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[India] Jaw stiffness among smokers and tobacco eaters is a warning sign for oral cancer

Regular smokers and those prone to popping little packs of gutka into their mouths need to watch out for a warning signal – stiffening jaw muscles. Oral sub mucous fibrosis is the pre-cancerous stage and 10% of these can develop into oral cancer, says a
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added Apr 7, 2013 09:06
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[Australia and Oceania, New Zealand] 'Sterilise Maori smokers' suggestion causes outrage

A suggestion by a Palmerston North city councillor that Maori women be sterilised to stop them smoking in front of their children has outraged councillors and Maori health advocates. Councillor Bruce Wilson was speaking at the community wellbeing commit
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
added Apr 5, 2013 14:42
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[Canary Islands, Europe, Spain] EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence, according to new Spanish study

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men -- and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women -- resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This i
ScienceDaily
added Apr 5, 2013 14:02
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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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[UK] Britain's bedrooms are getting noisier because of WOMEN snoring - with drinking, smoking and obesity to blame

experts say women are now as likely to snore as men - and drinking, smoking and obesity are often to blame.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Apr 4, 2013 01:09
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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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[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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Smoking Has Gender-Specific Effect in Urothelial Carcinoma

For patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) treated with radical nephroureterectomy (RNU), the impact of smoking is gender specific, with worse outcomes for females than for males, according to a study published online March 6 in BJU Interna
Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR)
added Mar 29, 2013 10:54
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[Chile] Smoking in Latin America: Stubbed out

This month Chile became the 14th Latin American country to ban smoking in enclosed public spaces. Chile’s conversion is significant, since it is something of a smokers’ corner. The World Health Organisation says over 40% of Chileans smoke, compared with 2
The Economist
added Mar 28, 2013 10:02
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