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 School prevention program fails to curb teen smoking
Scientists say they will have to go back to the drawing board to find new ways to deter young people from smoking after a 15-year study revealed that a school-based prevention program did not work.
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 Media increases cigars popularity
It seemed to come at the height of public awareness about the dangers of cigarette smoking: cigars were making a comeback. Cigar bars sprang up across the country. Magazines showing movie stars smokin..
 Women smokers face higher risks of complications from breast reconstruction surgery
Women who quit smoking for at least three weeks prior to breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy may significantly reduce their risk of complications, according to a new report in the Februar..
 Ways to treat asthma
Asthma can be treated in many ways
1. Using conventional medicines and therapies
2. Using alternative medicines such as herbs or other traditional medicines
3. By using alternative therapies such..
 Medication and treatment for asthma
Asthma treatment is a growing field in the health care community. That is because so many people, particularly children, are being diagnosed with the condition. An increasing number of families are lo..
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 Actors continue to smoke on screen,despite ban
Cigarette brand endorsement by actors in the U.S. film industry has increased since the formal product-placement ban in 1988, according to a recent study in The Lancet.
According to the study, the..
 Lung cancer rates increasing
Lung cancer deaths are leveling off, according to a study in the Feb. 21 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI). This trend reflects of the number of teenagers who began smoking..
 Asthma pacients with acne
The asthma drug Zyflo fails to help patients with severe acne, according to a mid-stage trial carried out by the company Critical Therapeutics Inc. The drug, also known as zileuton, was neither better..
 Dust and asthma
Millions of Americans suffer from allergies and asthma. If symptoms persist or increase indoors the odds are dust mites are causing or enhancing the problem.
Dust mites are tiny members of the arac..
 How to conquer asthma
Asthma is a condition where due to certain stimuli a person experiences narrowing of air passages and difficulty in breathing. Treatment for asthma should be done under the guidance of a doctor and sh..
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