tobacco smoke

Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke benefit more from montelukast

harminka — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:28:48 -0500

Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast (Singulair) according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Nathan Rabinovitch, MD, and his colleagues also identified two biomarkers that may help physicians predict even more precisely which patients will benefit from montelukast.

Case links death to environmental tobacco smoke

harminka — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:36:13 -0600

A young asthmatic woman who collapsed and died shortly after arriving for her shift as a waitress at a bar may be the first reported death to be reported nationally from acute asthma associated with environmental tobacco smoke.

Heavy marijuana use linked to gum disease

harminka — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:17:08 -0600

Heavy marijuana use has been found to contribute to gum disease, apart from the known effects that tobacco smoke was already known to have.

Will Bollywood stop smoking?

seher — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:38:42 -0600

By Anastasia Tomazhenkova: India's health minister Anbumani Ramadoss resumed the debates about smoking, he called on the country's biggest movie stars to stop smoking on screen.

Smokeless tobacco more effective than cigarettes

harminka — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:18:31 -0500

It may not be inhaled into the lungs, but smokeless tobacco exposes users to some of the same potent carcinogens as cigarettes.

Gene variations link inflammation to risk for lung cancer

harminka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:50:08 -0500

Variations in two genes related to inflammation may be a major risk factor for developing lung cancer, according to a team of scientists from the National Cancer Institute and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Mother second-hand smoke exposure linked to psychological problems for kids

harminka — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:47:26 -0500

Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new University of Washington study.

Lung cells clear air to prevent lung damage

harminka — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:58:15 -0600

Risk of heart disease higher in passive smokers

harminka — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:05:24 -0600