark the end of Mouth Cancer Awareness Week which started on Sunday 12th November the Mouth Cancer Foundation is holding a giant sponsored walk which will take place in London. Hundreds of walkers from across the country are already signed up to take part in the free 10k sponsored Mouth Cancer Walking event designed to raise awareness of Mouth Cancer.
Passive smoking does cause respiratory troubles in healthy adults, a new study confirms. The study is in the November issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
A new study shows that blood flow to the legs is relatively normal in people with diastolic heart failure, suggesting other potential causes of their inability to do everyday activities, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Pinpointing reasons behind the dramatic increase in testicular cancer, now the most common malignant cancer among 15-to-35-year-old Caucasian men, is the focus of a five-year, $5.5 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to Yale Public Health researcher Tongzhang Zheng.
On November 16, the American Cancer Society will hold its 30th annual Great American Smokeout. Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the Smokeout by smoking less or quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. The event challenges people to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many effective ways to quit for good.