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...