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Health Buzz: A $500 million Antismoking Campaign and Other Health News
Health
- July 24, 2008
More statins news, the Wii loses to real athletics, and a move to better judge psychiatric hospitals
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Can Hypnosis Snuff Out a Smoker's Cigarette Habit?
By Lindsay Chura -
Health
- June 23, 2008
New study finds hypnotism is an effective smoking-cessation technique.
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Women Get Lung Cancer From Smoking at Same Rates as Men
Health
- June 14, 2008
Health experts had debated whether women were more vulnerable to the disease
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Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts
Health
- June 10, 2008
Authors hope it will encourage disease/prevention efforts
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Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Health
- June 10, 2008
Low taxes on substitute tobacco items keep addiction affordable, study says
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Smoking Tied to Memory Loss in Middle Age
Health
- June 9, 2008
But experts say the findings don't account for overall health factors and intelligence
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Fruits, Vegetables, Teas May Cut Smokers' Cancer Risk
Health
- June 5, 2008
Flavonoids in these foods may also counteract damage tobacco does to DNA, study suggests
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Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Health
- June 5, 2008
They're more likely to smoke, abuse drugs, alcohol, study finds
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Family History of Alcoholism Puts Student Drinkers at Risk
Health
- June 4, 2008
They're more likely to continue abuse after college as well as face behavioral problems
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Genes May Play Role in Quitting Smoking
Health
- June 3, 2008
People respond to different treatments based on their genetic make-up, study says
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Smokers With Colon Cancer Face High Recurrence Risk
Health
- June 2, 2008
The earlier in life a patient started, the greater the risk, study finds
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Secondhand Smoke Leaves Kids Prone to Severe Infections
Health
- May 28, 2008
And those infections force many children to be hospitalized, study finds
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Health Tip: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Health
- May 27, 2008
It's particularly dangerous for children
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Can Blaming People for Being Fat Help Curb Obesity?
By Katherine Hobson -
On Fitness
- May 22, 2008
Paradoxically, stigmatizing the obese may make it tougher for them to lose weight.
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Health Buzz: Quitting Smoking and Other Health News
Health
- May 22, 2008
Sleep apnea, the passage of GINA, and men suffering from postpartum depression
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Smoking, Like Obesity, Is Socially Contagious
By Katherine Hobson -
Health
- May 21, 2008
Health behaviors spread from friend to friend, studies show. How to harness the phenomenon.
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Smokers Quit in Droves, Not Isolation
Health
- May 21, 2008
Healthy behavior has cascade effect, but trend marginalizes those who keep smoking
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Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Healthy Cities for Women
Health
- May 19, 2008
Nashville, St. Louis, and Detroit bring up the rear, survey says.
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Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem
Health
- May 14, 2008
They contain same toxins as cigarettes, but users think they're safer, study finds
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Health Tip: Can You Quit Smoking Without Weight Gain?
Health
- May 13, 2008
Suggestions to stay smoke-free and healthy
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Health Buzz: Blood Substitute Risks and Other Health News
Health
- April 28, 2008
The use of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes may raise patients' risk of heart attack and early death.
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7 Questions Adolescents Have About Tobacco
Health
- April 25, 2008
Addiction researchers answer teens' questions about cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
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For Smokers Trying to Quit, New Website Is a Boon
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- March 31, 2008
A bilingual site launched by allied anti-tobacco organizations offers free tools for wannabe quitters.
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