| Smoking modulates the effect of BMI on time to conception | |
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Underweight or overweight women who smoke take longer to conceive than women who do not smoke, according to a report in the June 1st issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. - Reuters - 6/8/2000 |
| Diabetes diagnosis prompts smokers to quit | |
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Being diagnosed with diabetes increases the likelihood that a smoker will quit smoking, according to a researcher from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. - Reuters - 6/15/2000 |
| Higher taxes help war against tobacco | |
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Raising taxes on cigarettes by 10% would spur 42 million people worldwide to quit smoking, according to a report released Tuesday at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. - Reuters - 8/9/2000 |
| Home ban on smoking may keep teens from starting | |
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Smoking is prohibited in schools, most workplaces, and many public areas in the United States. Of the many places that ban smoking, a ban on the habit at home is the most effective at stopping teens from starting to smoke, according to researchers. - Reuters - 8/9/2000 |
| "Safer" cigarettes may hinder anti-tobacco efforts | |
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A "safer" cigarette may be dangerous to efforts to reduce smoking, according to presentations here at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health on Tuesday. - Reuters - 8/9/2000 |
| Youth-led smoking prevention program in Florida continues to be effective | |
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The Florida Pilot Program on Tobacco Control, designed to prevent middle school and high school students from smoking, continues to get results. - Reuters - 8/10/2000 |
| Cigar smoking "a new trend" among US college students | |
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Close to half of US college students have used some form of tobacco within the past year, according to survey results published in the August 9th issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. - Reuters - 8/10/2000 |
| Smoking a leading cause of fire-related deaths and injuries | |
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Smoking has been implicated in the development of heart disease, high blood pressure and myriad forms of cancer. Now, a team of researchers reports that many fire disasters and deaths due to fire could be avoided if people kicked the habit. - Reuters - 8/10/2000 |
| Tobacco whistleblowers get warm reception at health meeting | |
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An appearance by tobacco industry whistleblowers packed the house at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco Or Health here Wednesday. The audience of tobacco control researchers, public health workers and others frequently broke out in applause for the panel of scientists and others who have spoken out publicly about internal research and other activities at their former tobacco industry employers. - Reuters - 8/10/2000 |
| Teen addiction to nicotine important, but hard to measure | |
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In order to battle teen smoking, it is important to know when teenage smokers cross over from experimentation to tobacco dependence or addiction; but that point is hard to determine, according to presentations made here Wednesday at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health. - Reuters - 8/10/2000 |
| National anti-smoking media campaign to try novel evaluation experiment | |
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The American Legacy Foundation "Truth" television campaign is planning a creative experiment to test the effectiveness of its anti-smoking message, according to a presentation at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health here in Chicago. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| "Light" and "mild" cigarette labels meaningless | |
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Cigarette smokers who choose brands labeled "light" or "mild" are not getting what they want, according to presentations at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health held here. The presenters criticized the labels as bearing little relationship to actual levels of tar inhaled by smokers. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| State programs offer lessons on effective anti-tobacco media campaigns | |
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Successful anti-tobacco media campaigns need not be directed toward smokers, and viewer reactions are not always what experts expected, according to researchers from states with aggressive campaigns, who offered tips to colleagues here at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| Medicare pilot will help seniors stop smoking | |
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The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) announced today that the agency will test ways to help older Americans stop smoking, one of the leading causes of death of Medicare beneficiaries. - HCFA Press Office - 7/12/2000 |
| Tobacco kills 625,000 in the Americas each year | |
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At least 625,000 individuals in the Americas die each year from tobacco use, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Tobacco use seems to be on the rise in most countries in the Americas, and the PAHO is urging governments to clamp down on tobacco sales to help reverse the trend. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| C. Everett Koop calls on delegates to battle tobacco industry | |
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Former US Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop told delegates at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health that it is the tobacco industry--not smoking or smokers--that they should be battling. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| Tobacco companies shift to in-store advertising | |
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Tobacco advertisements and displays in stores are increasingly common and often in areas that are easily viewed by children, according to presentations at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, held in Chicago, Illinois. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| Anti-tobacco advocates get tips on strategy, tactics | |
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Successful leaders of environmental and peace advocacy groups offered advice on strategy and tactics to delegates last week at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Chicago. - Reuters - 8/14/2000 |
| Smoking harmful to self-image | |
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Researchers at Brown University compared body image in women smokers to a normative sample of women. Subjects in the study completed the Appearance Evaluation and Fitness Orientation subscales of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire and the Silhouette Choosing Task. Results suggest that women smokers may be more dissatisfied with their bodies than women in general. The researchers conclude that smoking may adversely affect body image, and that body image concerns may have a negative effect on a woman’s efforts to quit smoking. (King TK, et al. Addict Behav 2000 Jul-Aug;25(4):613-8.) - PACT News - 9/11/2000 |
| Placebo cigarettes aid research into nicotine's effects | |
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A report in Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (2000;8(3):326-332) notes that the availability of placebo cigarettes has made it possible to study the effects of nicotine and other components of smoke more effectively. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Best way to cut smoking: frequent rewards? | |
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A study at Wayne State University supports the notion that obtaining rewards for abstaining from cigarettes is an effective smoking cessation technique. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Abstinence easier when rewards are offered, says study | |
