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Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking. Also known as narghile, shisha and goza, a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water ...
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A new study has provided evidence that nicotine addiction levels are decreased in smokers who have switched to electronic cigarettes, according to Dr. Michael Siegel writing on his blog, The Rest of the Story: Tobacco Analysis and ...
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The CTU have today presented to the health select committee in support of plain packaging of tobacco. "Any steps that can be taken to lower smoking rates will result in New Zealand workers and their families having healthier and better ...
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The Chantler Review found it was 'very likely' that unbranded plain packed tobacco would reduce both the uptake and prevalence of smoking. British American Tobacco has strongly hinted at a legal battle, stating: "We believe plain ...
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Once quitting smoking was simply a matter of a patch, gum or tablet, but new research from Mintel sees smokers in the UK increasingly turning to E-cigarettes to beat the habit, with the market for such products in the UK growing an ...
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In 2013, sales of cigarettes rose 0.3% to figure of 21.1bn cigarettes, according to industry data provided by Marlboro maker Philip Morris International and reported in today’s Telegraph. The increase follows four straight years of ...
Survival among people with lung cancer has been better for women than men, and the findings of a recent study indicate that female hormones may be a factor in this difference. The combination of estrogen plus progesterone and the use of ...
THURSDAY Feb. 13, 2014, 2014 -- The increased risk of having a stroke or other blood-clotting problem might continue longer after a woman gives birth than previously believed, according to a new study. "Historically, six weeks was the ...
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Roswell Park/University at Buffalo study finds significant risk for women who never smoked Secondhand smoking is linked with pregnancy loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth and tubal ectopic pregnancy, according to new research from ...
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It's never too early for you to start taking care of your heart. Studies show children who have good heart health practices are at lower your risk of developing cardiovascular diseases later in life. The first step, says Susan Haynes, ...
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New research is lighting up yet another reason for women to quit smoking. In a study published online in the journal Menopause, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report the first evidence ...
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NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use. Another 15 states have decriminalized the drug. And 19 states allow it for medical purposes. An increase in ...
Young women who smoke and have been smoking a pack a day for a decade or more have a significantly increased risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in Cancer, a ...
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Following opposition by public health professionals, the Bali administration has finally declared its official stance on the plan to hold Inter-tabac Asia 2014, an international trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories, in ...
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