News tagged with tobacco consumption
New figures on cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality but big variations
Nov 30, 2009 |
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New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent ...
90 percent of Africans are not protected by smoke-free laws
Nov 11, 2009 |
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As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke, ...
Anti-smoking law helps waiters to quit smoking
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Oncology have studied the impact of the law banning smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants on those working in these places. The results are positive ...
Nicotine dependence remains prevalent despite recent declines in cigarette use
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Despite recent declines in cigarette use in the U.S., nicotine dependence has remained steady among adults and has actually increased among some groups. The finding by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of ...
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Widespread stress among vets
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Veterinarians frequently suffer psychosocial stress and demoralization associated with heavy workloads. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology analyses the extent ...
WHO: Get more graphic with smokers
May 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cigarette packages should include images of sickness and suffering caused by tobacco, along with written warnings, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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 ...
Is a society with smokers profitable?
Jul 16, 2009 |
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France's latest rise in the indirect taxation on tobacco and alcohol took place in June. The most popular brand of cigarettes went up in price from 3.10 euros to 3.30 euros per packet. Are these taxes a form ...
Decline in cigarette smoking offset by increase in cigars, snuff and other tobacco products
Jun 10, 2008 |
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While trends in cigarette smoking and sales have declined in the U.S. for the past decade, sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have been on the rise. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, led by Professor ...
Smokeless tobacco called 'moist snuff' is contaminated with harmful substances
Dec 03, 2009 |
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A new study on the smokeless tobacco product called moist snuff — placed between lip and gum — has led scientists in Minnesota to urge the tobacco industry to change manufacturing practices to reduce snuff's ...
FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.
British boozing blamed for rise in oral cancer rates
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Britain has seen an "alarming" growth in oral cancer rates for people in their 40s, largely due to rising alcohol consumption, a leading British charity warned Tuesday.
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 ...
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.
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