
Mathematician Calculates The Influence Of Peer Pressure
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A mathematician has calculated how peer pressure influences society. Professor Ernesto Estrada, of the University of Strathclyde's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, examined the effect of direct and indirect social influences - otherwise known as peer pressure - on how decisions are reached on important issues...
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Reducing Tobacco Consumption Among Low-income Smokers
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say high-priced cigarettes and smoke-free homes effectively reduce smoking behaviors among low-income individuals - a demographic in which tobacco use has remained comparatively high. Writing in the American Journal of Public Health, principal investigator John P...
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Smoking Cessation Even During Pregnancy May Reduce Infant Hospitalizations And Death
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Maternal smoking is associated with both respiratory and non-respiratory infections in infants, resulting in increased risk for hospitalization and death, according to an abstract presented Sunday at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando...
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Neuroscientist Establishes Direct Link Between Stimulus-response Learning And Substance Abuse
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Veronique Bohbot, PhD, neuroscientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, found that the region of the brain involved in stimulus-response learning is directly linked to the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and drugs...
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We Must Regulate E-cigarettes And Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Says International Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease
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At the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, members of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Health (The Union) issued a warning about the potential health impact of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and called for urgent regulation of these products...
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A Very Specific Group Of Brain Cells May Be A Target In Nicotine Withdrawal Therapy
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Nicotine withdrawal might take over your body, but it doesn't take over your brain. The symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are driven by a very specific group of neurons within a very specific brain region, according to a report in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
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Heart Disease Risk Reduces Faster Than Previously Thought Following Smoking Cessation
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Cigarette smokers who are over 65 years of age may be able to lower their risk of cardiovascular disease-related deaths to the level of never-smokers when they quit faster than previously reported, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013.A study showed that older people who smoked less than 32 "pack years" - 3.
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New Route To Smoking Addiction For Adolescents: Electronic Cigarettes
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E-cigarettes have been widely promoted as a way for people to quit smoking conventional cigarettes. Now, in the first study of its kind, UC San Francisco researchers are reporting that, at the point in time they studied, youth using e-cigarettes were more likely to be trying to quit, but also were less likely to have stopped smoking and were smoking more, not less.
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