News tagged with tobacco carcinogens
Superfood soy linked to reduction in smoker's lung damage risk
Jun 26, 2009 |
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People who eat lots of soy products have better lung function and are less likely to develop the smoking-associated lung disease COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). A study published in BioMed Central's open access ...
Women more vulnerable to tobacco carcinogens, new results show
May 03, 2009 |
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Women may be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing effects of smoking tobacco, according to new results reported this week at the European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology (EMCTO), Lugano, Switzerland.
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New study expands the list of hazardous chemicals in smokeless tobacco
Aug 16, 2009 |
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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 ...
Smokeless tobacco more effective than cigarettes for delivering dangerous carcinogens into the body
Aug 09, 2007 |
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It may not be inhaled into the lungs, but smokeless tobacco exposes users to some of the same potent carcinogens as cigarettes. In the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the Americ ...
Gene 'knockout' floors tobacco carcinogen
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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In large-scale field trials, scientists from North Carolina State University have shown that silencing a specific gene in burley tobacco plants significantly reduces harmful carcinogens in cured tobacco leaves.
Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes
Aug 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they ...
Pesticides found in tobacco smoke
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke.
New report challenges idea that snuff is a 'safer' substitute for cigarettes
Dec 24, 2007 |
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A 20-year review of scientific research on tobacco and cancer challenges the idea that moist snuff — increasingly popular in the United States — can be a safer substitute for cigarette smoking. The review, ...
New cigarette designs don't offer lower predicted cancer risks
Mar 19, 2007 |
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The tobacco company's description of its new cigarette brand seems to promise a lot.
Imperfections aside, smoking regulation bill long overdue, tobacco control expert says
Jun 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After nearly a decade of waiting, the U.S. Senate is expected Monday to pass a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco, and despite controversies over the involvement ...
Cannabis alters human DNA
Jun 16, 2009 |
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A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.
New FDA regulation of tobacco products has problems
Jul 28, 2009 |
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New US legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco products represents a serious compromise on the part of tobacco control advocates, argues a new essay in this week's open access ...
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