News tagged with female smokers

Study shows link between smoking and chronic pain in women

Kentucky women who smoke heavily may experience more chronic musculoskeletal pain, suggests a new study led by University of Kentucky researchers.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived

Dozens of studies on whether moderate exercise can curb the nicotine cravings of women smokers have added up to an apparent contradiction: it seems to work in short-term, well controlled lab experiments, but then fizzles ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Smoking kills -- irrespective of social class and gender

A well-off professional who smokes has a much lower survival rate than a non-smoking low-paid worker of the same sex concludes new research published today on bmj.com.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tobacco companies target girls

Tobacco marketing in South Korea has been deliberately aimed at girls and young women. Research published in the open access journal Globalization and Health has shown that transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) are using ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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New data provides direction for ACL injured knee treatments

Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction improves quality of life and sports functionality for athletes, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study links high levels of cadmium, lead in blood to pregnancy delay

Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rapid urbanization as well as cultural habits explain Gulf states' rise in heart disease prevalence

While the rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions is thought responsible for the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the Gulf states, deep-rooted cultural factors also play a part.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comparing alcohol use and other disorders between the United States and South Korea

Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Many low- to middle-income countries have begun to see a steady ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers map potential genetic origins, pathways of lung cancer in nonsmokers

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have begun to identify mutations and cellular pathway changes that lead to lung cancer in never-smokers -- a first step in developing potential therapeutic ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Estrogen-targeting drug combo may help prevent lung cancer

A combination of drugs that target estrogen production significantly reduced the number of tobacco carcinogen-induced lung tumors in mice, according to results from a preclinical study.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smokers prefer cold turkey

(Medical Xpress) -- Cold turkey is the preferred method for giving up smoking according to public health researchers at the University of Sydney. With more than two-thirds of smokers giving up permanently this way, the research ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Researchers find smoking is strongly associated with squamous cell carcinoma among women

Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published study results in a recent issue ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cigarette smoking's impact lingers after quitting

Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function--even for those who quit--putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive function regardless of age, gender and alcohol intake, according to the results ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US lung cancer rates fall, led by Western states (Update)

The West is leading a national decline in the rate of new lung cancer cases, with states like California and Nevada accounting for much of the improvement, particularly among women.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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