2009
Girls Start Smoking While Dieting
The motives to start smoking are different for various groups of people. Some feel stress and need to cope with it as they used to do in childhood: by sticking something in their mouths, but instead of a pacifier, adults prefer cigarettes.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
A smoker who is quitting usually faces two aspects of dependency: psychological (emotional) and physical. The first one draws a person back to smoking by influencing their brain: ex-smoker might still have smoking friends with whom he or she used to spend time and go on smoke breaks with at work.
2008
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Raises Risk of Cardiovascular Di
We all know that smoking is bad for the heart. But what about inhaling second-hand smoke by non-smokers, especially children? A new study examining the effects of second-hand tobacco smoke on the health of toddlers and teens has revealed that the chronic exposure elevates the children’s risk of developing heart disease later in life.
It Is Never Too Late to Stop Smoking!
Many smokers try to get off their unhealthy habit when still young, but older people can successfully kick even a lifelong tobacco addiction, too. A study conducted by the UK Peninsula Medical School has revealed that people who approach the age of retirement can be the most successful group of smokers in their attempt to completely quit puffing ci
More Research On the Dangers Of Light Smoking
A new study conducted by Tobacco Control researchers has revealed that even light smoking of just several cigarettes a day can be very dangerous for the heart and lung health. According to the scientists, if you puff daily from one to four lung rockets, and especially if you are a woman, you almost triple your chances of contracting lung cancer and
Smoking Lite Cigarettes Still Harmful for the H
A new study reported by the journal Heart has revealed that smokers of lite (low-tar and low-nicotine) cigarettes run the same risk of damaging their cardiovascular system as smokers of regular, full-strength tobacco products.
Smoking and Female Health - More Bad News
According to a recent study carried out by European researchers, female smoking is implicated with even more health hazards than was previously suspected. Norwegian scientists have revealed that smoking women have a higher incidence and earlier onset of heart disease in comparison with male smokers
Smoking Involved in Development of Osteoporosis
Numerous adverse health conditions can be triggered by cigarette smoking. According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of tobacco costs Americans almost $80 billion annually.
Smoking Cessation Lowers Health Risks for Women – New Study
By stopping smoking, women benefit from a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and a lesser incidence of death from various smoking-related cancers. According to new results of the large-scale Nurses’ Health Study, female smoking cessation brings major health risks down by more than 20 percent!
Smoking Teens Can be Prone to Depression
Although “conventional wisdom” states that smoking can be beneficial for depressed people, scientific studies show that, on the contrary, the reverse is true. A new trial conducted by US scientists has demonstrated that depression in teenagers can actually be caused by smoking cigarettes.
Rectal Cancer in Both Men and Women Can be Triggered by Smoking
According to the publication that appeared on November 14, 2007 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, cigarette smoking is linked to a higher incidence of rectal cancer. The article is based on the research conducted by a team of scientists, led by Electra Paskett, Ph.D, of Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.
2007
Smoking Increases Hair Loss Risks
Breaking news from ScienceDaily as of November 19, 2007 informed Asian men that their age-related hair loss could be aggravated by smoking. The news was based on the report released by the Archives of Dermatology.
History of Tobacco Plant in the Old World - Part 2
While in the New World, especially in the Mayan civilization, tobacco was considered a sacred substance of the Gods, in Spain of the 17th century is was not welcomed at all. By Order of Pope Urban VIII, excommunication was a punishment for smoking or snuffing tobacco in any Christian church of Spain. Pope Innocent X banned using tobacco snuffs in the Basilica of St. Peter in 1650.
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