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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
Apr 7, 2013
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
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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
Apr 5, 2013
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
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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
Apr 5, 2013
ScienceDaily
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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
Apr 3, 2013
AlphaGalileo Foundation (uk)
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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.
Apr 3, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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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
Mar 29, 2013
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
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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.
Apr 1, 2013
Manila Standard Today (ph)
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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
Mar 25, 2013
Environmental Health Sciences
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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
Mar 27, 2013
Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR)
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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
Mar 28, 2013
The Economist
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Mar 28, 2013 10:02