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Large-scale study compares impact of cigarette and marijuana smoking

by Tara Green (NaturalNews) Marijuana smoking, at least at moderate levels, does not harm lungs but actually improves airflow rates and lung capacity. That's the finding of a recent study published in the January 11, 2012 issue of the Journal ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2012-01-13 09:18 - 0 comments

American Medical Association Promoted Tobacco, Cigarettes in its Medical Journal

Originally published June 12 2009 American Medical Association Promoted Tobacco, Cigarettes in its Medical Journal by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) This article originally ran ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2011-02-22 09:39 - 0 comments

Tobacco Smoke Causes Immediate Damage To Cells And Tissue, US Surgeon General

Medical News Today 09 Dec 2010 Even brief and secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke damages cells and inflames tissue straight away, and repeated exposure weakens the human body's ability to repair the damage, a new report from the US Surgeon ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2010-12-10 12:32 - 0 comments

Thousands of Indonesian children and babies are chain smokers

Thursday, November 11, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer (NaturalNews) Aldi Rizal was just 11 months old when he smoked his first cigarette, and by the time he turned two years old, the Indonesian baby boy was smoking four packs of cigarettes a ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2010-11-11 09:43 - 0 comments

Tobacco Linked to Mental Illness

by Christine Ross (for henrymakow.com)   We all know tobacco can cause lung cancer and heart disease. And we know the mass media suppressed this knowledge for many years due to tobacco industry pressure.  But did you know ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2010-03-29 08:54 - 0 comments

Tobacco faces new FDA marketing restrictions

By MOLLY PETERSON Copyright 2010 March 19, 2010  Tobacco companies led by Altria Group Inc. and Reynolds American Inc. were banned from marketing to young people under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's first moves in a decade to ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2010-03-19 09:43 - 0 comments

Teen Girls Say Pink Camel in Cigarette Ads Caught Their Eye

MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) --Years ago, a popular cigarette advertising campaign proudly proclaimed to women, "You've come a long way, baby!" But a recent study of teens shows the war on cigarette advertising that targets ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2010-03-15 09:07 - 0 comments

Cigars, Pipes No Safer Than Cigarettes

WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 16, 2010 -- Switching from cigarettes to cigars or pipes isn’t going to do your lungs any favors. A new study suggests that pipe and cigar smoking may be more harmful than thought. ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2010-02-17 09:29 - 0 comments

Obesity's Rise May Hurt Smoking Gains In Lifespan

By JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN Dec. 4, 2009 A drop in smoking has meant an increase in life expectancy for many Americans, but some of those gains may be overcome by increasing levels of obesity, making French fries a possible 21st century version ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2009-12-04 09:22 - 0 comments

Smoking ban 'did not lead to rise in home exposure'

Monday, 23 November 2009 One of the main criticisms of the ban in public places was that it could prompt people to swap pubs for drinking at home where they could smoke. But a Cardiff University study of 3,500 primary school children found ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2009-11-23 12:06 - 0 comments

U.S. stop-smoking efforts stalled, report shows

Thu Nov 12, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to help smokers kick the habit have stalled in the United States, with hardly any recent change in smoking rates, federal researchers reported on Thursday. Just over 20 percent of the ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2009-11-12 11:52 - 0 comments

FDA Cracks Down on Web Sites Selling Flavored Cigarettes

By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: November 09, 2009 WASHINGTON -- The Internet is not a safe haven for merchants selling illegal flavored cigarettes, the FDA warned in a letter to 14 companies still out of compliance ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2009-11-09 09:59 - 0 comments

Green tea extracts may slow smokers’ lung damage

Daily consumption of a Chinese green tea extract may slow the damage of cigarette smoke in the lungs, according to results from a rat study from Hong Kong. By Stephen Daniells, 14-Oct-2009 Daily consumption of a Chinese green tea ...

