Stop Smoking Now - The Downside Of A Cancer Study Extolling Ct Scans

Doctors said they feared that the findings of a reduced risk of lung cancer death for heavy smokers who get the scans could lead to needless testing for people in low-risk groups.

Stop Smoking Now - Nhs Confederation Comments On Smoking Statistics

NHS Confederation deputy director of policy Jo Webber comments on the publication by annual smoking statistics from 2009/2010 the NHS Information Centre. She said: "These figures show that more people than ever before are giving up smoking and that the NHS is playing its part in helping them to kick the habit...

Stop Smoking Now - Judges Let New York State Tax Indian Cigarette Sales

An appeals court lifted an order blocking taxation of cigarettes sold on reservations, but the decision does not apply to the state’s biggest tribal seller.

Stop Smoking Now - Blf Stresses Dangers Of Passive Smoke Following New Study, Uk

The British Lung Foundation is raising awareness of the dangers of passive smoking after a new report published in The Lancet shows around one in 100 deaths worldwide each year is due to passive smoke. Furthermore, the figures also reveal that more than 600,000 people die each year worldwide...

Must Stop Smoking - Bloomberg Backs Uruguay's Anti-smoking Laws

New York's mayor says he will use some of his philanthropic resources to help battle tobacco companies.

Stop Smoking Now - Voters Deliver Several Victories For Lung Health

The American Lung Association congratulates voters in South Dakota for delivering a big victory for lung health by overwhelmingly approving a law (61.7% to 35.3%) prohibiting smoking in all restaurants, bars and gaming establishments. The law had been approved by the legislature and signed into law back in March 2009, but was sent to the ballot by opponents of the law...

Stop Smoking - F.d.a. Unveils Graphic Warnings For Cigarette Packs

Designed to cover half of a pack’s surface area, the proposed labels are intended to spur smokers to stop by providing graphic reminders of tobacco’s dangers.

Stop Smoking - Cigarette Smoke Linked To Adhd, Headaches And Stuttering In Children

Research to be presented at an international conference (Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health) in Sydney today (8 Oct) shows that children exposed to second-hand smoke have significantly higher rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), headaches and stuttering than those who are not exposed...

Must Stop Smoking - Study Finds Smokers' Surgical Outcomes Riddled With Severe Complications And Even Death

Results from a clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 found that smokers have significantly more complications post-surgery than non-smokers, including a higher death rate. "Previous research told us that comprehensive warnings about the dangers of tobacco can change attitudes towards smoking, especially among patients coming in for surgery," said Alparslan Turan, M.D...

Must Stop Smoking - A Smoker, No Apologies About It

Mr. Boehner conceded Sunday that cigarettes were a “bad habit” but expressed little willingness to give them up.

Stop Smoking - Chronic Disease Alliance Receives European Health Award 2010

The European Society of Cardiology is delighted to see the European Health Award 2010 handed to the Chronic Disease Alliance at the 13th European Health Forum held in Gastein 6 - 9 October 2010. The ESC was instrumental in setting up this informal coalition representing more than 100,000 health professionals...

Stop Smoking Now - Lawmakers Grapple With High-profile Bills In Albany

New York State lawmakers wrestled with a number of high-profile bills in a flurry of activity late Wednesday.

Must Stop Smoking - Finland Bans Tobacco Display In Europe's Toughest Tobacco Control Law

ASH congratulates the Finnish president who signed a new law putting tobacco displays out of sight in shops. Finland joins a growing number of countries including Ireland, Canada and Norway that have adopted the measure to protect young people from tobacco marketing...

Must Stop Smoking - Philip Morris Said To Benefit From Child Labor

A new report says child labor is widespread on farms that supply the company’s cigarette factory in Kazakhstan.

Must Stop Smoking - New Nist 'standard Cigarette' Available For Fire-resistance Testing

Cigarettes are the most frequent cause of fatalities from residential fires in the United States. So, it might seem surprising to learn that a cigarette that burns stronger than others has been used for decades by manufacturers of home furnishings to test the fire resistance of their products...

Stop Smoking Now - Testing Idea Of Public Enforcing A Public Smoking Ban

Some New York City officials say the public could help enforce a proposal to extend limits on outdoor smoking.

Stop Smoking Now - 1,000 People A Day Stop Smoking With Nhs, Uk

Action on Smoking & Health has welcomed today's announcement from the Department of Health that the NHS in England helped a record 374,000 smokers to stop smoking last year. The figure refers only to those who stop for at least 4 weeks using NHS services and does not include the millions of smokers who try to go it alone every year...

Stop Smoking Now - A Hole In The Bar Where The Cigarette Machine Stood

Cigarette machines, once a familiar presence in most bars, have become scarce in a no-smoking atmosphere.

Stop Smoking - Teenage Smoking Linked To Higher Depression Risk

According to a recent sub-study, part of long-term Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study based at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, University of Toronto and the University of Montreal, professionals discovered that smoking can increase depressive symptoms in teens...

Must Stop Smoking - No Smoking, Please. Or More. We Can’t Decide.

New York hates cigarettes, but is fond of the way they pay the bills.

Must Stop Smoking - Penn Receives Nih Grant For Personalized Smoking Cessation Research

A variety of smoking cessation treatments are currently available for the more than 18 million adult Americans try to stop smoking each year, but success rates vary widely. Despite the importance of quitting smoking, more personalized approaches to smoking cessation treatment are needed to help smokers pick the right method that will work best for them...

Must Stop Smoking - Bloomberg Weighs Smoking Ban In Parks

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said the ban made sense because it would cut the health risks of secondhand smoke and reduce littering by smokers.

Stop Smoking - Decreasing Lung Cancer Risk By Eating A Diverse Diet Of Vegetables

Adding a variety of vegetables to one's diet may help decrease the chance of getting lung cancer, and adding a variety of fruits and vegetables may decrease the risk of squamous cell lung cancer, especially among smokers. Study results are published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...

Must Stop Smoking - A Shift Toward Fighting Fat

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which has spent $700 million to help fight smoking through research and advocacy since 1991, is shifting focus to childhood obesity through pledge of $500 million in spending over five years; foundation's antiobesity financing rose to $58 million in 2009, while its antismoking grants fell to $4 million, highlighting competition for private funds and shift in public health priorities; experts say without another antismoking advocate like Robert Wood Johnson, tobac...

Stop Smoking Now - Children Empowered To Skirt Alcohol And Tobacco Marketing Messages Via 'media Detective' Tool

Playing "media detective" allows children to understand the intentions of marketers and the goals of advertising while empowering them to resist messages that encourage alcohol or tobacco use. A study published in the current journal Pediatrics shows that teaching children as early as third grade to be more skeptical of media messages can help prevent substance use...

Must Stop Smoking - Greece: Tougher Smoking Ban Takes Effect Wednesday

The ban outlaws lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibits most tobacco advertising. But how effective it will be is an open question.