Archive for the 'Quit Smoking' Category
Visit Your Pharmacy This No Smoking Day
Helping a man to stop smoking after 43 years and supporting a woman to quit cigarettes following 15 previous relapses are just two examples where a local pharmacy made the difference of a life time…Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsProgram Could Help Teens Control Asthma
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr…Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsThe Speed At Which Nicotine Peaks In The Brain
Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center. Traditionally, scientists thought nicotine inhaled in a puff of cigarette smoke took a mere seven seconds to be taken up by the brain, and that each puff produced a spike of nicotine…Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsNew Report Finds Major Benefits To The Health Of The Nation From Increasing Tobacco Taxes, UK
Following an extensive economic evaluation of the benefits of increasing tobacco prices on the health of the nation, ASH has published its report The Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxation…Original post by Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog
No commentsNews From The March Issue Of Chest
PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes…Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsWhat Is Nicotine Dependence? What Are The Dangers Of Smoking?
Tobacco smoking is a practice in which tobacco is burned and the smoke inhaled or tasted. Smoking is primarily practiced as a route of administration for nicotine through the lungs; it is a way of getting nicotine into your system rapidly. The most popular current method of smoking is through cigarettes, mainly industrially manufactured ones…Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsThree Harvard School Of Public Health Alumni Named To New FDA Tobacco Advisory Committee
The recently formed Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products has just created a new Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee to review and evaluate safety, dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco products and provide appropriate advice, information, and recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs…Original post by Dental Heroes
No commentsRisk Of Hardened Arteries Among 13-Year-olds Increased By Secondhand Smoke
Frequent exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among 13-year-olds is associated with an increased risk of future blood vessel hardening and greater risks of other heart disease factors, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association…Original post by Dental Heroes
No commentsFive Tips To Help A Stressed-Out President Or Anyone Else Quit Smoking
President Barack Obama’s recent physical examination revealed that he is in generally good health and that he is still trying to quit smoking. His doctor’s advice: keep up his “smoking cessation efforts”; in other words, he should keep trying to kick the habit…Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsFive Tips To Help A Stressed-Out President - Or Anyone Else - Quit Smoking
President Barack Obama’s recent physical examination revealed that he is in generally good health - and that he is still trying to quit smoking. His doctor’s advice: keep up his “smoking cessation efforts”; in other words, he should keep trying to kick the habit…Original post by Diabetes Daily
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