Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function -- even for those who quit --putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive function regardless of age, gender and alcohol intake, according to the results of a study unveiled at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting ...
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
A simple blood test could someday quantify a smoker's lung toxicity and danger of heart disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. Nearly one in five adults in the U.S. smoke, and smoking-related medical expenses and loss of productivity exceeds $167 billion annually, according to the Centers for ...
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
Routine chest X-rays do not prevent lung cancer deaths, not even in smokers or former smokers, according to a big government study challenging a once common type of screening.
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Women who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than those who don't light up, according to a study that also notes an earlier menopause may influence the risk of getting bone and heart diseases.
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Saturday, October 8th, 2011
According to this week's announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health, a joint, large-scale, national study, the 'Tobacco Control Act National Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Users' will be conducted monitoring and assessing smoker's behavioral and health impacts of new government tobacco regulations...
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