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 Public health leaders learn from tobacco industry marketing savvy
For the past 40 years, public health officials told teenagers and young adults about the harms of cigarette smoking. Meanwhile, a new study said, the tobacco industry was engaged in an increasingly ta..
 Scientists confirm cancer risk from secondhand smoke
Nonsmokers who regularly breathe others’ tobacco smoke have a one-fifth greater chance of developing lung cancer because of it, said scientists with the International Association for Research on Cance..
 Medication and counseling help african americans quit smoking
African Americans who want to quit smoking face unique challenges. In a new study reported in the July 24 Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 288, No. 4: 468-474), researchers looked at..
 Efforts to stop teen smoking are paying off
Newly-released data reported in the July 17 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said smoking among high school students peaked in the..
 Nyc mayor signs law upping cost of cigarettes
According to news reports, the number of cigarettes sold in New York City has dropped by almost half since the city upped the tax on a pack of cigarettes from $.20 to $1.50 July 1. Some brands now cos..
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 Smokers get lung cancer despite exercising
Some men believe leisure time exercise or a physically demanding job can reduce their risk of lung cancer from smoking cigarettes, but they are wrong, researchers said in the International Journal of..
 Stomach cancer risk increased in smokers with a bacteria
Researchers have found that people infected with a bacteria linked to stomach cancer who also smoke increase their risk of developing the disease, according to a study published in the International J..
 Quitting smoking adds years to your life
People who stop smoking can live a lot longer, regardless of the age at which they quit, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health (Vol. 92, No. 6: 990-996).
The study found th..
 Smoking, good and bad indoor air
California’s Tobacco Control Program has cleaned up the state’s indoor air in the workplace and at home, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health (Vol. 92, No. 5: 785-791).
Th..
 More nyc workers may get tobacco smoke protection
Workers and the public in all New York City workplaces, including all bars and restaurants, may soon enjoy the same protection from the second-hand smoke available now only in the city’s larger establ..
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