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Smoking

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• Zyban (prescription) / Nicorette / deprenyl

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General Information:

• Smoking - American Academy of Family Physicians
• Smoking - emedicine.com
• Smoking - FamilyDoctor.org
• Smoking - Reuters
• Treatments for smoking - Medifocus.com

Alternative News:

• Superfood Soy Linked To Reduction In Smoker's Lung Damage Risk - Science Daily, 6/28/09 - "Soy consumption was found to be positively correlated with lung function and inversely associated with the risk of COPD. It has been suggested that flavonoids from soy foods act as an anti-inflammatory agent in the lung, and can protect against tobacco carcinogens for smokers"
• Vitamin E May Decrease Mortality Of Elderly Male Smokers, Yet Increase Mortality Of Middle-aged Smokers - Science Daily, 2/14/09
• Exercise Helps Smokers Quit - WebMD, 10/24/06
• Smoking Plus Beta-Carotene May Up Cancer Odds - WebMD, 9/20/05 - "high beta-carotene intake (from foods or supplements) was linked to low levels of cancer in nonsmoking women and high levels of the same cancers in women who smoke"
• Strategy to Quit Smoking? - Dr. Weil, 11/20/03
• A Mint to Help You Stop Smoking? - Dr. Weil, 10/16/03
• Smoking May Account For Link Between Serum Total Carotenoid Levels And Bladder Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/03
• Best Way to Quit Smoking? - Dr. Weil, 9/4/03
• Concerned about secondhand smoke? - Dr. Weil, 8/26/03
• Beta-carotene Supplementation Appears to Increase Risk of Lung Cancer in Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 7/25/03
• Smoking, Beta-Carotene Pills a Bad Combo - WebMD, 7/22/03
• Folic Acid Improves Endothelial Function And Blood Pressure In Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 12/18/02 - "Smokers were randomly assigned to receive either 5 milligrams of folic acid or placebo every day ... Mean blood pressure was significantly reduced from 88 ± 2 to 83 ± 1 mmHg in those patients who received supplementation" - Seems like they could have tested non-smokers for the same effect while they were at it.  5 points is probably half of what you'd get from the standard dose of most anti-hypertensive medications. - Ben
• High Selenium Consumption May Protect Ex-Smokers From Bladder Cancer - Intelihealth, 10/31/02

Other News:

