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[India] ARCHIVE: Projected effects of tobacco smoking on worldwide tuberculosis control: mathematical modelling analysis [FREE FULL TEXT]

Tobacco smoking could substantially increase tuberculosis cases and deaths worldwide in coming years, undermining progress towards tuberculosis mortality targets. Aggressive tobacco control could avert millions of deaths from tuberculosis.
British Medical Journal
added Apr 11, 2013 13:14
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Study Hints of Links Between HPV and Lung Cancer

Human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that can cause cervical and head and neck cancers, may also trigger some cases of lung cancer, according to a small new study. Researchers examined 36 tumor tissue samples from patients with non-small-cell lung cance
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Apr 10, 2013 12:19
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[Africa, Asia-pacific, UK] Smoking poses TB risk to young

The link between tobacco consumption and tuberculosis could do for the developing world what lung cancer – among the most commonly cited smoking-related diseases – did in the west: drastically reduce smoking rates. “We’ve known for a long time that smoki
Financial Times (uk)
added Mar 30, 2013 10:44
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Smoking poses TB risk to young

The link between tobacco consumption and tuberculosis could do for the developing world what lung cancer – among the most commonly cited smoking-related diseases – did in the west: drastically reduce smoking rates.
Financial Times (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 12:02
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Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients

Smoking, obesity and diabetes are all associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests. The researchers said their findings could be used to create a simple screening tool to identify people at higher risk for rh
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Mar 25, 2013 20:30
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Japan Tobacco: Received Approval For Anti-HIV Drug

Japan Tobacco Inc. (2914.TO) said Monday it has received approval to manufacture and sell its anti-HIV drug Stribild combination tablets in Japan.
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Mar 25, 2013 05:42
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[South Africa] How tobacco could save your life

Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have pioneered the world's first injectable plant medicine ... The liquid antidote called RabiVir, made from leaves of the Nicotiana Benthamiana plant - a cousin of the well-known tobacco
The Independent Online (IOL) / The Post (za)
added Mar 11, 2013 16:23
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Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Find Potential New Therapeutic Target for Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found a potential targeted therapy for patients with tobacco-associated non-small cell lung cancer. It is based on the newly identified oncogene IKBKE, which helps regulate immune response. The study appeared in
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
added Feb 26, 2013 11:08
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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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News in Brief: Smoking damages mouse brains

Signs of Alzheimer’s disease appear after rodents breathe cigarette smoke ... mice exposed to smoke had several signs of Alzheimer’s: they had more amyloid beta plaques, a higher load of abnormal tau protein and more severe inflammation in their brains.
Science News Online
added Feb 19, 2013 19:10
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