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A report by Corby et al (Exper Clinical Psychopharmacol, 2000;8(3):366-370) concludes that contingency management strategies -- for example, offering money for not smoking -- effectively increased the total number of abstinences and consecutive abstinences among a small group of adolescents. The results support the value of behavioral techniques in helping patients quit smoking. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Nicotine hooks kids faster than previously thought | |
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A study by the National Institutes of Health involving 681 seventh-grade students found that some adolescents who try smoking become addicted even before they become daily smokers -- sometimes within days of their first cigarette. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Make smoking cessation a priority during patient visits, urges study | |
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Many physicians fear that confronting their patients about smoking status may cause them to leave the practice. But a recent report (Rechtine GR, et al. Spine. 2000;25:2229-2233) found that such fears are unfounded. Physicians who assign a high priority to smoking intervention -- taking a history of smoking, reinforcing anti-smoking messages at each visit, continuing to educate the patient -- can be effective in helping patients quit. "Just asking about the patient’s smoking status had a dramatic effect on smoking status," concluded the researchers. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Makers of smoking cessation products put merger on hold | |
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The merger of two British pharmaceutical giants, SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome, has been delayed until the end of the year. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked for additional information about the companies’ smoking cessation products, including the prescription product Zyban (Glaxo) and over-the-counter products Nicorette and Nicoderm (SKB). - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Smoking slows the heart's "reserve" blood supply | |
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Even in apparently healthy people, cigarette smoking appears to decrease blood flow to the heart when the body is stressed, researchers have found. This is the first direct evidence that smoking impairs the functioning of not only large heart arteries, but also the network of tiny vessels that feed the heart, they report. - Reuters Health - 9/12/2000 |
| On the horizon: "smart" pill to ease nicotine urges | |
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British researchers are developing a two-phase nicotine pill as an aid to smoking cessation. The pill contains two layers, one that quickly releases nicotine to provide a "quick fix," and a second that releases nicotine over the course of 3 to 4 hours. This approach smoothes out cravings in a way similar to the nicotine patch. A marketable version of the "smart pill" is still several years away. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Step right up! Quitters wanted | |
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A newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, reports that the American Cancer Society had to cancel 48 smoking cessation classes this summer because not enough people signed up. The number of participants dropped from almost 1,600 last year to 250 this year. The decline may be attributable in part to the fact that more smokers are trying to quit on their own by using prescription cessation aids such as Zyban, and nicotine-replacement aids such as patches, gums, and inhalers. - PACT News - 9/12/2000 |
| Smoking-induced enzyme changes implicated in respiratory diseases | |
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Researchers in the United Kingdom report that smoking causes macrophages in the airways to release larger amounts of an enzyme (matrix metalloprotease-9, or MMP-9) and a substance that inhibits activity of that enzyme (tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease-1, or TIMP-1). Treatment with interleukin-10 (IL-10) may help restore the balance. - PACT News - 10/13/2000 |
| Athletic teens no less likely to smoke, drink | |
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Contrary to popular opinion, teenagers who take part in sports are no less likely than their non-athletic peers to smoke or drink, new study findings suggest. In fact, athletes may binge drink and smoke cigarettes even more than their classmates. - Reuters Health - 11/6/2000 |
| Cell phones replace cigarettes as new teen addiction | |
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The cigarettes found in the hands of many of today's British teens are slowly being replaced by an equally addictive--albeit healthier--obsession: the mobile phone. - Reuters Health - 11/6/2000 |
| "Healthy People" smoking targets said to create appearance of failure | |
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Setting ambitious goals for reducing the prevalence of adults who smoke cigarettes in the United States is likely to obscure progress toward tobacco control, according to an analysis of smoking initiation and cessation performed by University of Michigan researchers. - Reuters - 6/15/2000 |
| Chest X-rays do not help smokers avoid lung cancer death | |
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Screening smokers several times a year with chest X-rays does not reduce their odds of dying from lung cancer, according to results of a new study. In fact, such screening may lead some people to undergo unnecessary treatment for lung tumors that would never have been fatal, researchers suggest. - Reuters - 8/15/2000 |
| Use of nicotine inhaler cuts smoking by half | |
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According to a report in the August 5 issue of the British Medical Journal, use of inhaled nicotine led to at least a 50% reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked per day among a group of patients who had difficulty quitting. - PACT News - 8/18/2000 |
| UN report finds freer trade boosted smoking | |
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A United Nations-sponsored report has found that freer global trade over the past two decades has boosted smoking, especially in developing countries, by making the dangerous habit cheaper. - Reuters - 8/21/2000 |
| Vitamin C may speed harmful effects of cigarette smoke | |
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Vitamin C, an antioxidant that has been shown to neutralize compounds that lead to aging and degenerative diseases, may accelerate these processes in smokers, researchers suggest. - Reuters Health - 8/22/2000 |
| Gender gap closing for fatal lung condition in smokers | |
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More women in the UK are developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of lung diseases that includes emphysema, researchers report. The rise is most likely due to smoking. - Reuters Health - 8/23/2000 |
| Just one cigarette leaves brain wanting more | |
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Puffing on a single cigarette can leave a lasting impression on the brain's pleasure center that primes it for nicotine addiction, new research shows. - Reuters Health - 8/24/2000 |
| US teen smoking rates appear to be falling | |
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The number of US high school students taking up smoking may have leveled out or even declined during the late 1990's, a new report suggests. The trend is encouraging, say health experts, because it follows on the heels of years of increased rates of smoking among teens. - Reuters Health - 8/24/2000 |
| Link between smoking and SIDS confirmed in prospective study | |
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Approximately 30% to 40% of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases might be avoided if women stop smoking during pregnancy, according to the results of a prospective study by Danish researchers. - Reuters Health - 8/25/2000 |
| Smoking rates declining among high school students in US | |
