Canadian Lung Association Welcomes Federal Action On New Tobacco Warnings

The Canadian Lung Association (CLA) is praising the federal government’s unveiling of stronger warning labels for tobacco products. “The new warnings will help save the lives of thousands of Canadians”, says Heather Borquez, CLA’s President and CEO…

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Tobacco Retail Proximity To Schools

For years the tobacco industry has argued that efforts to ban tobacco advertising near schools would constitute a total ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas. But public health researchers at the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute have presented research that shows this is not the case in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, [...]

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Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients Have Fewer Complications When They Lead Healthy Lifestyles, Have Positive Attitude

Joint replacement patients who improve their lifestyle and maintain a positive mindset prior to surgery are more likely to have better functional outcomes than those who do not, according to research presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)…

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Smoking During Radiation Treatments Reduces Chance Of Overall Survival

Smokers who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancer fare significantly worse than those who quit smoking before therapy, according to a study in the February issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)…

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Cigarette Smoking Associated With Increased Risk Of Developing ALS

Cigarette smoking may be associated with an increased risk of developing the muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…

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E-Cigs The Future? Obama Quits Smoking, Depp Uses On Big Screen

President Barack Obama has quit smoking this week according to his wife Michelle. Johnny Depp plays Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart, meets Elise, an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. In the new movie The Tourist, Depp “lights up” an electronic cigarette throughout the film and explains all [...]

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Pediatricians’ Key Role In Curbing Tobacco Use

Nicotine addiction usually begins during the critical teenage years, and pediatric healthcare professionals can play a prominent role in promoting a tobacco-free lifestyle among children and adolescents, as described in an article published online ahead of print in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, & Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc…

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Electronic Cigarettes Hold Promise As Aid To Quitting

A study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers reports that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers quit, producing six-month abstinence rates nearly double those for traditional nicotine replacement products…

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MD Anderson’s Web-Based Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s popular web-based teen prevention and smoking-cessation program, ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), now speaks Spanish. The 10-year-old program advances the institution’s national commitment to help prevent teens from smoking or help them quit before it becomes a lifelong addiction…

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Pharmacists Help Consumers To Quit, Australia

The availability of nicotine patches on the PBS from today highlights the critical role pharmacists play in preventive health care and in guiding and advising consumers on their health needs…

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