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Implementation of smoke-free legislation reduces the number of acute myocardial infarctions by 11 percent
have carried out a study to assess the impact of the partial smoke-free legislation passed in 2006 on the incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the province of Girona and observed it has dropped 11%. This decrease has been noticed especially among w
Jan 23, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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Jan 24, 2013 11:36
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Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
People who survive a type of stroke called a subarachnoid hemorrhage still have a higher risk of death, particularly if they continue to smoke and do not keep their blood pressure and cholesterol levels low, a new study warns.
Jan 18, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Jan 22, 2013 23:27
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[UK] The Doctor: the disease that puts one foot (at least) in the grave ($$)
In his prime, before his amputations, Pete had smoked 80 cigarettes a day. “Barely a break between,” he remembered ... Pete had lost his limbs to peripheral vascular disease. PVD isn’t very fashionable
Jan 18, 2013
Financial Times (uk)
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Jan 18, 2013 15:29
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Very Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes and Potential Consequences on Cardiovascular Disease
CVD risk in the U.S. could be dramatically improved by nicotine reduction in cigarettes. Possible pathways linking nicotine reduction in cigarettes to decreased CVD risk are discussed, while potential unintended consequences that could offset expected ga
Dec 1, 2012
Springer Science+Business Media
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Jan 10, 2013 08:49
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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health: Individual Behaviors
Figure 5-2 shows that the United States now has the lowest adult smoking rates of all peer countries but Sweden and one of the lowest among OECD countries. In many countries, the mass adoption of smoking occurred earlier among males than among 1 
Jan 10, 2013
National Academies Press
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Jan 10, 2013 08:47
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[USA] For Americans Under 50, Stark Findings on Health
The United States had the second-highest death rate from the most common form of heart disease, the kind that causes heart attacks, and the second-highest death rate from lung disease, a legacy of high smoking rates in past decades.
Jan 10, 2013
New York Times
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Jan 10, 2013 08:31
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[China] Smoking Tied to Subpar CABG Vein Grafts
Heavy smoking appears to decrease the quality of saphenous veins used in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), researchers found. Smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day for at least 20 years before surgery was associated with imbalanced levels of
Jan 3, 2013
MedPage Today
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Jan 4, 2013 08:55
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[China] Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Chinese scientists have found that recent ex-smokers contemplating heart bypass surgery may run into trouble due to lingering smoking-related enzyme changes in the leg vein typically used for grafts.
Jan 2, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Jan 3, 2013 04:50
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Smoking Still Affects Heart Surgery a Year After Quitting
Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may lead to later graft failure, according to a study publis
Jan 2, 2013
Laboratory Equipment
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Jan 2, 2013 16:27
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[UK] The Behind the Headlines' Top Five of Top Fives - National Health
The top five ‘Good work sir!’ stories of the year ... Just a single cigarette a day 'linked' to sudden death These researchers were in it for the long-haul. Over 100,000 women followed over the course of 30 years showed us that there is no such thing a
Jan 1, 2013
Sunderland Echo (uk)
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Jan 1, 2013 13:27