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Smoking among US high school students increased from 1991 to 1999, but it appears that in the latter half of the decade, smoking rates leveled out or even declined. The findings, published in the August 25th issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, are based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's analysis of the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). - MMWR - 8/25/2000 |
| Smoking cessation may benefit patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease | |
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While smoking is not a dominant risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease, it may exacerbate its symptoms. Conversely, while not a cure, cessation of smoking in combination with medication, may ameliorate the symptoms, suggest researchers from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois. - Reuters Health - 8/28/2000 |
| Long-term nicotine replacement debate heats up | |
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The long-term use of nicotine replacement therapy appears to be a growing, but controversial, option for cigarette smokers who fail to overcome nicotine addiction, according to researchers with the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network. - Reuters - 6/16/2000 |
| Nicotine triggers dopamine release | |
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A report from the University of Chicago, published in the journal Neuron, notes that the first cigarette a person smokes prompts brain cells to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in mediating feelings of pleasure and reward. - PACT - 9/5/2000 |
| More spending on cessation programs needed, says newspaper | |
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An editorial in the Hartford (Conn.) Courant (Sept. 5, 2000) commented that U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher is right to challenge state governments to spend more of the money they received from tobacco settlements on anti-smoking campaigns. - PACT News - 9/5/2000 |
| Smoking increases risk of pneumococcal disease | |
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Researchers have found that cigarette smoking raises the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease. - PACT News - 9/5/2000 |
| Higher taxes, lower cigarette use? | |
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A study by Levy et al, published in Preventive Medicine (September 2000), suggests that sustained tax increases may substantially reduce the number of smokers, thus reducing the rate of premature death due to smoking. - PACT News - 9/5/2000 |
| Quitting can help even elderly smokers live longer | |
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It's never too late to quit smoking and reduce the damage cigarettes cause to the lungs and cardiovascular system, according to a new report. "Even at ages over 60 years, (quitting) can have a substantial effect on rates of smoking-induced disease and remains the most effective method of reducing smoking-induced disease risk for elderly smokers," concludes Dr. David M. Burns of the University of California, San Diego. - Reuters Health - 9/5/2000 |
| Seizing the ad-vantage: CDC media campaign to target risky preteen behavior | |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans a $100 million campaign aimed at preventing high-risk behavior, including smoking, by preteenagers. The initiative, known as the youth media campaign, will also deliver messages about use of drugs and alcohol. Ads will appear beginning in 2001. - PACT News - 9/7/2000 |
| Smoking reduces activity of enzyme that protects against heart disease | |
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Smoking increases the risk of heart disease by lowering the concentration and activity of an antioxidant enzyme called paraoxonase (PON). - PACT News - 9/7/2000 |
| Medicare recipients who smoke not always counseled to quit smoking | |
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About 13% of Medicare recipients enrolled in managed care plans are current smokers, but only 71% of those patients received advice to quit smoking in the past year, according to the report published in the September 8th issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. "Medicare managed care enrollees are more likely to visit a physician or healthcare provider than other smokers, so there are increased opportunities for intervention, yet these opportunities are not being fully utilized," according to the report based on a study that is a joint effort between the Health Care Financing Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - Reuters Health - 9/8/2000 |
| Blue Cross honored for smoking cessation effort | |
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According to a company press release, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota was recognized by the managed care industry for its policy of covering physician office visits for treatment of tobacco use and addiction. - PACT News - 10/13/2000 |
| Nicotine dependence in schizophrenics persists despite use of nicotine patch | |
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Researchers are having a difficult time trying to help people with schizophrenia reduce their high rates of cigarette smoking, while still offering them the apparent benefits of nicotine. - Reuters - 6/19/2000 |
| Spreading the word: Recruiting patients for smoking cessation programs | |
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A report in Nicotine & Tobacco Research concludes that paid newspaper advertisements were the most reliable and cost-efficient strategy for generating responses among smokers who wish to quit. - PACT News - 10/13/2000 |
| Are future smokers more susceptible to nicotine? | |
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A recent study fails to support the notion that people destined to be smokers have a different physical vulnerability to nicotine than people who never smoke. - PACT News - 10/13/2000 |
| The patch can reduce weight gain after smoking cessation | |
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In a report by Hill and colleagues, use of the nicotine patch was more effective than placebo in attenuating weight gain in a population of Hispanic patients. - PACT News - 10/13/2000 |
| Nicotine induces 'upbeat' nystagmus and corrects idiopathic 'downbeat' nystagmus | |
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The effect of nicotine on eye movement was the subject of two studies presented here at the XIX Brazilian Congress in Neurology. In one, Brazilian investigator Dr. Christiane B. Pereira, working with colleagues at the University of Munich, found that nicotine could induce specific types of nystagmus -- or alleviate it, if it was already an underlying condition. - Reuters Health - 10/13/2000 |
| Pregnant smokers put child at risk of clubfoot | |
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Pregnant women who smoke may increase their child's risk of clubfoot, a birth defect in which the foot is angled improperly, results of a study suggest. - Reuters Health - 10/13/2000 |
| Depressed, anxious are more likely to smoke | |
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People with common mood disorders such as depression and anxiety seem to be more likely to smoke, possibly to self-medicate with the stimulating effects of nicotine, researchers report. - Reuters Health - 10/13/2000 |
| Hospital employees are exposed to secondhand smoke | |
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Though indoor smoking is banned at medical centers, many employees continue to smoke, thereby exposing a significant percentage of non-smoking employees to secondhand smoke, according to results of a recent survey. - Reuters Health - 10/13/2000 |
| Washington State to smokers: Enjoy your cow gas | |
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Puffing on a cigarette is a bit like inhaling from the back end of a cow, or being poisoned like a rat, according to a new ad campaign sponsored by Washington state health officials. - Reuters Health - 10/13/2000 |
| When it comes to smoking cessation, money is an effective motivator | |
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Researchers at Oregon State University have found an effective way to motivate pregnant women to stop smoking: pay them. - PACT News - 10/18/2000 |
| Breast cancer mortality unrelated to secondhand smoke | |
