A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a study in July 2011 reporting “risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline.” …
Noisy neighbors and broken-down elevators are common downsides of apartment living. You also can add unwanted tobacco smoke to the list of hazards, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. Stud…
Poor old Tobacco coming under fire again. This time, it’s a study on the non cancerous effects of menthols, that gives us new insight into the dangers of smoking. Menthols have previous been flagged for seeming more attractive and less harmful and als…
Tobacco companies will have to inform purchasers about all the harmful substances they place in their products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled. They will also have to back up any “reduced harm” claims with compelling proof, the Agency…
According to a study published Online First by The Lancet, breast, cervical and stomach cancers are responsible for the majority of cancer deaths among women in India, while lung, oral and stomach cancers are the leading causes of cancer death in India…
A study in the March 14 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, shows that young adults watching movies in which people smoke have a greater risk of smoking than their older peers. Movies that feature smokers are known to have an impact …
Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin unleashed another salvo against tobacco, this time aiming to stop young people from starting to smoke, with the aim to have the next generation tobacco free. Her report, entitled Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth an…
According to Pulse, smokers and obese people will become subject to several new treatment restrictions, unless they alter their lifestyle. The restrictions have been placed by GP commissioners and NHS managers throughout the UK. In the last year, over…
Cigarette smoke has long been considered the main risk factor for heart disease. But new research from Brown University in Providence, R.I., shows that nicotine itself, a component of cigarette smoke, can contribute to the disease process by changing c…
According to a new study, smoking causes the body to turn against its own helpful bacteria, leaving smokers more vulnerable to disease. Despite the daily disturbance of brushing and flossing, the mouth of a healthy person contains a stable ecosystem of…
