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Pregnant Women Who Can't Quit Smoking Should Take Vitamin C
Pregnant women who have difficulty quitting smoking can take vitamin C to help improve the lung function of her child while also helping to prevent wheezing during the baby’s first year of life, according to a study presented Saturday at the annual meeti
May 5, 2013
REDORBIT (formerly RedNova.com)
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May 5, 2013 20:57
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Vitamin C may head off lung problems in babies born to pregnant smokers
If a woman absolutely can't kick the habit, taking vitamin C during pregnancy may improve her newborn's lung function and prevent wheezing in the first year of life, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May 4, at the Pediatric Academic Societies
May 4, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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May 4, 2013 13:58
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'A Smoker's Guide to Health & Fitness' is Released
In their new book, "A Smoker's Guide to Health & Fitness," sibling authors physician Tamir Katz and writer and researcher Hila Katz argue that, in addition to smoking cessation, a smoker's health can be greatly improved through a proper diet, regular exe
May 3, 2013
BroadwayWorld.com
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May 3, 2013 16:05
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Big Tobacco's Marketing Muscle Influences Campaigns in the 21st Century
The application of several of big tobacco’s most successful advertising tactics over the past fifty years such as the use of authority figures and celebrities, in addition to inflated claims of health benefits, is out in full force today. To enhance their
Apr 30, 2013
Triple Pundit
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Apr 30, 2013 17:10
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Vitamin E Boosts Health Benefits Of Smoking Cessation
Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, new research suggests. In the small study, improvement in blood vessel function associated with the added vitamin E potentially tran
Apr 25, 2013
Medical News TODAY(UK)
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Apr 29, 2013 13:18
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[Australia, Japan] LETTER: Consequences of health planning
the campaign to improve the health of the Australian public by reducing smoking and drinking rates has resulted in an Australian public that is perhaps less healthy (or at least, no healthier) than it was before the campaign. The question remains: Will t
Apr 21, 2013
Japan Times
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May 8, 2013 21:49
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[UK-Scotland] BMA Scotland backs calls for industry to put public interest before profits
Dr Charles Saunders, Deputy Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: "The influence of industry plays a huge role in the decisions people make. The tobacco industry is driven by a need to recruit new young smokers to replace those who die from the deadly
Apr 15, 2013
British Medical Association (BMA) (uk)
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Apr 16, 2013 14:05
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[UK-Scotland] Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on overweight and obesity: Scotland-wide, cross-sectional study on 40,036 participants
Weight control is cited by some people, especially adolescent girls, as a reason for commencing smoking or not quitting. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between smoking behaviour and being overweight or obese, overall and by age and
Apr 15, 2013
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
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Apr 15, 2013 07:30
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[Virginia] Star Scientific’s next controversy? Dietary aids
Now, having recently exited the tobacco business to focus instead on its relatively new venture into dietary supplements, Star Scientific has again become a magnet for controversy and is headed back to court, this time facing investors who argue the comp
Apr 14, 2013
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
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Apr 16, 2013 14:34
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[New York] Smoking: Weight watchers | Bad news for advocates of higher cigarette taxes
Bloomberg may well be right to push for more bans. A new paper by Abel Brodeur of the Paris School of Economics, based on extensive surveys in America, suggests that bans on smoking are not just effective but actually make smokers happier. By not allowing
Apr 13, 2013
The Economist
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Apr 15, 2013 08:31