News tagged with chewing tobacco

World Cancer Day points to prevention

Health care organizations from around the globe will come together on Saturday, Feb. 4 to promote cancer prevention as part of this year's World Cancer Day.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Effects of chewing wild tobacco during pregnancy: study

A University of Queensland PhD scholar is examining the health effects of chewing wild tobacco plants by Central Australian Aboriginal women during pregnancy.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chewing tobacco maker agrees to $5M settlement

(AP) -- The maker of Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died of mouth cancer in what is believed to be the first wrongful-death settlement won from a chewing tobacco ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wyoming, W. Va. lead in chewing tobacco use

(AP) -- Wyoming tops the nation in chewing tobacco use, with nearly 1 in 6 adult men in that state using the product.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Cambodian moms-to-be chew tobacco for nausea

(AP) -- When pregnant Cambodian women suffer morning sickness, they often reach for an unlikely source of relief: a wad of chewing tobacco.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New study expands the list of hazardous chemicals in smokeless tobacco

Attention all smokeless tobacco users! It's time to banish the comforting notion that snuff and chewing tobacco are safe because they don't burn and produce inhalable smoke like cigarettes. A study that looked ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Placement of dental implants results in minimal bone loss

Dental implants are frequently used as a replacement for missing teeth in order to restore the patient's tooth function and appearance. Previous research demonstrates that the placement of a dental implant disrupts the host ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1