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Smoking bans cut number of heart attacks, strokes
* The analysis included 45 studies covering 33 laws * Smoking bans also cut health care costs * Doctor: Smoke-free laws protect non-smokers too
Oct 29, 2012
USA Today
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Nov 13, 2012 05:09
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Association Between Smoke-Free Legislation and Hospitalizations for Cardiac, Cerebrovascular, and Respiratory DiseasesClinical Perspective: A Meta-Analysis
Conclusions—Smoke-free legislation was associated with a lower risk of smoking-related cardiac, cerebrovascular, and respiratory diseases, with more comprehensive laws associated with greater changes in risk.
Sep 14, 2012
Circulation
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Nov 7, 2012 10:47
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Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Significant cuts seen in heart attacks, strokes, asthma
Oct 29, 2012
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Nov 2, 2012 15:42
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Baseline Smoking Status and the Long-Term Risk of Death or Nonfatal Vascular Event in People with Stroke: A 10-Year Survival Analysis
Patients who smoked at the time of their stroke or had smoked before their stroke had greater risk of death or recurrent vascular events when compared with patients who were never smokers. There are benefits of smoking cessation, with ex-smokers appearing
Oct 25, 2012
Stroke
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Nov 1, 2012 13:57
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[Europe] Women die of smoking too
The Million Women Study was carried out between 1996 and 2001 and involved 1.3 million women who were recruited when they went for breast cancer screening. The study found that smokers over the age of 40 were three times more likely die from lung cancer,
Oct 31, 2012
EuroNews
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Oct 31, 2012 19:44
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[Minnesota] Smoking bans really do slash heart attacks and strokes, largest ever study finds
* The more stringent the laws, the better the health benefits, American researchers found * Hospital admissions for heart attacks fell by 15%, strokes by 16% and those for respiratory diseases such as asthma by 24%
Oct 30, 2012
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Oct 31, 2012 18:50
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[Australia] When a Smoker Strokes, Outcome Is Worse
* Explain that an Australian study found that current smokers at the time of a stroke were more likely to experience death, MI, or recurrent stroke over the next decade compared with never smokers. * Note that past smokers were also at higher risk of a
Oct 26, 2012
MedPage Today
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Oct 27, 2012 08:25
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Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Quitting before brain attack occurs cuts chances of second stroke, heart attack or death
Oct 25, 2012
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Oct 25, 2012 17:36
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[Canada] Smoking Leads To Poor Memory In Stroke Patients
Smokers have a harder time solving problems and making decisions after having a stroke than non-smokers, according to a study which was presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress.
Oct 2, 2012
Medical News TODAY(UK)
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Oct 2, 2012 18:08
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[Canada] Smoking clouds the brain after stroke
Memory, thinking, decision-making affected by tobacco use
Oct 2, 2012
EurekAlert
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Oct 2, 2012 17:18