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Smoking Leaves the Body Vulnerable to Disease

rajiv — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:06 +0000

Recently published scientific research has shown that people who smoke regularly risk killing off ‘good’ bacteria and, in doing so, leave the body vulnerable to various diseases.

Read the entire post at Digital Journal.

Smoking Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Men

rajiv — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:42:56 +0000

Middle-aged men who smoke suffered more rapid cognitive decline than peers who have never smoked or who have been ex-smokers for at least 10 years, researchers reported Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Read entire article at LATimes.com

Iraq Parliament Bans Smoking in Public

rajiv — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:05:25 +0000

The Iraqi parliament passes an anti-smoking law based on Article 33 of the constitution, which says that ‘every individual has the right to live in safe environmental conditions’.

Read the entire post at AhramOnline

Patterns of Cognitive Dissonance-Reducing Beliefs among Smokers: A Longitudinal Analysis from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey.

rajiv — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:21:05 +0000

Part of the conclusions of a recently released paper says, “Smokers are motivated to rationalize their behavior through the endorsement of more positive beliefs about smoking, and these beliefs change systematically with changes in smoking status.”

Read the rest of the post at tobaccocontrol.bmj.com

Another reason to kick the habit: A hospital in Pennsylvania won’t hire smokers and screens for nicotine

rajiv — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:47:24 +0000

As a Pennsylvania hospital announced that it will be screening potential employees for traces of nicotine, applicants now have another reason to kick the habit.

Geisinger Health System in eastern Pennsylvania hopes that the health of their patients and their employees will benefit from the proposed ban.

Read the entire article at DailyMail.co.uk

Fewer Young Teenagers are Smoking

rajiv — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:47:07 +0000

Smoking among young teenagers has fallen to its lowest level since records began almost 30 years ago.

The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey showed levels among 13 and 15-year-olds, while fluctuating over time, had dropped to a new low in 2010.

Read entire content by the Press Association

Smokers Turned Off Detectors – Fire Leaves 93 Dead

rajiv — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:48:40 +0000

The 93 persons who suffocated to death in the blaze at Kolkata’s AMRI hospital on Friday may well have been saved if insensitive smokers, including doctors and staffers, had not turned off the smoke alarms before puffing away.

Read Entire Post at HindustanTimes.com

Patches, Counseling, Persistence Can Help Smokers Quit

rajiv — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:52:30 +0000

Quitting smoking isn’t easy for most people but medication and counseling can help them succeed, according to the results of two new studies.

Read entire article at Health.USNews.com

Smoking in Cars Should be Banned: Doctors

rajiv — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:02:51 +0000

There is now strong evidence that smoking in vehicles exposes non-smokers to high levels of second hand smoke which is known to be damaging to heath, the BMA said.

Because of the small enclosed space inside a car, smoking creates 23 times more toxins than found in a smoky bar, it was claimed.

Read the entire post at The Telegraph

Smokers Turn to E-cigs to Quit

rajiv — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:17:14 +0000

One of the things the researchers of this study learned was that most of the people who used e-cigarettes had quit smoking and had switched completely to the electronic product.

Read entire post at PennLive.com