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Smoking and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent Girls Are “Red Flag” for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

First-Time Study Shows Smoking and Depression in Adolescents have Negative Impact on Bone Mineral Density, say Investigators in the Journal of Adolescent Health
AlphaGalileo Foundation (uk)
added Apr 4, 2013 06:50
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Effects of maternal smokeless tobacco use on selected pregnancy outcomes in Alaska Native women: a case–control study

Prenatal smokeless tobacco use does not appear to reduce risk of pregnancy-associated hypertension or to substantially increase risk of abruption. An association between smokeless tobacco and preterm delivery could not be ruled out. Components in tobacco
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
added Apr 3, 2013 03:37
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CDC Targets Anti-Smoking Efforts At LGBT Community: 'This Is A Justice And Equity Issue'

smoking rates among the LGBT community are still disproportionately high. That’s partly because Big Tobacco has specifically worked to target LGBT individuals, who already tend to be particularly susceptible to smoking due to minority stress. And there ha
Think Progress (blog)
added Apr 2, 2013 15:34
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[UK] Smoking may be a sign of psychiatric illness, says report

Doctors should routinely consider referring people who smoke to mental health services, in case they need treatment, they add. The controversial recommendation from the British Lung Foundation, a charity, comes in response to a major report, Smoking and
Irish Independent (ie)
added Apr 2, 2013 12:59
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Only One In Ten Smokers With Poor Mental Health Prescribed A Smoking Cessation Medication

a study published in the journal Addiction, presenting work carried out for a report released by the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Psychiatrists called 'Smoking and Mental Health', suggests that general practitioners (GPs) are missing o
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Apr 1, 2013 08:46
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[Philippines] New anti-smoking laws called

Public health advocates called on government on Sunday to impose tough anti-smoking regulations in the country, citing recent findings that mothers who breathe secondhand smoke were likely to have children with behavioral problems.
Manila Standard Today (ph)
added Mar 31, 2013 14:28
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[China] Secondhand smoke during pregnancy alters children's behavior

Mothers who breathe secondhand smoke are twice as likely to have children with attention and aggression problems, a study from China reports. While it is known that smoking during pregnancy can affect a child's behavior, this is one of the first studies
Environmental Health Sciences
added Mar 29, 2013 11:33
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[UK] LAURANCE: It is not daft to suggest that smokers need psychiatric help

Faced with those figures doctors would be remiss if they did not consider whether a patient’s fag habit disguised an untreated mental disorder.
The Independent (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 16:10
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[UK] Smoking and mental health / Key conclusions and recommendations (PDF)

> Smoking is around twice as common among people with mental disorders, and more so in those with more severe disease. > Up to 3 million smokers in the UK, 30% of all smokers, have evidence of mental disorder and up to 1 million have longstanding diseas
Royal College of Physicians (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 11:15
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[UK] Smoking and mental health | A joint report by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists

This report draws on substantial evidence to highlight the plight of smokers with mental disorders, and reveals that only a minority of people from this group receive effective smoking cessation interventions by the NHS. This causes major reduction in th
Royal College of Physicians (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 10:57
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