US nurse displays on FB how healthy lungs differ from cigarette smoke-damaged ones
May 05, 2018, at 01:20 am
Washington, May 4 (IBNS): With large number of people still addicted to smoking, a US nurse decided to take a special step to show people the condition of their lungs.
Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: Study
May 01, 2018, at 09:34 pm
New York, May 1 (IBNS): Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person’s lifetime.
Household cleaning can be as bad as smoking for lung function: Study
Feb 18, 2018, at 01:45 am
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS): Cleaners who have regularly used cleaning sprays over 20 years were found to have reduced lung function equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes a day over the same period, a UiB-study shows.
5 things one needs do to quit smoking
Jan 19, 2018, at 09:52 pm
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): A popular New Year’s resolution that many fail to keep is to quit smoking.
At least three out of five people who try a cigarette become daily smokers, finds study
Jan 11, 2018, at 01:46 am
London, Jan 10 (IBNS): The findings, from over 215,000 survey respondents and published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, provides strong support for prioritising efforts to reduce cigarette experimentation among adolescents.
Poisons from cigarettes reach major body organs in seconds: PHE
Jan 03, 2018, at 11:01 pm
London, Jan 3 (IBNS): UK's Public Health England (PHE) releases a new TV advert highlighting the dangers of tar in cigarettes, as England’s 7 million smokers are urged to make a quit attempt with help from Smokefree this New Year.
Tiny worms may offer new clues about why it's so hard to quit smoking, finds study
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute found that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism may contribute to nicotine dependence, and to the withdrawal effects that can make quitting smoking so difficult.
Cancer survivors who quit smoking sooner can live longer, says study
Sep 13, 2017, at 12:55 am
London, Sept 12 (IBNS): Lung cancer survivors who quit smoking within a year of diagnosis will live for longer than those who continue to smoke, according to new research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
Rise in e-cigarettes linked to rise in smokers quitting, say researchers
Aug 03, 2017, at 12:40 am
Auckland, Aug 2 (IBNS): New research studying United States smokers has shown the recent rise in e-cigarette use in that country is getting more smokers quitting, according to Professor Chris Bullen of the University of Auckland.
Social smoking carries same heart-disease risks as everyday habit, says research
May 08, 2017, at 09:26 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Social smokers’ risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who light up every day, new research has found.
Nearly 1 billion people smoke daily, finds study
Apr 06, 2017, at 02:52 pm
Washington, Apr 6 (IBNS): Despite strong declines in the rate of tobacco smoking over the past 25 years, one out of every four men still smoke daily, as do one out of every 20 women.