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Contrary to the results of other published studies, new data indicate there is no association between breast cancer mortality and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. - Reuters Health - 10/18/2000 |
| Smoking increases risk of gastric disorders | |
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The list of medical conditions associated with smoking continues to grow. According to a report by You, Zhang, and others in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop gastric cancer following the development of lesions in the gastric mucosa. - PACT News - 10/18/2000 |
| Cultural factors affect smoking behavior among Korean Americans | |
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A recent report evaluated the cultural factors that affect how members of the Korean community in Chicago regard smoking. - PACT News - 10/18/2000 |
| Smoking may worsen kidney function | |
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Smokers who have diabetes suffer kidney disease much sooner than diabetics who do not smoke. Now, researchers suggest that even those smokers without diabetes are more likely to have kidney problems. - Reuters Health - 10/18/2000 |
| WHO urges total global ban on cigarette advertising | |
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In an effort to reverse the number of cigarette-related deaths, which is projected to reach 10 million by 2030, the World Health Organization has called for a total global ban on all cigarette advertising and marketing. - Reuters - 6/19/2000 |
| Bioavailable lycopene protects against lung cancer in smokers and nonsmokers | |
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Diets high in bioavailable lycopene appear to lower the risk of lung cancer in both smokers and nonsmokers, report investigators in Boston. However, while other carotenoids are inversely associated with lung cancer in nonsmokers, they appear to provide little or no benefit to smokers or former smokers. - Reuters Health - 10/18/2000 |
| Many Americans--particularly smokers--lack vitamin C | |
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Despite a cornucopia of fruits, vegetables and vitamin C-fortified foods throughout the US, many Americans are deficient in the vitamin that has been shown to fight off colds and lower the risk of disease, researchers report. - Reuters Health - 10/23/2000 |
| First steps taken toward global treaty to control tobacco use | |
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The first round of formal treaty negotiations to control tobacco use, in which representatives from 148 countries participated, concluded on Friday to praise from the American Lung Association. - Reuters Health - 10/23/2000 |
| More evidence that smoking harms the unborn | |
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A recent report by Andres and Day (Semin Neonatol. 2000;5(3):231-41) summarizes the latest findings concerning the impact of smoking on perinatal complications. - Reuters Health - 10/23/2000 |
| Gender-focused research on tobacco is leading to differential interventions | |
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Recent research has demonstrated significant gender differences related to tobacco use, its effects and impact, a leading tobacco and nicotine researcher says. - Reuters Health - 10/30/2000 |
| Genes that fit? Tests could help tailor treatment for smokers | |
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Analyzing a patient’s genetic makeup could help treatment professionals select the smoking cessation method most likely to succeed with that individual. - PACT News - 10/30/2000 |
| New Jersey steps up the battle to help smokers quit | |
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To encourage people to kick the smoking habit, the state of New Jersey has launched a pair of treatment initiatives: an online resource center and a telephone hotline. - PACT News - 10/30/2000 |
| New evidence shows how tobacco smoke destroys lung cells | |
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Damage to tissue by tobacco smoke involves more than direct mutagenic effects on cancer-related genes, say researchers at the City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles. (Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2000;97:12244-12249) - PACT News - 11/2/2000 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis risk doubles in women who smoke | |
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Researchers evaluating the medical records of more than 30,000 older women found that those who smoked cigarettes were twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis. - PACT News - 11/2/2000 |
| New flavor of nicotine gum expands smoking cessation options | |
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For smokers who want to use nicotine replacement products to quit, a new option is available: orange-flavored nicotine gum. The FDA has given SmithKline Beecham’s Nicorette Orange the green light for over-the-counter sales. - PACT News - 11/2/2000 |
| Attention to cosmetic benefits of smoking cessation might help women quit | |
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As part of the effort to convince women to quit smoking, clinicians and public health officials should consider addressing women's concerns about their appearance, according to researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. - Reuters - 6/19/2000 |
| Smoking cessation improves lipid profiles of post myocardial infarction patients | |
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Serum testing of patients with recent acute myocardial infarction shows that those who quit smoking have levels of atherogenic lipids that are close to those in nonsmokers, researchers report in the October 15th issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. - Reuters Health - 11/6/2000 |
| Pediatricians need training to help kids avoid tobacco exposure | |
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Pediatricians should play a critical role in reducing tobacco exposure in children, but they often lack the training necessary to succeed, according to a recent report in Pediatrics. - PACT News - 11/6/2000 |
| New method for measuring nicotine levels | |
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Researchers at Wichita State University have developed a technique for detecting nicotine in very small amounts. - PACT News - 11/6/2000 |
| Former smoker and addiction professional shares firsthand experience | |
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Quitting smoking is a tough challenge, but it can be done. Just ask the guy who knows. - PACT News - 11/6/2000 |
| A new online weapon in the battle against smoking | |
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For people who want to quit smoking, help is just a mouse-click away. A new website, smokinghealthline (www.smokinghealthline.com), offers a range of tools, tips, and strategies to help patients succeed in their struggle against nicotine addiction. - PACT News - 11/6/2000 |
| Young, heavy smokers at risk of anxiety disorders | |
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Teens who smoke heavily may be putting themselves at increased risk of anxiety disorders, a team of researchers report. - Reuters Health - 11/9/2000 |
| CDC issues 1999 data on smoking prevalence | |
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People who live in Nevada are twice as likely to smoke compared with citizens of Utah, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - PACT News - 11/9/2000 |
| National Cancer Institute to spend $67 million on tobacco-related research | |
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The National Cancer Institute plans to spend $67 million on cancer research and smoking prevention activities in the fiscal year 2002. - PACT News - 11/9/2000 |
| New Internet resource for information on lung cancer | |
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and in the spirit of the occasion, a new healthcare Internet portal has made its debut. - PACT News - 11/9/2000 |
| Many women still smoke, drink during pregnancy | |
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While many women who use alcohol and smoke cigarettes give up their vices during pregnancy, a significant number risk their own health and that of their unborn child by continuing to drink and smoke, researchers report. - Reuters Health - 11/9/2000 |
