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Why do the majority of people never get cancer?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (41) | comments 37 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with cancer - a remarkably high number. But what about the flipside of those statistics? That is, two out of three people never get cancer, and ...


Men who never smoke live longer, better lives than heavy smokers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 13, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 8

Health-related quality of life appears to deteriorate as the number of cigarettes smoked per day increases, even in individuals who subsequently quit smoking, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of In ...


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Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (16) | comments 10 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.


Trouble quitting?: New smoking study may reveal why

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (15) | comments 1

A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit "cold turkey" often fizzle out within days or even hours.


Study: Even occasional smoking can impair arteries

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Even occasional cigarette smoking can impair the functioning of your arteries, according to a new University of Georgia study that used ultrasound to measure how the arteries of young, healthy adults respond to changes in ...


Study: Cigarette smoking does not affect everyone in same way

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Cigarette smoking induced COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a disease that results in severe breathing difficulty. According to World Health Organization (WHO) it is the fourth leading killer worldwide. However ...


Why only some former smokers develop lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes.


Smoking increases depression in women, Australian study reveals

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

A new study reveals that women who smoke are at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder. The study has been published today the British Journal of Psychiatry.


Study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical In ...


Depression as deadly as smoking, but anxiety may be good for you

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking.


Staying sharp: New study uncovers how people maintain cognitive function in old age

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active ...


Broccoli may lower lung cancer risk in smokers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International ...


Smokers' COPD risk is genetic

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

It's well known that puffing on cigarettes can eventually leave you out of puff. But why do a quarter of long-term smokers develop serious breathing problems, when others do not? New research published BioMed Central's open ...


Allergy season: Cigarettes to the rescue?

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Everyone knows that smoking can kill you, but did you know that it may help with your allergies? A new study shows that cigarette smoke can prevent allergies by decreasing the reaction of immune cells to allergens.


New study finds smoking predicts increased stroke risk for your spouse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Although Second Hand Smoke (SHS) is widely accepted as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, there have been few studies investigating the association of SHS and stroke risk. In a new study, published in the September ...