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WHO Pushes Governments to Battle Smoking

Developing countries most at risk, can least afford measures

(Newser) - Aiming to slash the 5.4 million tobacco-related deaths worldwide per year, the World Health Organization today called on governments everywhere to discourage smoking, the Wall Street Journal reports. As it stands, only 5% of countries have programs working to curb the habit, such as advertising bans and warning labels....

Smoking Pot Rots Your Teeth
Smoking Pot Rots Your Teeth
Feb 6, 2008 8:04 AM CST

Smoking Pot Rots Your Teeth

On the plus side, you'll feel pretty mellow about it

(Newser) - Smoking pot might give you the munchies—and then take away the pearly whites you need to satisfy them, a new study finds. New Zealand researchers have found that regularly smoking marijuana causes increasingly severe gum disease, with one in four heavy smokers with chronic periodontal disease by the age...

Germans to Ex-Chancellor: Yes, We Mind

Schmidt, 89, defies new smoking ban, lights up in public

(Newser) - German anti-smoking groups are fuming over photos of ex-chancellor Helmut Schmidt lighting up in a Hamburg theater in defiance of a ban on smoking in public places. Schmidt and his wife—"aged a lung-cancer-defying 89 and 88, respectively," Der Spiegel reports— face an investigation after an anti-smoking group...

Anti-Smoking Poster Boy Still Lights Up

'I'm afraid to quit' despite amputation, heart attacks, stroke

(Newser) - New Yorkers have grown to know Skip Legault's face well from anti-smoking ads in the subway and on TV over the past few weeks. A smoker since he was eight, Legault has lost a leg to blood clots, suffered two heart attacks in his twenties, and had a debilitating stroke....

Smoking Linked to Suicidal Thoughts

Do troubled people smoke, or does it work in reverse?

(Newser) - Young smokers think about suicide at higher rates than non-smokers, researchers have discovered. Nearly 15% of non-smokers reported suicidal thoughts, compared with 20% of casual smokers and 30% of addicted smokers, according to the study in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Researchers could not determine whether smoking was a cause...

Movie Smoking Sways Kids to Light Up

Hollywood influence starts 'earlier than previously thought'

(Newser) - Movies sway kids to smoke at a much younger age than previously thought, a new study finds. Dartmouth Medical School tracked 2,200 kids aged 9-12 who went to a range of G, PG, and PG-13 films, and found that those who saw more on-screen smoking were more likely to...

No Dice for Smoking Gamblers
No Dice for Smoking Gamblers
Jan 1, 2008 9:12 AM CST

No Dice for Smoking Gamblers

Ill. casino bosses worry about losing business to tobacco-friendly rivals

(Newser) - The brand-new ban on indoor smoking in Illinois is expected to hit the state's nine casinos hard, the Chicago Tribune reports. Plenty of gamblers like a smoke, and along the Mississippi River, all they'll need to do is cross into Missouri or Iowa to enjoy one. "No smoking and...

Mouthwash Could Spot Cancer
Mouthwash Could Spot Cancer
Jan 1, 2008 7:00 AM CST

Mouthwash Could Spot Cancer

'Swish-and-spit' test to spot head and neck cancers

(Newser) - Scientists are working on a mouth rinse that could save lives by detecting head and neck cancers early, Reuters reports. A cheap and easy "swish-and-spit" saliva test could turn up cells containing the altered genes associated with these cancers. Head and neck cancers can often be cured, but early...

8 Secrets to Healthy Skin
8 Secrets to Healthy Skin
Dec 30, 2007 12:52 PM CST

8 Secrets to Healthy Skin

Quit smoking, get some sleep, and don't go crazy with the beauty aids

(Newser) - You can't fight getting older, but you can keep the signs of wear and tear, not to speak of stress, off your face with these tips from the New York Times beauty expert:
  1. Get rid of old beauty products after a year—pots and tubes can develop micro-organism communities
  2. Quit
...

