Were they still alive today, John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart might have been given a serious image makeover. The message from Hollywood last year: smoking in movies is not cool anymore.
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Almost Every Type of Cancer Kills More Men Than Women, Study Shows
Men die at higher rates than women from almost every kind of cancer, a new study finds.
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A New Study Details the Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy
Pretty much everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. It’s particularly ill-advised for pregnant women, although data show one in five U.S. moms-to-be still cop to the habit. Lest smokers need another nudge to quit, the first …
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Learning Disabilities, ADHD in Kids
Kids who grow up among smokers are more likely than kids in smoke-free homes to suffer from a number of neurobehavioral disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities and conduct disorders.
Iceland Mulls Selling Cigarettes By Prescription Only
Icelanders hoping to light up may soon need a note from their doctor.
Smokers Can Quit With Help Via Text Message
The jury’s still out on just how much cell phones may contribute to cancer, but here’s one way they may help prevent it: by encouraging smokers to quit.
Study: Quitting Smoking With Chantix May Increase Risk of Heart Attack
A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ decisions to use the drug, …
Teens and Drugs: Rite of Passage or Recipe for Addiction?
Teen drug use shouldn’t be looked at as a rite of passage but as a public health problem, say experts, and one that has reached “epidemic” levels.
U.S. Life Expectancy Lags, Slips in Women
Americans aren’t living as long as they should, given the relatively sophisticated and expensive health care system in this country.
Study: Why Quitting Smoking Makes You Fat
It’s an unfortunate fact that when smokers kick the habit, they often gain weight — a side effect that many smokers use as a reason for not quitting.
Study: A Mysterious Gene Variant That Makes Quitting Smoking Easier
Smokers with a variant gene linked to higher risk for heroin addiction and more relapse in alcoholism actually have an easier time quitting cigarettes — and a new study finds that their pleasure from nicotine varies with the …
Taming the Smoker’s Brain: A Better Way to Quit?
Any American who has bought a pack of cigarettes since the mid-’60s might have seen the health warnings. One of the first, quaint and timid, said, “Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health.”
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Mothers Abused in Childhood More Likely to Have At-Risk Babies
Increasingly, a whole body of research indicates what happens early in childhood — even in utero — affects the rest of your life. Now, a new study reinforces that perspective, finding that women who were abused as children …