Blog - GeraldMartin - 2009-10-15 19:35 - 0 comments

Photos of Smokers Trigger Brain Reaction in Those Trying to Quit

(HealthDay News) -- If you're trying to quit smoking, just looking at a picture of someone taking a puff could hurt your attempt to kick the habit, a new study says. Brain scans of smokers taken before and 24 hours after quitting showed ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2009-02-03 16:43 - 0 comments

Spouses of Smokers at Risk for Stroke

By Kelli Miller Stacy WebMD Health News July 29, 2008 -- Nonsmokers who are married to someone who smokes have a greatly increased risk for stroke, a finding that further underscores the dangers of secondhand smoke. Researchers reporting in ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2008-07-30 14:25 - 0 comments

Psychology Of Smoking

Millions of individuals around the world smoke everyday. This is because people who start or continue to smoke have psychological addictions that don¢t allow them to kick the habit very easily. Below are some insights into the psychology of smoking and ...

Blog - George Key - 2008-05-10 07:41 - 0 comments

School Athletes Less Likely to Smoke: Study

Young Americans who participate in high school team sports or individual physical activity are less likely to smoke than their classmates, says a University of Pennsylvania study, which found this effect lasts for at least three years after high school ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-12-10 13:05 - 0 comments

U.S. smoking rate stalled at 21 percent, CDC says

Fri Nov 9, 2007 By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 21 percent of Americans smoke, a number that has been stalled since 2004, federal researchers reported on Thursday in a study they said means governments ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-11-09 14:25 - 0 comments

Do Cigarette Taxes Help or Hurt Poor Smokers?

By DAN CHILDS ABC News Medical Unit Aug. 31, 2007 A new study suggesting that tax hikes on cigarettes may be ineffective in reducing smoking among poor people is drawing fire from tobacco control and public health experts who call the research ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-08-31 11:43 - 0 comments

Second-hand smoke to kill 2 million Chinese: report

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 2 million older people alive today in China are likely to die from emphysema and other chronic lung diseases caused by second-hand smoke, researchers predicted on Thursday. ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-08-31 11:27 - 0 comments

Smoking may bring on early menopause

Thu Jul 19, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke are more likely to begin menopause before the age of 45 years, which puts them at increased risk of osteoporosis and heart disease, Norwegian researchers report. Among a group of ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-07-20 15:12 - 0 comments

Smokers Toxic to Bar, Restaurant Workers

06.28.07 THURSDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- It's a tip waiters and bartenders could do without. A potent carcinogen rises quickly in restaurant and bar workers' urine after even brief exposures to secondhand smoke, a new U.S. study ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-06-29 10:50 - 0 comments

Pluses and Minuses to Snus, Sweden's Cigarette Alternative

By Peggy Peck, Managing Editor, MedPage Today Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. May 10, 2007 STOCKHOLM, May 10 -- Moist snuff known as snus, Sweden's most popular ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-05-10 14:41 - 0 comments

Nicotine in cigarettes rising: Harvard study

Harvard School of Public Health researchers analyzed data submitted by major cigarette brands to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which in August released its own study showing nicotine levels steadily rising. The amount of nicotine ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-01-25 11:26 - 0 comments

Harvard study: Nicotine is increasing

BOSTON (AFX) - Researchers at the Harvard School of Prt, which said that the higher nicotine levels made it easier to get hooked on cigarettes and harder to quit. Massachusetts is one of three states to require tobacco companies to ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-01-18 10:57 - 0 comments

Smoke-Free Workplace Laws, Cigarette Taxes on the Rise

01.09.07 TUESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Anti-tobacco forces are claiming some victories, with more states banning smoking in public places. But there's still too little state funding for smoking prevention and cessation programs. ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2007-01-10 11:24 - 0 comments

Young smokers often try to quit on their own

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most young smokers between the ages of 16 and 24 years who try to quit are not using recommended smoking cessation methods, according to a report in the current Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the US ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2006-12-27 17:34 - 0 comments

Cutting back on cigarettes may not cut risks

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy smokers who cut down on cigarettes may actually do little to reduce their exposure to toxic tobacco compounds, a new study suggests. Researchers found that a group of heavy smokers who cut down to ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2006-12-18 16:48 - 0 comments

Smoking's Effects on Uterus Harm Fertility

By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- If you thought all the risks of cigarette smoking were already known, think again. New research finds that heavy smoking impairs women's fertility by reducing the ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2006-12-07 10:44 - 0 comments

Preteen daters more likely to take up smoking: study

Thu Nov 30, 2006 By Patricia Reaney LONDON (Reuters) - Children who start dating before their teens are at least twice as likely as other youngsters to become smokers, researchers said on Friday. The link was particularly strong in preteen ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2006-12-05 16:36 - 0 comments

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