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An overview of the tobacco problem in India
information on prevalent tobacco habits in India, health hazards and environmental hazards due to tobacco use, passive smoking and its impact, economics of tobacco, legislation to control tobacco in India, the tobacco cessation services and the way ahead
Jan 31, 2013
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Jan 31, 2013 18:10
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[UK, USA] Women's smoking death risk 'highest ever'
a recent study that assessed the trends in mortality between smokers and non-smokers in the US across several decades. The authors of the research found an increasing difference in mortality between women smokers and women non-smokers since the 1960s (t
Jan 24, 2013
National Health Service (NHS) (uk)
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Jan 30, 2013 12:25
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Rhode Island has 3rd lowest youth smoking rate
A new federal report says Rhode Island has the third-lowest youth smoking rate in the nation, but the state ranks near the middle of the pack when it comes to adult smoking rates.
Jan 25, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jan 26, 2013 06:03
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Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in U.S., CDC Finds
Even though proven anti-smoking strategies exist, more than 440,000 Americans still die each year from cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, federal health officials said Friday. And 8.6 million suffer from serious smoking-related illnesses,
Jan 25, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Jan 26, 2013 05:56
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KROLL: The Smoking Gun: Women Catch Up To Men On Lung Cancer Risk
two papers in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine remind us that smoking tobacco products, also legal, kills six times as many US citizens annually. Almost 200,000 people. Dead. And much easier to prevent than gun deaths. That’s the equivalent
Jan 25, 2013
Forbes
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Jan 25, 2013 12:23
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21st-Century Hazards of Smoking and Benefits of Cessation in the United States
Smokers lose at least one decade of life expectancy, as compared with those who have never smoked. Cessation before the age of 40 years reduces the risk of death associated with continued smoking by about 90%.
Jan 24, 2013
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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Jan 24, 2013 11:50
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50-Year Trends in Smoking-Related Mortality in the United States
The risk of death from cigarette smoking continues to increase among women and the increased risks are now nearly identical for men and women, as compared with persons who have never smoked. Among men, the risks associated with smoking have plateaued at t
Jan 24, 2013
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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Jan 24, 2013 11:48
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U.S. Cancer Death Rates Have Dropped 20 Percent Since 1991
"In 2009, Americans had a 20 percent lower risk of death from cancer than they did in 1991, a milestone that shows we truly are creating more birthdays," John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society, said ... Lung cancer -- still
Jan 17, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Jan 22, 2013 23:30
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[China] Prevalence and patterns of tobacco use in Asia
the actual number of smokers in China could be substantially higher than 301 million. Such underestimation could hinder our ability to assess the progress of current and future intervention efforts. Because under-reporting is disproportionately high in wo
Dec 1, 2012
The Lancet (uk)
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Jan 21, 2013 12:25
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The 21st century hazards of smoking and benefits of stopping: a prospective study of one million women in the UK [FREE FULL TEXT]
Among UK women, two-thirds of all deaths of smokers in their 50s, 60s, and 70s are caused by smoking; smokers lose at least 10 years of lifespan. Although the hazards of smoking until age 40 years and then stopping are substantial, the hazards of continu
Jan 12, 2013
The Lancet (uk)
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Jan 19, 2013 23:39