• Smoking Linked To Brain Damage - Science Daily, 6/23/09
• Alcohol And Smoking Are Key Causes For Bowel Cancer - Science Daily, 6/2/09 - "people who consume the largest quantities of alcohol (equivalent to > 7 drinks per week) have 60% greater risk of developing the cancer, compared with non-drinkers ... Smoking, obesity and diabetes were also associated with a 20% greater risk of developing bowel cancer - the same risk linked with consuming high intakes of red and processed meat"
• Smoking Is Top Cause of Preventable Death - WebMD, 4/27/09
• Young Smokers Increase Risk For Multiple Sclerosis - Science Daily, 2/20/09
• Smokers Putting Their Loved Ones At Risk Of Heart Attacks - Science Daily, 2/11/09
• Smokers Have Rapid Aging Defect - Science Daily, 2/6/09 - "Smoking speeds the aging process, causing smokers to die about 10 years before their time ... cigarette smoke extract decreased the cell's WRN production -- and made the cells age more quickly"
• Smoking Linked to More Than Lung Cancer - Science Daily, 1/22/09 - "smoking is a cause of many more cancer deaths besides lung cancer"
• Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit Smoking - Science Daily, 12/29/08
• Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span - washingtonpost.com, 11/27/08
• Even Occasional Smoking Can Impair Arteries - Science Daily, 10/7/08
• Do 'Light' Cigarettes Deliver Less Nicotine To The Brain Than Regular Cigarettes? - Science Daily, 9/26/08
• Smokers Suffer More Back Pain, Survey Shows - Science Daily, 7/1/08
• Smoking Appears Linked With Risk for Poor Memory in Middle Age - Medscape, 6/12/08 - "current smokers vs participants who had never smoked had a 37% greater risk of being in the lowest quintile of cognitive function (odds ratio, 1.37"
• Why the obese and smokers risk deafness - New Scientist, 6/10/08 - "stop smoking, stay slim, and have an alcoholic drink at least once a week ... a 60-year-old man who has smoked a pack a day for at least 10 years loses about five decibels on top of the 25 dB loss experienced by a third of the people his age"
• Smokers Have A 41 Percent Higher Risk Of Suffering Depression - Science Daily, 4/24/08
• Alzheimer's Starts Earlier For Heavy Drinkers, Smokers - Science Daily, 4/16/08 - "the combination of heavy drinking and heavy smoking reduced the age of onset of Alzheimer's disease by six to seven years, making these two factors among the most important preventable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease"
• Sex, Drugs, and Cancer? - WebMD, 3/11/08 - "Head and neck cancers that were positive for HPV 16 were associated with having more oral sex partners and smoking more marijuana ... Head and neck cancers that were negative for HPV 16 weren't linked to sex or marijuana. Instead, they were tied to smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, and having poor oral hygiene"
• Opiate And Nicotine Have Surprisingly Similar Affect On Brain's Reward System - Science Daily, 2/12/08
• Smoking May Wreak Havoc on Sleep - WebMD, 2/4/08
• Smoking Can Double Risk Of Colorectal Polyps - Science Daily, 2/1/08 - "Smokers have a two-fold increased risk of developing colorectal polyps"
• Smoking Associated With Increased Risk Of Diabetes, Study Finds - Science Daily, 12/11/07
• Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs - WebMD, 11/26/07
• FDA Reviewing Post-Marketing Cases Describing Suicidal Ideation and Occasional Suicidal Behavior With Chantix (Varenicline) - Doctor's Guide, 11/20/07
• Asian Men Who Smoke May Have Increased Risk For Hair Loss - Science Daily, 11/19/07
• Smoking Increases Risk Of Psoriasis, Study Shows - Science Daily, 10/29/07
• Report Links Teen Smoking, Depression - WebMD, 10/23/07
• Hypnotherapy For Smoking Cessation Sees Strong Results - Science Daily, 10/22/07
• Obesity Strongest Risk Factor For Colorectal Cancer Among Women; Greater Than Smoking - Science Daily, 10/15/07
• Study: Law Prompts Drop in Heart Attacks - Intelihealth, 9/28/07 - "A study released Thursday credits New York's 2003 Clean Indoor Air Act with an 8 percent drop in heart attacks statewide because of reduced exposure to second-hand smoke"
• Secondhand Smoke Increases High School Test Failure, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 9/19/07
• Nicotine May Accelerate Atherosclerosis, May Be As Dangerous As Tar - Science Daily, 9/13/07
• Smokers More Likely to Develop Dementia - washingtonpost.com, 9/4/07
• Erectile Dysfunction Linked To Smoking - Science Daily, 7/27/07 - "An estimated 22.7 percent of erectile dysfunction cases among Chinese men might be attributable to cigarette smoking"
• 'Healthy' Children With Smoking Parents Aren't Really So Healthy - Science Daily, 5/20/07
• The Brain And Chronic Exposure To Nicotine - Science Daily, 5/16/07
• 'Lite' Low Tar Cigarettes Impair Blood Flow As Much As Regular Cigarettes - Science Daily, 5/15/07
• Secondhand Smoke At Sidewalk Cafes And Other Outdoor Settings Is Still Serious, According to Scientists - Science Daily, 5/3/07
• Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk Of Dementia - Science Daily, 5/1/07
• Smoking May Increase Wrinkles on Body - WebMD, 3/19/07
• Smoking Boosts Cervical Cancer Risk - WebMD, 11/17/06
• At Least 1 in 4 Hardened Smokers Will Develop Progressive Lung Disease - Doctor's Guide, 10/19/06
• New Medication Appears Effective in Helping Smokers Kick the Habit - Doctor's Guide, 8/15/06
• Pfizer's Chantix(TM) (Varenicline) Now Available to Help Smokers Quit - Doctor's Guide, 8/1/06
• Quitting Smoking Improves Lung Function Test Scores by More Than 15% in Less Than 2 Months - Doctor's Guide, 7/14/06
• Cancer Risk Double for Women Smokers - WebMD, 7/11/06
• Data Show Varenicline Provides Smokers New Hope to Quit Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 7/5/06
• Anti-smoking drug receives FDA approval - MSNBC, 5/11/06
• Secondhand Smoke Tied to Diabetes? - WebMD, 4/6/06
• Smoking Linked to Ovarian Cancer Risk - Doctor's Guide, 4/5/06
• Smokers: More Erectile Dysfunction? - WebMD, 3/22/06
• Smoking While Pregnant Causes Finger, Toe Deformities - Science Daily, 1/6/06
