
Exposure To Tobacco Smoke Linked To Signs Of Heart Disease
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Nonsmokers, beware. It seems the more you are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke - whether it was during your childhood or as an adult, at work or at home - the more likely you are to develop early signs of heart disease, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session...
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Risk Of Smoking Greater In Children Of Divorced Parents
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Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans...
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Longer Survival Among Kidney Disease Patients With Healthy Lifestyle
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Certain lifestyle factors - such as not smoking, getting regular physical activity, and avoiding a low body weight - may help prolong the lives of individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). More than 26 million individuals in the United States have CKD...
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Only One In Ten Smokers With Poor Mental Health Prescribed A Smoking Cessation Medication
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Although smoking prevalence has declined in the United Kingdom over recent decades, it has changed little among people with mental health disorders, remaining substantially higher than the national average...
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Postmenopausal Osteoporosis May Stem From Smoking And Depression In Adolescence
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Depression, anxiety, and smoking are associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD) in adults, but these factors have not previously been studied during adolescence, when more than 50% of bone accrual occurs...
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The Continuing Challenges In Changing Behaviors That Increase Cancer Risk
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An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer...
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Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Help Smokers Quit
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Smokers looking to quit cigarettes face an expanding choice of therapies to help them give up the habit, ranging from nicotine replacement medications and behavioral therapy, to hypnosis and even acupuncture. Now a new study from the US suggests another option: a treatment called high frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) that stimulates nerve cells in the brain...
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Research Shows Early Dialogue Between Parents And Children Most Effective In Deterring Teen Tobacco, Alcohol Use
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Early, substantive dialogue between parents and their grade-school age children about the ills of tobacco and alcohol use can be more powerful in shaping teen behavior than advertising, marketing or peer pressure, a University of Texas at Arlington marketing researcher has shown...
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