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[UK] Electronic-cigarettes fears

Chris Bilsborough, 42, used an e-cigarette for four days and was left with a gum infection and spots on his arms and legs. The taxi driver, from Bamber Bridge, near Preston, said: “I sent the electronic thing back to the shop and he said he would give m
Lancashire Evening Post (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:54
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Smoking in pregnancy triples baby's risk of meningitis

Researchers believe that passive smoking gradually weakens children`s immune system making them more susceptible to the illness, the `Daily Mail` reported. Researchers from the University of Nottingham analysed 18 studies which looked at the link between
Daily Times (pk)
added Apr 28, 2013 19:09
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A Prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Women

Objectives: Long-term data on the influence of cigarette smoking, especially cessation, on the risk of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are limited. . . . Conclusions: Current smoking is associated with an increased risk of CD, but not UC
Medical Tribune
added Jan 7, 2013 14:15
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Smoking Deadlier For HIV Patients Than Virus Itself: Study

Nonsmokers getting good care had life expectancy of 78, compared with 63 for smokers
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Dec 20, 2012 06:21
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'Global health charge' on alcohol and tobacco could cover HIV drug costs in 10 countries

A modest increase in taxes on alcohol and tobacco in countries seriously affected by HIV and TB could generate enough income to cover the costs of antiretroviral treatment, TB treatment and malaria treatment and prevention, as well as reducing the incide
aidsmap
added Jul 24, 2012 20:02
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Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids

Children aged 4 to 10 were at particular risk from exposure
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added May 21, 2012 06:07
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Star Scientific Announces Patent Claims for Synthesis of Anatabine Granted by US PTO

PR Newswire
added May 17, 2012 13:12
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Throat Cancer Link to Oral Sex Gains Notice

Historically, patients who developed the disease were in their 70s and were heavy smokers and drinkers. Now, about 70 percent of all throat cancers are caused by HPV, up from roughly 15 percent three decades ago.
New York Times
added Jun 3, 2013 23:36
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[New York] Takes: Dr. C. Everett Koop

Here’s what The New Yorker had to say about Dr. Koop on the occasion of his retirement ... While we wait for a scientific breakthrough that can finally lift the siege of AIDS, public education remains our best form of protection. This is the field in whic
The New Yorker blogs
added Feb 25, 2013 20:51
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[UK-Scotland] LETTER: We should not forget the importance of tobacco crops to developing world

HOW ethical is ethical? I ask this question in response to your front-page report ("Councils warned over tobacco investments", The Herald, January 28), and leader comment, ("Ethics and the council pension"). Pulling funds from the tobacco companies is no
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
added Jan 30, 2013 12:06
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