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Secondhand Smoke Can Damage Teens' Arteries
- By Join Together
- Published 03/8/2010
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Teens exposed to secondhand smoke have measurably thicker arteries than
adolescents who are not exposed, suggesting that for children "even a
little exposure to tobacco smoke may be harmful for blood vessels,"
according to researcher Katariina Kallio of the University of Turku in
Finland.
Are non-smokers smarter than smokers?
- By News Services
- Published 02/25/2010
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Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a
person smokes, the lower their IQ, according to a study of over 20,000
Israeli military recruits. Dr. Mark Weiser and colleagues from
Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer found that young men who smoked a
pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points lower than
non-smokers.
Positive Messages More Motivating for Tobacco Cessation
- By News Services
- Published 01/19/2010
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Telling people about the benefits of quitting is more likely to help
smokers break the habit than scaring them with the dangers of
continuing, researchers found. Callers to a tobacco quitline
were nearly twice as likely to stop in the short term when they got
positive messages rather than negative ones in a randomized trial led
by Benjamin A. Toll, PhD, of Yale University School of Medicine.
Smokers Inhaling Germs With Each Cigarette
- By News Services
- Published 01/8/2010
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New research provides evidence that the average cigarette is crawling
with germs, including bacteria that cause respiratory disease. But
as one spokesman for a tobacco company pointed out, the authors of the
new study aren't sure what, if any, hazard the germs pose. And exposure
to bacteria is nothing new: Microbes surround us every day of our lives. Still, the findings raise plenty of questions.
Asthmatics Who Quit Smoking May Reverse Lung Damage
- By News Services
- Published 12/28/2009
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People who have asthma and who also smoke could reverse some of the
damage to their lungs by saying no to cigarettes, new Dutch research
suggests. "We found that exposure to cigarette smoke appears to
increase the thickness of the epithelium, or lining, of the airways in
the lung," Martine Broekema, lead author of the study, said in a news
release from the American Thoracic Society. "This may be the underlying
cause of the fact that smoking asthma patients experience more asthma
symptoms."
Cigarette Cravings Impair Concentration
- By Join Together
- Published 12/23/2009
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Cigarette cravings increase the likelihood that a person will lose
their train of thought while performing a cognitive task. Craving interrupts meta-awareness, which is the ability to assess one's
own thoughts, according to researchers from the University of
Pittsburgh.
Nonsmokers Top Smokers in Well-Being Across All Incomes
- By Misc Author
- Published 12/1/2009
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Smokers trail nonsmokers in well-being, regardless of income bracket,
according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index data collected in 2008
and 2009. In every income group, smokers are less likely than
nonsmokers to be "thriving" by at least 12 percentage points.
Study shows texting helps kick smoking
- By News Services
- Published 11/17/2009
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Texting, besides dominating communication in the 21st century, may be good for helping stop the habit of smoking. An
experiment at the University of Auckland in New Zealand revealed an
easier way to quit smoking may be right at your fingertips. “It’s
tactile,” said Tom Hall, director of education and training programs
for UCF’s Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programming. “Smokers are
used to doing things with their hands.”
Don't Switch to 'Lights' to Quit Smoking
- By Join Together
- Published 11/11/2009
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Switching to so-called light cigarettes won't improve your health or help you quit smoking, experts say. Researchers led by Hilary Tindle of the
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that smokers who
switched from their usual brand to a "light," "low-tar" or "mild"
product were half as likely to quit smoking than those who stuck with
their normal smokes.
Smoking During Pregnancy May Predispose Kids to Behavioral Problems
- By Join Together
- Published 11/6/2009
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Women who smoked during pregnancy were more likely to report having
children with behavioral problems, and researchers think the reason
could be fetal brain damage, the BBC reported Nov. 3.

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