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WEST/MARTEAU: Commentary on Casswell (2013): The commercial determinants of health - West [FREE FULL TEXT]

Reducing consumption requires re-thinking macro-economics to achieve prosperity without growth, a brave but vital initiative to curb the commercial determinants of health before the planet becomes too hostile to support human existence [7, 8].
Addiction
added Mar 21, 2013 12:08
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Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study

Instead, the focus should be on patients' smoking habits and diet, which are known to increase the use of health care services and the risk of death, he suggested.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Mar 19, 2013 22:58
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For Smokers, Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Cancer

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements
PR Newswire
added Mar 18, 2013 13:06
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[UK] Quitting smoking benefits outweigh weight gain risk

National Health Service (NHS) (uk)
added Mar 17, 2013 14:51
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For Smokers, Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Cancer

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements
ScienceDaily
added Mar 17, 2013 11:17
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[California, New York] SAUNDERS: Smoke Gets in Your Rights

Bloomberg and Levine have chosen the easiest targets a politician can pick on -- fat people and smokers. Not that they would call them fat people and point with derision. No, they moan about the ill effects of obesity on health. Ditto smoking. These guys
Town Hall
added Mar 17, 2013 11:05
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MUDD: How to Force Ethics On the Food Industry

I left the industry when I finally had to acknowledge that reform would never come from within. ... a business model that put profits over public health ... Michael Mudd is a former executive vice president of global corporate affairs for Kraft Foods.
New York Times
added Mar 17, 2013 10:13
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Research: Decreased levels of vitamin D may influence smokers to develop tobacco-related cancer

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements
News-Medical.net
added Mar 16, 2013 14:05
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Higher levels of vitamin D might protect smokers from cancer (Photos)

A study published yesterday in the journal Clinical Chemistry, suggests boosting vitamin D levels could improve health for people who smoke. Researchers say low vitamin D boosts a person’s chance of developing a variety of tobacco related cancers.
Examiner.com (National)
added Mar 16, 2013 14:04
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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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