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Quitting smoking linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease among adults without diabetes

News-Medical.net
added Mar 13, 2013 11:44
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Benefits of quitting smoking outpace risk of modest weight gain

NIH-funded study finds post-cessation weight gain does not elevate cardiovascular risks for former smokers The improvement in cardiovascular health that results from quitting smoking far outweighs the limited risks to cardiovascular health from the mode
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
added Mar 13, 2013 11:02
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Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors

Major risk factors for serious illness and death after a lung transplant include a donor who smoked and a recipient who is obese, according to a new study. Researchers reviewed the cases of nearly 1,300 people who received lung transplants at 10 U.S. lun
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Mar 16, 2013 13:44
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Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight

Long-term study shows cardiac-health benefits in kicking the habit despite added pounds
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Mar 16, 2013 13:43
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Weight Gain in Smokers Who Quit Is OK for the Heart

* Note that this analysis of the Framingham Offspring Study demonstrates a reduced risk of cardiovascular events in those who quit smoking, despite weight gain. * Be aware that smoking status was self-reported.
MedPage Today
added Mar 13, 2013 13:43
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Smokers are better off quitting, even though they'll gain weight

Smokers can do their hearts a favor by quitting, even though they'll lprobably gain weight, a new study concludes.
Los Angeles Times
added Mar 13, 2013 11:42
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Post-smoking weight gain healthier than cigarettes: study

"Among people who quit smoking, regardless of the weight gain, they were about half as likely to have a heart attack or a stroke or die from a heart attack over six years of observation," said Meigs.
KABC-TV Channel 7 (Los Angeles, CA)
added Mar 13, 2013 10:49
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[India] Complete Ban of Tobacco Products

The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 dated 1st August 2011, issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, lays down that tobacco and nicotine shall not be used as ingredients in any food products.
Press Information Bureau-Government of India (in)
added Mar 12, 2013 06:11
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Minimize Weight Gain to Maximize Smoking-Cessation Benefit

Medical Tribune
added Mar 14, 2013 18:17
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Even As Mortality Fell In Most US Counties, Female Mortality Nonetheless Rose In 42.8 Percent Of Counties From 1992 To 2006

Several factors, including higher education levels, not being in the South or West, and low smoking rates, were associated with lower mortality rates. Medical care variables, such as proportions of primary care providers, were not
Health Affairs (ca)
added Mar 11, 2013 07:17
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