tobacco

Senate Votes To Regulate Tobacco

mattwion — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:28:04 -0500

The United States senate has decided to heavily regulate tobacco products in an attempt to gain control over the deadly drug and to help consumers to stop smoking.

More Men Die from COPD Compared to Women

aboey — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:19:42 -0600

Men across the Asia-Pacific region have consistently higher mortality and hospitalization rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than corresponding rates for women in the region.

Tobacco company scientist gained access to WHO collaborating center

harminka — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:47:59 -0600

A new study of previously confidential tobacco industry documents shows that a Philip Morris scientist established close connections with a WHO Collaborating Centre in Thailand called the Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI). The study is published in this week's PLoS Medicine.

Tobacco smuggling is killing more people than illegal drugs

harminka — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:38:31 -0500

Tobacco smuggling causes around 4,000 premature deaths a year—four times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put together—but the UK government is not doing enough to tackle the problem, claim experts on bmj.com today.

No Tobacco Ads Anymore?

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:06:44 -0500

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to ban all tobacco advertising. The aim is to protect the world's youth from becoming addicted to a product WHO says could cause one billion premature deaths this century. The U.N. organization issued the call on World No Tobacco Day. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from WHO headquarters in Geneva.

Waterpipe smoking on college campuses may contribute to growing public health problem

harminka — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:38:25 -0500

More and more U.S. college students are smoking tobacco using waterpipes – or hookahs – and it's becoming a growing public health issue, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher.

Your baby's brain on drugs

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:21:13 -0500

Although behavioral studies clearly indicate that exposure to drugs, alcohol and tobacco in utero is bad for a baby's developing brain, specific anatomic brain effects have been hard to tease out in humans. Often users don't limit themselves to one substance, and demographic factors like poverty can also influence brain development.

Moms quit cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol during pregnancy, but dads don't

harminka — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:56:11 -0500

Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy and their usage rebounds to pre-pregnancy levels within two years of having a baby, according to a new University of Washington study.

Gene 'knockout' floors tobacco carcinogen

harminka — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:34:42 -0500

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.

Marijuana Smokers Face Rapid Lung Destruction

aboey — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:01:35 -0600

A study in a Wiley-Blackwell journal – Respirology – finds that the development of bullous lung disease occurs in marijuana smokers approximately 20 years earlier than tobacco smokers.

ACS Urges Smokers to Quit On Smoke Out Day

Ian McGuffick — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:52:08 -0600

The American Cancer Society held its 31st annual American Smoke Out today, offering information on tobacco product's deadly risks and urging smokers to call it quits.

Explosive discovery on genetically engineered tobacco plant

harminka — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:59:13 -0500

Tobacco may be bad for human health, but a new study reports that a genetically engineered tobacco plant may be very good for the environment. It shows promise for cleaning up soil contaminated with TNT, a widely used military explosive.