Stop Smoking - Tobacco Companies Cry Wolf: Chancellor Urged Not To Cave Into Industry Threats Over Smuggling, Uk

A submission to the Treasury in advance of next week's Budget by ASH and the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) endorsed by 68 health organisations has urged the government to stick to its principles and increase taxation on tobacco well above inflation...

Stop Smoking - Emphysema Found In Blood May Help You Stop Smoking

Okay, so you smoke cigarettes in a regular basis with no plans to stop. Lung cancer and respiratory ailments could be looming, but how do you know? A new blood test is being developed that detects the early development of emphysema well before symptoms occur and provide some form of peace of mind...

Stop Smoking - Eat Smoke Free In Los Angeles Starting Next Week

The battle rages on between smoking and public wellness organizations in the United States, and particularly in Los Angeles, the home of sun, diet and exercise. Next week, smoking within 10 feet of outdoor dining areas, including food courts, as well as within 40 feet of food kiosks, food carts, and mobile food trucks in the City of Los Angeles will be frowned upon...

Stop Smoking - Tobacco Industry Sues Fda On Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban

Lorillard Inc and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co have filed a lawsuit against the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) saying there were conflicts of interest and bias among members of an advisory panel which may recommend banning menthol cigarettes. The FDA advisory panel's recommendations are not binding, however the agency usually goes along with its advice...

Smoking Stop - Payment, Shipping Bans Stub Out Cigarette-selling Websites

Bans on using credit cards to pay for cigarettes bought on Internet sites - combined with bans on commercial shippers delivering the products - appear to have effectively reduced the size and reach of the online cigarette sales industry, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows...

Stop Smoking - Barring Smokers From The Workplace

Letters to the editor regarding employers who decide not to hire workers based on their statuses as smokers.

Smoking Stop - Electronic Cigarettes Hold Promise As Aid To Quitting

A study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers reports that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers stop, producing six-month abstinence rates nearly double those for traditional nicotine replacement products...

Stop Smoking - Md Anderson's Web-based Anti-smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's popular web-based teen prevention and smoking-cessation program, ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), now speaks Spanish. The 10-year-old program advances the institution's national commitment to help prevent teens from smoking or help them stop before it becomes a lifelong addiction...

Stop Smoking - Secondhand Smoke Laws May Reduce Childhood Ear Infections

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues from Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society have found that a reduction in secondhand smoking in American homes was associated with fewer cases of otitis media, the scientific name for middle ear infection. The study appears as an online first article on the website of the journal Tobacco Control...

Smoking Stop - Minister Aglukkaq Marks National Non-smoking Week With A Focus On Smoking Prevention For Youth

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, met with high school students to discuss ways to prevent young Canadians from taking up smoking. She was joined by Pierre Poilievre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, and the local Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton...

Smoking Stop - "a Stark Warning:" Smoking Causes Genetic Damage Within Minutes After Inhaling

In research described as "a stark warning" to those tempted to start smoking, scientists are reporting that cigarette smoke begins to cause genetic damage within minutes - not years - after inhalation into the lungs...

Smoking Stop - Smoking Around Your Kindergartner Could Raise Their Blood Pressure

If you smoke around your children, they could have high blood pressure or be headed in an unhealthy direction before learning their ABC's, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The study is the first to show that breathing tobacco smoke increases the blood pressure of children as young as 4 or 5 years old...

Smoking Stop - Studies Assess Smoking Nondisclosure, Miscarriage Risk During Pregnancy

Two recently published studies examined health concerns related to smoking during pregnancy. Summaries appear below. ~ Admitting smoking: Twenty-three percent of women who smoke during pregnancy deny it, compared with 9% of female smokers who are not pregnant, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Reuters reports...