| Evidence mounts showing that smoking harms the brain | |
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A flurry of recent scientific studies conclude that cigarette smoking damages brain tissue and can lead to cognitive impairment. - PACT News - 11/9/2000 |
| "Got Lungs?" New quit-smoking campaign urges use of tobacco-free snuff | |
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A new promotional campaign touts a two-step strategy for helping smokers end their addiction. First, switch to smoke-free tobacco, then to a flavored, tobacco-free, nicotine-free "snuff." - PACT News - 11/9/2000 |
| Computer-based smoking cessation counseling benefits teenagers | |
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Researchers say that computers and Web technology offer new ways of providing low-cost, yet individualized smoking cessation support that may appeal to teen smokers. - Reuters - 6/19/2000 |
| Cigarette smoking doubles risk of hearing loss | |
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Hearing impairment, especially at high frequencies, is associated with current cigarette smoking, according to a longitudinal population study conducted in Japan. - Reuters Health - 11/13/2000 |
| Great American smokeout - tips, tricks, and strategies | |
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The American Cancer Society’s 24th annual Great American Smokeout takes place Thursday, November 16. The goal of this nationally recognized day, according to the ACS, is to encourage smokers to put down tobacco products in hopes that they will quit for good. - PACT News - 11/13/2000 |
| "Cyber-Assistant" for smokers who want to quit | |
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Web-savvy smokers can find information about quitting by asking a new "Cyber-Assistant," a friendly-looking, rather bald fellow who goes by the name of Nick. - PACT News - 11/16/2000 |
| Nicotine has more impact on alcoholics | |
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Smokers with a past history of alcohol dependence are more likely to become dependent on nicotine, according to a recent report. [Alcohol Clin Exp Research. 2000;24(11)] - PACT News - 11/16/2000 |
| New smoking cessation guidelines on the horizon | |
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Revised national smoking cessation guidelines will be published in Britain within the next few weeks, according to a presentation at a national pharmaceutical conference. [Pharm J.2000;265(7122):726-727.] - PACT News - 11/16/2000 |
| European nonprofit health group launches online resource for smokers | |
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A major player in Internet health information has launched an online smoking cessation resource. - PACT News - 11/16/2000 |
| Women more vulnerable to tobacco effects | |
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Women are more vulnerable than men to the breathing problems and other harmful effects of smoking, Norwegian doctors have reported. (J Epidemiol Community Health. 2000;54:917-922.) - Reuters Health - 11/16/2000 |
| Smoking increases genetic risk of colon cancer | |
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Heavy smokers appear to be at increased risk of developing a genetic defect associated with colon cancer, researchers report. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2000;92:1831-1836.) - Reuters Health - 11/16/2000 |
| Combining nicotine inhaler with the patch may improve results | |
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Researchers have reported that smokers who want to quit may do better if they use a nicotine inhaler in addition to a nicotine skin patch. (Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:3128-3134.) - PACT News - 11/16/2000 |
| Increased rate of fatalities seen in teen and young adult smokers | |
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People as young as 15 years old who smoke are at increased risk of death from injuries, accidents, suicides, and homicides, Dr. Bruce N. Leistikow told participants of the 128th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. - Reuters Health - 11/20/2000 |
| Thrill-seekers may be more vulnerable to nicotine | |
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A new study shows that people who seek new sensations may be more susceptible to the effects of nicotine, and may be more likely to take up smoking. - PACT News - 11/20/2000 |
| Smoking cessation programs for pregnant women are cost-effective | |
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Smoking cessation programs aimed at pregnant women are not only good for the health of women and their offspring, they promise a good return on investment for taxpayers and health plans, according to an analysis being prepared by researchers at the University of Michigan. - Reuters - 6/20/2000 |
| Drug company denies link between Zyban use, stroke | |
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Glaxo Wellcome Plc said on Friday that there is no evidence that its smoking cessation aid Zyban causes stroke, despite reports of some patients being affected while on the drug. - Reuters - 11/20/2000 |
| Mental illness doubles risk of smoking | |
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About 44% of all cigarettes smoked in the US may be consumed by people with a mental disorder, such as depression, researchers report. - Reuters Health - 11/22/2000 |
| UK doctors issue new guidelines to help smokers quit | |
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Nicotine replacement therapy and Glaxo Wellcome's anti-smoking pill Zyban should be available on Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) to help smokers quit, medical experts stated recently. - Reuters - 11/22/2000 |
| Report compares smoking cessation interventions | |
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A recent review article in Journal of Counseling and Development compares the success rates of smoking cessation methods and identifies the strategies that work best for adults and adolescents. - PACT News - 11/22/2000 |
| Newer antipsychotics plus nicotine patch help schizophrenics stop smoking | |
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Schizophrenic patients who smoke show a much higher rate of smoking cessation when a nicotine patch is combined with a newer antipsychotic agent rather than a traditional antipsychotic, according to a report published in the November issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. - Reuters Health - 11/22/2000 |
| WHO enlists artists to help smokers quit | |
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The World Health Organization (WHO) joined forces with some of Europe's WHO enlists artists to help smokers quit leading artists on Tuesday in an innovative campaign to encourage smokers to quit. - Reuters - 11/22/2000 |
| Heart patients who declare intent to quit smoking after surgery more likely to succeed | |
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A new study reports that patients who declare their intent to quit smoking following bypass surgery are more likely to succeed in stopping smoking. - PACT News - 11/27/2000 |
| Californians seek smoke-free outdoor air | |
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Forced out of restaurants, ousted from bars, smokers continue to retreat in health-conscious California as nonsmokers demand, and increasingly get, smoke-free outdoor air as well. - Reuters - 11/30/2000 |
| Americans have mixed feelings about smoking | |
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In the face of health warnings about smoking and class-action lawsuits against tobacco companies, Americans still have mixed feelings about whether smoking is okay, according to results of a national survey. - Reuters Health - 11/30/2000 |
| Can nicotine increase risk of lung cancer? | |
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center in Minneapolis report that, under certain conditions, the body may convert nicotine into a known lung carcinogen. If confirmed, the finding may cause concern over the long-term use of nicotine replacement therapy as a technique for smoking cessation. - PACT News - 11/30/2000 |
| Passive smoking linked to lower blood levels of micronutrients | |