Smoking Linked to Diabetes Risk
Smoking Linked to Diabetes Risk
Dec 12, 2007 1:13 PM CST

Smoking Linked to Diabetes Risk

Heavy puffers saw 61% risk increase

(Newser) - The list of ways smoking can kill you got a bit longer today, reports the BBC. Smokers have a 44% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows, and that risk rises yet higher for heavy smokers, up to 61%. “The relevant question should no longer...

Smoking Rate No Longer Falling
Smoking Rate No Longer Falling
Nov 8, 2007 5:35 PM CST

Smoking Rate No Longer Falling

Activists say White House is asleep at the switch

(Newser) - After falling steadily for more than 40 years, smoking rates have steadied since 2004, according to CDC data released today. About 20% of Americans currently smoke, and experts are concerned. "Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable disease we have, and we need to bring down the rates as...

Nigeria Sues Big Tobacco on Kid Smokers

Claims companies deliberately market cigarettes to children

(Newser) - Nigeria has launched a $40 billion lawsuit against Philip Morris and two other major tobacco companies, claiming they deliberately market cigarettes to children. Its government is demanding punitive damages and compensation for current and future health care costs, reports the BBC. A spokesman for the largest of the three, British...

Shot Helps Smokers Kick Habit
Shot Helps Smokers Kick Habit
Nov 7, 2007 7:10 PM CST

Shot Helps Smokers Kick Habit

(Newser) - Smokers may someday be able to receive a shot to help them kick the habit, the AP reports. A new vaccine blocks the rush of nicotine to the brain and "clearly shows promise" in helping smokers quit, said one expert. The emphasis on reducing the pleasurable effects of nicotine,...

Firms Help Workers Kick Butts
Firms Help Workers Kick Butts
Oct 26, 2007 10:40 AM CDT

Firms Help Workers Kick Butts

Seeking savings, employers offer programs, incentives

(Newser) - Smoking, everybody's favorite target, is now drawing fire from employers looking to cut medical costs by helping workers kick the habit, the New York Times reports. Employers gain significantly when employees quit, because a typical smoker racks up $16,000 in additional lifetime medical costs and saps productivity with smoking...

Teen Smokers More Likely to Drink, Do Drugs: Study

Also at higher risk for depression, anxiety

(Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater...

Smoking Linked to Alzheimer's
Smoking Linked to Alzheimer's
Sep 3, 2007 4:21 AM CDT

Smoking Linked to Alzheimer's

Smoking 'rusts' blood vessels, researchers find

(Newser) - If lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and social ostracism aren't enough, here's another good reason to stop smoking: a new study links smoking to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The study, published in the journal Neurology, says that smoking alters the cells of arteries much the same way that metal rusts.

Tobacco Giant Plans Spinoff of Overseas Arm

Philip Morris unit, less vulnerable to lawsuits, can focus on growth

(Newser) - Altria, the world's largest tobacco company, wants to break its Philip Morris International unit off from its US counterpart, Bloomberg reports, to pursue greater overseas growth while insulating it from health-related US lawsuits. "Tobacco is growing overseas, while in the US it's in decline, making a reasonable argument for...

No Moss, but Rolling Stones May Gather Fine

Richards, Wood defy smoking ban at UK show, plan to continue

(Newser) - Threat of fines appear unlikely to keep the Rolling Stones from smoking onstage, the Times reports. Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood lit up during a show yesterday in London despite frantic warnings from venue staff. "You might say that Keith and Ronnie lighting up while they swap licks...

Smoking Clouds Workplace Productivity

Lighting up means poorer health, poorer work, researchers say

(Newser) - Employees who smoke also call in sick more frequently and demonstrate poorer productivity, to the tune of $92 billion in annual losses, a Swedish researcher says. All that huddling by the loading dock translates to startling hard numbers, CareerBuilder.com reports: In a study of 14,000 workers, smokers took,...

Anti-Smoking Pill May Work on Booze, Too

Drug that targets brain's pleasure center shows promise in tests

(Newser) - A pill that helps smokers quit also shows promise in combating alcoholism, and future uses may include treatment for other addictions and even Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Varenicline acts on brain receptors that bind with nicotine, blunting its effects by inhibiting the release of dopamine, a so-called pleasure hormone. Alcohol...

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