News tagged with smoking behavior
Smoke from Whitewater-Baldy Complex fire affecting 6 states
(Phys.org) -- The Whitewater-Baldy Complex fires burning and rugged terrain in the Gila National Forest in western New Mexico have been generating a lot of smoke. The smoke has now been swept up by a cold ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 28, 2012 |
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Brain scan can tell if a smoker will quit (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain scans showing neural reactions to pro-health messages can predict if you'll keep that resolution to quit smoking more accurately than you yourself can. That's according to a new study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2011 |
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California's leadership in tobacco control results in lower lung cancer rate
A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego shows that California's 40 year-long tobacco control program has resulted in lung cancer rates that are nearly 25 percent lower than other states.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Bars, restaurants see no significant employment change under smoking bans in two cities
The passage of smoking bans in two large Minnesota cities was not associated with job losses at bars and may in fact have contributed to higher employment in restaurants, according to new research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Four unhealthy behaviors combine to increase death risk
Four unhealthy behaviors -- smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet and alcohol consumption -- appear to be associated with a substantially increased risk of death when combined, according to a report in the April 26 ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Combining weight-focused counseling, medication helps women quit smoking
For women smokers worried about their weight, combining cognitive behavioral therapy addressing weight concerns with the medication bupropion appears more effective than counseling alone to help them quit smoking, according ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Obesity now poses as great a threat to quality of life as smoking
As the US population becomes increasingly obese while smoking rates continue to decline, obesity has become an equal, if not greater, contributor to the burden of disease and shortening of healthy life in comparison to smoking. ...
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Poor face greater health burden than smokers or the obese
The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Study confirms association between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in children
The scientists observed that the impact of tobacco smoke was especially detrimental during gestation. The results of the study have been published in the current online issue of the renowned journal Environmental Health Pe ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion
The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report ...
Nov 08, 2009 |
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Teen attitudes toward smoking linked to likelihood of drinking and using drugs
New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination. Among their findings: attitudes toward smoking influenced ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes daily habit
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they ...
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Study: Personality traits associated with stress and worry can be hazardous to your health
(PhysOrg.com) -- Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 18, 2009 |
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A double-threat to teen health: Researchers say smoking, binge drinking need to be addressed
As teens head back to school, health teachers may want to revise their lesson plans. Temple researchers have found that kids who engage in heavy drinking will more than likely also engage in heavy smoking, and they say educators ...
Aug 09, 2009 |
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