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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health have found that nonsmokers living with smokers tended to have lower serum concentrations of the antioxidants alpha- and beta-carotene, as well as total carotenoids--the yellow-to-red pigments found in many vegetables and animal fats that are convertible to vitamin A--than did persons living in households with no smokers. - PACT News - 11/30/2000 |
| Cigarette smoking may increase risk of diabetes | |
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The results of a prospective study of more than 21,000 physicians indicate that smoking is associated with a substantial increase in the incidence of type II diabetes mellitus, researchers report in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine. (Am J Med 2000;109:538-542.) - Reuters Health - 11/30/2000 |
| Acupuncture deemed effective for some indications | |
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has published a report acknowledging the scientific benefits of acupuncture. "There is reasonable scientific evidence acupuncture is effective for chronic illnesses where sufferers usually take painkillers for a long period of time," said Dr. Vivienne Nathanson, head of health policy at the BMA. - Reuters - 6/27/2000 |
| Smoking cessation decreases risk of eye damage | |
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A pair of studies published earlier this year found that smoking cessation can help prevent eye damage and loss of vision. [JAMA. 2000;284:713-716; Hong Kong Med J. 2000;6:195-202] - PACT News - 12/4/2000 |
| Where there's smoke, there's colon cancer | |
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Besides causing 160,000 deaths annually from lung, mouth, bladder and other cancers, smoking also increases the risk of death from cancer of the colon or rectum, according to results of a large new study from the American Cancer Society. [Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000;92:1888-1896.] - Reuters Health - 12/7/2000 |
| Smoking adds to lost work days, hospitalization among the healthy young | |
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A new study published in the journal Tobacco Control finds that current smokers had higher short-term rates of hospitalization and lost work days for a broad range of conditions compared with nonsmokers. [Tob Control. 2000;9:389-396.] - PACT News - 12/7/2000 |
| Muslim holiday is a "good time to quit" | |
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A senior health official in the United Arab Emirates urges Muslims to celebrate Ramadan by quitting smoking. - PACT News - 12/7/2000 |
| Behavioral modification techniques still neglected in primary care literature | |
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Behavioral modification strategies that have been proven in psychological and psychiatric settings are still largely neglected in primary care literature, according to a recent report by David L. Katz of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Derby, CT. - PACT News - 12/7/2000 |
| Post-holiday ad blitz may undermine resolutions to quit smoking | |
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The tobacco industry steps up its smoking promotion activities in the first months of the year, which can weaken the resolve of quitters to abstain from smoking. - PACT News - 12/7/2000 |
| Knowing secondhand smoke hurts others, teens may be motivated to quit | |
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Teens are notorious for believing that they are immune from risks, such as the risks of smoking. But a new study finds that teenage smokers are more than twice as likely to quit when they realize the second-hand smoke they generate might harm others. [Pediatrics. 2000;106:e82.] - PACT News - 12/7/2000 |
| In utero exposure to secondhand smoke can contribute to asthma severity | |
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Evidence is mounting that pregnant women should avoid exposure to cigarette smoke to reduce the risk that their children will develop asthma. [Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000;162:2097-2104] - PACT News - 12/11/2000 |
| Smoking contributes to age-related loss of vision | |
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A report published in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, underscores the association between smoking and hypertension with the development of severe macular degeneration. [Ophthalmology. 2000;107:2224-2232] - PACT News - 12/11/2000 |
| Nothing up my sleeve: possible cause of nicotine replacement therapy failure? | |
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A report in Tobacco Control underscores the importance of providing careful counseling to patients undergoing smoking cessation therapy. [Tob Control. 2000;9:359f] - PACT News - 12/11/2000 |
| Counselors own health habits have an impact on their success with patients | |
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According to results of a survey among Swiss physicians, healthcare specialists with poor health habits themselves are less likely to succeed in their efforts to counsel patients about preventive health strategies. [Family Practice. 2000;17(6):535-540] - PACT News - 12/11/2000 |
| Smokers: beware of Friendship Heights | |
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An upscale suburb of Washington boasts the strictest anti-smoking rules in the United States after a Maryland county council on Tuesday voted narrowly to ban smoking outside. - Reuters Health - 12/14/2000 |
| Deaths from alcohol- and tobacco-related cancers expected to rise in Europe | |
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Projections for mortality from cancers at sites related to tobacco and alcohol use indicate dramatic increases in several central European countries, according to French researchers. - Reuters - 7/5/2000 |
| Smokers who want to quit respond to multimedia approach | |
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A high-tech strategy to encourage smoking cessation, now being studied in the United Kingdom, produced one-month quit rates of more than 40%, according to program officials. [The Pharmaceutical Journal. 2000;265:850] - PACT News - 12/14/2000 |
| Article assesses use of nicotine replacement therapy by pregnant women | |
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An article appearing in a British publication aimed at pharmacists provides a summary of the risks of smoking by pregnant women and assesses the role of nicotine therapy in helping these people to quit smoking. [The Pharmaceutical Journal. 2000;265:863-865] - PACT News - 12/14/2000 |
| California antismoking program cut heart deaths | |
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California's aggressive antismoking campaign reduced heart disease deaths by 33,000 between 1988 and 1997, researchers report. [ N Engl J Med. 2000;343:1772-1777] - Reuters Health - 12/14/2000 |
| CDC reissues tobacco report of Surgeon General to assist public health efforts | |
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As a reminder of the public health importance of reducing the use of tobacco, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has reprinted the executive summary of the Surgeon General’s report entitled "Reducing Tobacco Use," published earlier this year. [MMWR 49(RR16):1-27.] - PACT News - 12/26/2000 |
| Paroxetine not much help in smoking cessation protocol | |
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Adding the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) paroxetine (Paxil) to treatment with nicotine patches does not increase abstinence rates, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Consulting Clinical Psychology. [J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000;68:883-889] - PACT News - 12/26/2000 |
| Heavy smoking and drinking contribute to poor nutrition | |
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A survey of more than 6,700 people has confirmed what common sense might suggest: that people who smoke and drink heavily experience poor nutrition and thus are at greater risk of health problems. - PACT News - 12/26/2000 |
| Antismoking program for children targeting social influence declared a failure | |
