News tagged with male smokers

Program urges smokers switch to smokeless tobacco

(AP) -- In the smoker-heavy state of Kentucky, a cancer center is suggesting something that most health experts won't and the tobacco industry can't: If you really want to quit, switch to smoke-free tobacco.

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created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Healthy lifestyle habits lower heart failure risk

If you don't smoke, aren't overweight, get regular physical activity and eat vegetables, you can significantly reduce your risk for heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | 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.

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




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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 ...

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

Prevalence of oral HPV infection higher among men than women

The overall prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is approximately 7 percent among men and women ages 14 to 69 years in the United States, while the prevalence among men is higher than among women, according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

Lead blood levels may increase smokers' risk for kidney cancer

Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may signal a risk two times higher than average of developing renal cell carcinoma in smokers, according to medical researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer

A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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 ...

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

Gene fusion in lung cancer afflicting never-smokers may be target for therapy

Smoking is a well-known risk factor for lung cancer, but nearly 25% of all lung cancer patients have never smoked. In a study published online today in Genome Research, researchers have identified a previously unknown gene f ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

US judge blocks graphic warnings on cigarettes

A US judge on Monday blocked the government's attempt to place graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, saying big tobacco was likely to succeed in arguing it was a violation of free speech.

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created Nov 07, 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 ...

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

Want to resist temptation? A new study suggests thinking might not always help you

(Medical Xpress) -- Uh-oh. Here comes temptation -- for a dieter, it's a sweet treat; an alcoholic, a beer; a married man, an attractive, available woman. How to defeat the impulse to gratify desire and stick to your long-term ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast


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