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KABAT: Do Smoking Bans Really Save Lives? If So, Whose?

There may be some effect of smoking bans, although the largest and most careful studies suggest that any effect is quite small. Furthermore, as a recent Institute of Medicine report makes clear, it will be difficult to gauge the magnitude of any effect a
Forbes
added Jun 13, 2012 10:52
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Do We Get Sick Like Rats? A New Philip Morris Prize Asks the Crowd

In partnership with computational biologists at IBM’s Watson Research Center, Philip Morris’s so-called sbv IMPROVER project creates open challenges to encourage scientists to augment traditional peer reviews of research data. On Monday, Philip Morris la
Techonomy
added May 2, 2013 06:51
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[Uae: Dubai] Anti-smoking campaign targets young users

Medical specialists highlighted the adverse effects of smoking on the skin, heart, gastrointestinal tract and bones during an anti-smoking campaign at the American College of Dubai.
Gulf News (ae)
added Apr 21, 2013 13:01
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[Germany] Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study

Appear to be far less toxic than tobacco cigarettes, researcher says
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Aug 30, 2012 12:28
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SIEGEL: Meta-Analysis of Smoking Ban and Heart Attack Studies Seems to Have Cherry-Picked Its Data, Excluding the Second Largest Study Because It Failed to Find an Effect

the real reason for the exclusion of the Rodu study was that it showed negative results among a systematic sample of large populations. The study is fatal to the notion that smoking bans produce dramatic, immediate, and measurable reductions in heart att
The Rest of the Story-Tobacco Analasys and Commentary (Michael Siegel blog)
added Nov 14, 2012 07:05
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50-Year Trends in Smoking-Related Mortality in the United States

The risk of death from cigarette smoking continues to increase among women and the increased risks are now nearly identical for men and women, as compared with persons who have never smoked. Among men, the risks associated with smoking have plateaued at t
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
added Jan 24, 2013 11:48
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Secondhand Smoke is More Damaging For Teen Girls Than Boys

Why would girls be especially at risk? The study wasn’t designed to determine what made passive smoke exposure more hazardous for girls over boys, but the researchers do not believe hormones made a difference, since the vast majority of the participants w
TIME Magazine
added May 1, 2013 10:55
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Heart attacks linked to lack of exercise, smoking, more than stress

People who have highly demanding jobs . . . are 23-per-cent more likely to have a heart attack . . . . But lighting up a cigarette . . . is far more damaging for your heart health, researchers said.
Reuters
added Sep 16, 2012 12:57
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[Europe] First-hand smoke, second-hand smoke or electronic cigarettes

ESC Congress 2012 Press Conference
European Society of Cardiology
added Sep 2, 2012 14:12
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[Florida] Chemical Found in Cigarette Smoke Causes Heart Disease

A chemical found in cigarette smoke lowers "good" cholesterol, which in turn increases the risk of developing heart disease. University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville researchers have found that benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), a toxic compound in cig
IBTimes (uk)
added Sep 2, 2012 12:48
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