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A 15-year, $15-million program designed to help schoolchildren resist smoking has failed, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [J Natl Cancer Inst. 2000;92:1979-1991.] - PACT News - 12/26/2000 |
| Nicotine nasal spray triggers blood pressure rise | |
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The nicotine nasal sprays designed to help smokers kick the habit may give a jolt to their blood pressure, results from a small study suggest. [J Investig Med. 2000;48:435-440.] - Reuters Health - 12/26/2000 |
| Smoking reduction may not offer health benefits | |
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Heavy cigarette smokers who cut back--rather than quit--their smoking might not see any health benefits, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. [Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 2000;2:327.] - PACT News - 12/26/2000 |
| Baby sitters may expose infants to second-hand smoke | |
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While some mothers who puff on cigarettes attempt to protect their infants from the smoke, researchers believe they may be ignoring other sources of second-hand smoke--such as baby sitters or relatives in the home. [Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2000;154:1237-1241] - Reuters Health - 1/3/2001 |
| Nicotine patch and placebo achieve equal quit rates among pregnant women | |
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A Danish study reports good overall quit rates for pregnant smokers (26%) with the help of a patch, but the results were the same, whether the patch was active or a placebo. [Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2000;96:967-971] - PACT News - 1/3/2001 |
| Maternal use of nicotine, not cocaine, tied to hypertonia in infants | |
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In utero exposure to nicotine, but not to cocaine, appears to be predictive of tone abnormalities in infants, researchers report in the July issue of Pediatrics. - Reuters - 7/13/2000 |
| Smoking can cause skin cancer | |
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A study in the Netherlands has found that people who smoke have three times the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma compared with nonsmokers. [Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2001;19:231-238] - PACT News - 1/3/2001 |
| "Quit Commit," another smoking cessation site | |
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Danya International, Inc., a Maryland health care communication company, has launched a public service smoking cessation Web site called Quit Commit. The site features a ten-step program developed by Dr. Jeff Hoffman, president and CEO of the company, located in Silver Spring, MD. - PACT News - 1/3/2001 |
| Smoking increases risk of death from breast cancer | |
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A study in Sweden has found that women who are current or former smokers are at higher risk of dying from breast cancer than women who have never smoked. The investigators conclude that smoking contributes significantly to the variation in survival rates among women with breast cancer. [European Journal of Surgery. 2000;166(11):852-858] - PACT News - 1/3/2001 |
| Want to avoid stroke? Check your blood pressure--and quit smoking | |
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According to a recent announcement by the American Heart Association, the two best ways to prevent stroke are to undergo testing for high blood pressure and to quit smoking. [Circulation. 2001;103:163-182] - Reuters Health - 1/3/2001 |
| "Occasional" teen smokers may be a good target for cessation programs | |
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A study from Norway has found that adolescents who smoke only occasionally may be more likely to respond to smoking cessation strategies than their peers who smoke daily. [Preventive Medicine. 2000;31:682-90] - PACT News - 1/8/2001 |
| Physician-patient "discussions" about smoking may have little impact | |
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A survey conducted in Connecticut reports that, even though 77% of physicians asked their patients about their smoking status, simply discussing the matter with patients does not appear to be adequate to produce a reduction in smoking. [Preventive Medicine. 2000;31:652-657] - PACT News - 1/8/2001 |
| Patch proves its power in Danish study | |
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A comparison of nicotine replacement methods has found that use of the patch alone was more effective than use of an inhaler or the patch plus inhaler. [Eur Respir J. 2000 Oct;16:717-22] - PACT News - 1/8/2001 |
| Research reveals a mechanism by which smoking damages the mouth | |
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Scientists in Japan report that smokers have lower levels of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin in their gingiva than nonsmokers, which may account for the higher rates of gum disease among people who smoke. [ J Periodontol. 2000;71: 1846-1851.] - PACT News - 1/12/2001 |
| Consistent association found between smoking and cancer of the penis | |
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In a review of the literature, investigators in Sweden have found a dose-dependent relationship between smoking and a significantly increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. The risk was high even when confounding factors, such as sexual history, were taken into account. [ Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 2000;205:189-193] - PACT News - 1/12/2001 |
| Report reveals impact of smoking on small blood vessels | |
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Smoking damages the microcirculation in a number of important ways, according to a recent report by a German investigator. [Microcirculation. 2000 Dec;7(6 Pt 1):367-384] - PACT News - 1/12/2001 |
| For a price, smokers can get online fitness program | |
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For many people trying to quit smoking, weight gain is a major concern. A new site, QuitSmokingDiet.com, purports to offer a customized smoking cessation plan created by a psychotherapist specializing in addictions, a dietitian, and a husband-and-wife team of personal trainers. - PACT News - 1/12/2001 |
| Medicare to test whether smoking cessation should be a covered benefit | |
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The Medicare program will test ways to help older Americans stop smoking as part of a three-year demonstration project to be conducted in seven states beginning in January, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) announced Wednesday. - Reuters - 7/14/2000 |
| Children’s doctors miss opportunities to counsel parents who smoke | |
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Although physician visits for young children present an opportunity to effect behavioral change among smoking parents, pediatricians lack the training necessary to offer cessation counseling, according to a recent study. [Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:25-31] - PACT News - 1/17/2001 |
| National survey tracks impact of environmental smoke on kids | |
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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) continues to cause American children to experience range of severe respiratory ailments, according to results of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. [Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:36-41] - PACT News - 1/17/2001 |
| Canadian government offers prizes as incentive to quit smoking | |
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The province of Ontario is offering smokers big incentives to give up tobacco, promising prizes like a Caribbean cruise to those who kick the habit, a Toronto based anti-smoking group said Monday. - Reuters - 1/17/2001 |
| Smoking appears to increase platelet-dependent thrombin levels | |
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Even when not smoking, smokers have significantly higher levels of platelet-dependent thrombin compared with nonsmokers, according to a report by Japanese researchers. [ Eur Heart J. 2001;22:56-61,16-18] - Reuters - 1/17/2001 |
| Urine test shows which teens are smokers | |
