Tobacco displays increase the odds of teens becoming smokers
Young people who find tobacco displays in shops attractive and who easily recall seeing the displays have a greater chance of becoming a smoker according to a new Cancer Research UK funded research...
View ArticleStudy finds increase in number of non-smokers being diagnosed with lung cancer
There has been an increase in the number of non-smokers being diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, according to new findings.
View ArticleResearchers develop blood test that accurately detects early stages of lung,...
Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a simple blood test that can accurately detect the beginning stages of cancer.
View ArticleNon-smokers exposed to three times above safe levels of particles when living...
Non-smokers who live in a house with smokers are exposed to three times the officially recommend safe levels of damaging air particles, according to a study published online in the journal Tobacco...
View ArticleYoung teen smokers may run heightened risk of chronic severe period pain
Young teen smokers may run a heightened risk of developing chronic severe period pain, suggests research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
View ArticlePossible answer found to why moderate drinking might be healthy for some
Moderate consumption of alcohol has been associated with health benefits in some—but not all—studies. Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine may have found an explanation, in part, for...
View ArticleSmoking impairs treatment response in inflammatory back arthritis
Smoking impairs the response to biological drugs used to treat inflammatory arthritis affecting the lower back, known as axial spondyloarthritis, or AxSpA, for short, reveals research published online...
View ArticleEnvironmental tobacco smoke is associated with periodontitis in US non-smokers
Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, will present a...
View ArticleSmokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anesthetic and...
Research published at this year's Euroanaesthesia meeting in Berlin (30 May-2 June) shows that both smokers and those exposed to passive smoke require more anaesthetic and painkillers to reach the same...
View ArticleSmokers at higher risk of losing their teeth, research shows
A new study has confirmed that regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss.
View ArticleDifferences found between smokers and non-smokers who develop lung cancer
Tobacco smoke is known to be the main risk factor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), although non-smokers can get it too. The incidence among non-smokers is increasing in many countries. Now a...
View ArticleSmoking can hamper common treatment for breast cancer
We know that individuals who smoke take major health risks. Now a new research study from Lund University in Sweden shows that common treatment for breast cancer works less well in patients who smoke,...
View ArticleMore than eight-fold higher risk of major heart attack for under 50s who smoke
Smokers under the age of 50 are more than eight times as likely as non-smokers to have a major heart attack, making them the most vulnerable of any age group of smokers, reveals research published...
View ArticleRadiotherapy risks are much higher for smokers
Smokers treated for breast cancer have much higher risks than non-smokers of developing lung cancer or heart attack as a result of radiotherapy - according to a new study funded by Cancer Research UK...
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