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Weight gain following smoking cessation not linked to Leptin

...on assumptions that leptin levels were high during smoking periods, thus keeping weight down and after one st...lation, must be looked into, for reasons as to why smoking cessation leads to weight gain....

Effect of alcohol drinking on breast cancer

...t they have not been consistent// and also because smoking often accompanies drinking, researchers have not b...er chance of breast cancer. The second was whether smoking increased this risk. They found that a single daily drink of 1 oz of spirits such as whiskey, gin, o...

Women who quit smoking during pregnancy tend to relapse

...e University in New York found from an analysis of smoking data from 10 states collected between 1993 until 1999 found that the percentage of women who quit smoking rose from 37% to 46% during pregnancy. However, more than half of those were unable to remain ex-smo...

Just one cigarette could cause significant damage

...e is an acute increase in arterial stiffness after smoking even one cigarette in both chronic and non-smokers... researchers compared acute and chronic effects of smoking on large artery properties in 185 healthy young smokers and non-smokers aged 22 ± 5 years. 116 non-s...

Use of CT scans to detect lung cancer questioned

... until solid data is available. He also added that smoking cessation is the only proven, cost-effective method to reduce lung cancer risk....

Drinking milk: Good or bad?

...disease would do better to get more exercise, quit smoking and cut down saturated fats in their diet than give up milk!...

Former smokers can be protected with vitamin A derivative

...the tissue to recover. It has also been found that smoking causes genetic damage in the form of loss of a gene that could protect cells from becoming cancerous. Researchers from the University of Texas have now shown that a close chemical relative of vitamin A restores// the function of this gene called reti...

Sense of smell impaired in alcoholics

...ealthy people who were matched for age, gender and smoking status. They used "Sniffin' Sticks", which are pen-like devices that dispense odour, to test each nostril at a time.// The subjects were tested for odour threshold (sensitivity), the lowest concentration of an odour where a faint presence is reliably...

Smoking habit affects your baby's health

...oothe their consciences by telling themselves that smoking is really not all that bad for their children. There are some facts brought to light as part of the Campaign that gives those risk involved for babies. There is reduction in the amount of oxygen and blood flow that reaches your baby. The baby breat...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) signals vascular disease

...ertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and smoking are the same as those associated with impotence. I...ctivity. Studies suggested that quitting cigarette smoking may also help....

Awareness increase Prostate cancer detection

... vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains. Avoid smoking and exercise regularly. Screening must be done once in a year. The most common treatment for prostate include Surgery, Radiation therapy and Hormone therapy ,...

Passive smoking may be harmless

Researchers at UCLA suggests that passive smoking does not cause health problems for nonsmokers. Epidemiologists concluded that second hand smoking does not increase the risk for lung cancer and heart disease. An experiment was conducted on more th...

smoking and drinking lead to cancer

A recent study indicates that smoking and drinking alcohol may reverse the anticancer ef...o had previous polyps removed to see whether their smoking and alcohol intake altered the effects of beta-carotene on colorectal polyp recurrence. It revealed ...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...ies do not implement the measures of the FCTC. The smoking rates are are increasing, especially among the young, While smoking rates are declining in some industrialised countries but rsing in many developing countries. “We mus...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...ies do not implement the measures of the FCTC. The smoking rates are are increasing, especially among the young, While smoking rates are declining in some industrialised countries but rsing in many developing countries. “We mus...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...ies do not implement the measures of the FCTC. The smoking rates are are increasing, especially among the young, While smoking rates are declining in some industrialised countries but rsing in many developing countries. “We mu...

Women Benefit More from Quitting Smoking than Men

...oves significantly more than men's after sustained smoking cessation. Researchers previously published results showing that both men and women benefit from smoking cessation; this new analysis indicates that the benefits to the lungs are greater in women than in m...

Teens Misusing Nicotine-Replacement Products

...otine levels. But an expert on the psychology //of smoking says the students may have lied on the survey. And even if they weren't, that doesn't mean the products are putting them at risk, says Dr. John R. Hughes, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont. At issue are two over-the-counter drug...

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Risk Factors

...ed form, which can lead to blindness. Doctors know smoking can increase the risk of AMD,// but few other risk factors have come to light. This study examined the role of body weight and body type on AMD risk. Participants were 261 individuals age 60 or older who showed early signs of the disease but who sti...

Pfizer unveils anti-smoking drug

... unveiled an experimental drug to help people quit smoking //that could become the drugmaker's next blockbust...al medicine, called Varenicline, were able to quit smoking after only seven weeks. In the same trial, only 16 percent of people receiving sugar pills managed...

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