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Routine assessment of adolescents' smoking status is feasible in private practice, according to a report in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine [ Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:32-35] - Reuters Health - 1/17/2001 |
| Although they've quit, former smokers are still at risk of lung cancer | |
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The risk of lung cancer declines in people who quit smoking, but never quite reaches zero. Thus, according to a report in Cancer, as the number of former smokers increases, these individuals will account for an increasing fraction of lung cancer cases in the decades ahead. [Cancer. 2000;89:2506-9.] - PACT News - 1/24/2001 |
| Teenage girls on the pill may be more likely to smoke | |
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Teenage girls who use oral contraceptives (OC) may be more likely to smoke, results of a recent study suggest. [Contraception. 2000;62:113-6.] - Reuters Health - 1/24/2001 |
| Study compares rates of absorption from nicotine patches | |
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A recent study comparing 3 brands of nicotine skin patches has found significant differences in the rates at which the active ingredient is absorbed. [Pharmacol Biochem Beh. 2000;67:479-82.] - PACT News - 1/24/2001 |
| Last gasp of Clinton administration: global anti-smoking push | |
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Two days before leaving office, Bill Clinton signed an executive order he hoped would discourage teen smoking worldwide and publicize the dangers of tobacco consumption. - Reuters - 1/24/2001 |
| UK updates smoking cessation guidelines for health professionals | |
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The Health Education Authority of the United Kingdom has published new guidelines for medical caregivers who want to counsel their patients about the best strategies for smoking cessation. [Thorax. 2000;55:987-99.] - PACT News - 1/24/2001 |
| Counseling pregnant women helps them give up smoking, study finds | |
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Pregnant women who want to quit smoking can do so when counseled by clinic personnel during early prenatal visits, according to a report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. [Am J Preventive Med. 2001;20:1-8.] - PACT News - 1/24/2001 |
| Smoking cessation program reduces heart disease mortality | |
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By lowering cigarette consumption and the prevalence of smoking, an aggressive state-wide program in California has also succeeded in lowering mortality from heart disease, according to a new study. [N Engl J Med. 2000;343:1772-7.] - PACT News - 1/24/2001 |
| Nonsmokers have fewer years of disability than smokers | |
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People who do not smoke cigarettes not only live longer than smokers, but also spend fewer years of their lives with disabilities, according to a report in the August issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. - Reuters - 7/18/2000 |
| Study indicates choice of NRT does not affect outcome | |
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According to new research published in the journal Psychopharmacology, the form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) a patient prefers doesn't matter when it comes to achieving the end result: an end to the habit of smoking. [Psychopharmacology. 2001;153:225-230] - PACT News - 2/6/2001 |
| Most in Massachusetts favor restaurant smoking ban | |
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Smoke-free restaurants are gaining in popularity in Massachusetts, and non-smokers aren't the only ones who support the trend, results of a study suggest. [American Journal of Public Health. 2001;91:300-303] - Reuters - 2/6/2001 |
| FTC gives final OK to GlaxoSmithKline Merger | |
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According to corporate sources, on Wednesday, Jan. 31 2001, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave unanimous final approval for the merger between the two major antismoking medication manufacturers, Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham, a move worth an estimated $72 billion. - PACT News - 2/1/2001 |
| ASH updates long list of tobacco "ingredients" | |
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If your patients need some incentive to help them quit smoking, maybe simply showing them the list of ingredients in a cigarette will do the trick. - PACT News - 2/6/2001 |
| Public health journal devotes issue to tobacco | |
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Underscoring the importance of tobacco as a health issue, the American Journal of Public Health has devoted nearly its entire February 2001 issue to a single theme: "Taking on Tobacco." - PACT News - 2/6/2001 |
| Most American smokers try to quit, but cannot | |
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An overwhelming majority of smokers continue to light up even though they are well aware of the hazards of smoking and most say they want to quit but cannot kick the habit, according to a recent Harris Poll. - Reuters - 2/20/2001 |
| Smoking a factor in leading cause of death in U.S. | |
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Although the public is more aware of the dangers of smoking, inactivity, and poor diet, heart disease remains the leading cause of death, according to government health officials. - Reuters - 2/20/2001 |
| Cessation program works better than casual advise, says study | |
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A structured smoking cessation program may be more effective than ad hoc advice from pharmacists, according to a recent study by Maguire and colleagues. [Addiction. 2001;96:325-331] - PACT News - 2/20/2001 |
| American Lung Assn. quit-smoking program now online | |
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The American Lung Association’s Freedom from Smoking program has helped thousands of people put an end to their smoking habit. Now the ALA is offering a similar program via the Internet. - PACT News - 2/20/2001 |
| Heavy smokers at greater risk for rheumatoid arthritis | |
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People with a long history of heavy smoking are significantly more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to results of a recent study. [Ann Rheum Disease. 2001;60:223-227] - PACT News - 2/20/2001 |
| Expert proposes hospital admission as strategy for smoking cessation | |
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The President of the American Council on Science and Health has issued a radical proposal that calls for treating smokers the same way as other addicts: by admitting them to the hospital. - PACT News - 2/20/2001 |
| Quitting 101: Nonsmokers live longer, recover faster | |
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Another lesson in the importance of quitting smoking: not smoking prolongs life and reduces downtime due to disability, according to results of a study. - Reuters - 7/19/2000 |
| Physicians miss opportunities to counsel smokers with psychiatric illnesses | |
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Physicians too seldom counsel smokers with psychiatric illnesses to quit, suggest the results of a recent study published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. - PACT News - 2/20/2001 |
| Breast reconstruction more risky for smokers | |
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Women who undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy face a higher risk of complications if they smoke, researchers report. They found smokers are more likely than either nonsmokers or ex-smokers to have complications after breast reconstruction, regardless of the methods used in surgery. [Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001;107:342-349] - Reuters Health - 2/27/2001 |
| Smoking raises risk of more dangerous types of breast cancer | |
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Women who smoke may be at increased risk of developing breast cancers that respond less favorably to treatment, according to a joint Swedish and Danish research team. [International Journal of Cancer. 2001;91:580-584] - Reuters Health - 2/27/2001 |
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