• Passive Smoking Almost Doubles Risk Of Degenerative Eye Disease - Science Daily, 1/3/06 - "Passive smoking almost doubles the risk of the progressively degenerative eye disease, age related macular degeneration"
• Nearly a Quarter of Children Are Especially Susceptible to Respiratory Illness if Exposed to Second-Hand Smoke - Doctor's Guide, 12/15/05
• Is Nicotine Replacement Therapy Effective? - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/05
• Smoking May Cloud the Brain - WebMD, 10/12/05
• Long-term Smoking Is Associated With Up To 40 Percent Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer - Science Daily, 10/4/05
• Long-Term Smoking Associated With Up to 40% Increased Risk of Breast Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 9/28/05
• Smoking May Increase Risk Of Diabetes - Science Daily, 9/26/05
• Just One To Four Cigarettes Daily Triples Risk Of Dying Of Heart Disease Or Lung Cancer - Science Daily, 9/22/05
• Cigarettes Linked to Late-Life Blindness - WebMD, 9/7/05
• Children May Develop Lifelong Problems From Smoke - CBS 2 Chicago, 8/31/05
• Tobacco Smoke Raises Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Teens - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/05
• Psoriasis Drug May Help People Quit Smoking - WebMD, 8/8/05
• Study Links Tobacco Smoke With Belly Fat - Intelihealth, 8/2/05 - "6 percent of 12- to 19-year-olds had metabolic syndrome ... 1 percent of those unexposed to smoke developed the syndrome, 5 percent of those exposed to secondhand smoke had the disorder and 9 percent of active smokers had it"
• Smoking During Pregnancy May Double ADHD Risk - WebMD, 8/2/05
• Secondhand Smoke Affects Fertility - WebMD, 5/25/05
• Grandmothers' Smoking Linked To Grandchildren's Asthma Decades Later - Science Daily, 5/6/05
• Smoking Tied to Multiple Sclerosis Progression - WebMD, 4/26/05
• Smoking Doubles Risk Of Degenerative Eye Condition - Science Daily, 4/15/05
• Cigarette Smoke Worsens Respiratory Infections in Infants - Doctor's Guide, 3/8/05
• Anti-smoking pills show promise - MSNBC, 3/8/05
• Contrary To Previous Findings, Smoking Is Detrimental Rather Than Beneficial To Patients With Alzheimer's, UCI Study Shows - Science Daily, 2/18/05
• COX-2 Levels Elevated in Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 1/17/05
• Secondhand Smoke Raises Cervical Cancer Risk - WebMD, 1/7/05
• Secondhand Smoke Linked to Cervical Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 1/5/05
• Secondhand Smoke Harms Kids' Thinking - WebMD, 1/4/05
• Cigarette Smoking Exacerbates Alcohol-induced Brain Damage - Science Daily, 12/30/04
• Smokers Don't Understand Light Cigarette Risk - WebMD, 12/10/04
• Smoking Triggers Early Onset Of Pancreatic Cancer - Science Daily, 11/12/04
• Smoking May Increase Risk of Colon Polyps - Doctor's Guide, 11/2/04
• Smoking Cigarettes Affects Brain Like Heroin - WebMD, 10/27/04
• Smoking Increases Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Those With Genetic Predisposition - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/04
• Tobacco Smoke May Increase Colic - WebMD, 10/4/04
• Teens Say Light Cigarettes Are Healthier - WebMD, 10/4/04
• Smoking Raises the Risk of Snoring - WebMD, 10/1/04
• Bupropion May Improve Long-term Smoking Cessation Rates - Doctor's Guide, 9/13/04
• Heart Attack Risk Is 5 Times Greater Among Smokers Aged 35-39 - WebMD, 8/23/04
• Smoking Worse Than Exhaust for Air Pollution - WebMD, 8/23/04
• Better Hypnosis Success for Male Smokers - WebMD, 7/29/04
• K-State Researcher Links Cigarette Smoke, Vitamin A Deficiency And Emphysema - Science Daily, 7/28/04 - "When the lung content of vitamin A was low, the score of emphysema was high ... So, the hypothesis is that smokers develop emphysema because of a vitamin A deficiency"
• Higher Overall Exposures to Passive Smoking Associated with Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease - Doctor's Guide, 7/1/04
• Passive Smoking Worse Than Thought - WebMD, 6/30/04
• 60% Cancer Deaths in Black Men Due to Smoking - WebMD, 4/23/04
• College Smokers Stay Smokers - WebMD, 4/16/04
• In Home Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Associated with Increased Mortality for Never-Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 4/6/04
• Smoking Speeds Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease - WebMD, 3/22/04
• Smoking Linked With Blindness - WebMD, 3/4/04
• Household Dust, Surfaces Trap Cigarette Smoke - WebMD, 2/23/04
• Can Brain 'Tinkering' Help You Quit Smoking? - WebMD, 1/27/04
• Lung Cancer Risk Similar Among Smokers of Very Low, Low, or Medium Tar Cigarettes - Doctor's Guide, 1/9/04
• Smoking-Breast Cancer Risk Even Stronger - WebMD, 1/6/04
• Nicotine Lozenge, Commit, Appears Effective for Smokers Who Have Failed Quitting With Other Products - Doctor's Guide, 1/5/04
• Smokers Up Others' Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD, 12/10/03
• Lung Cancer Risk Double in Women - WebMD, 12/1/03
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms In Children Linked to Maternal Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 11/12/03
• Depression More Likely to Recur in Adolescents Who Smoke - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
• Smokers at High Risk of Colorectal Polyps - Doctor's Guide, 10/27/03
• Naltrexone Reduces Cravings in Smokers Trying to Quit - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/03
• Female Smokers More Susceptible to Tobacco Carcinogens than Men - Doctor's Guide, 8/20/03
• Cotinine to Creatinine Ratios Lowered Only in Infants Residing in Homes That Ban Tobacco Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 8/4/03
• Paternal Smoking Before Conception Increases Risk of Childhood Leukemia in Offspring - Doctor's Guide, 7/17/03
• Helping People Quit Smoking is Hard - WebMD, 7/3/03 - "A new study shows only 5% of people who participated in a study of a nicotine patch were still not smoking eight years after the study ended"
• Smoking May Limit Thinking Ability - WebMD, 7/2/03
• Secondhand Smoke Lowers Folic Acid Level - WebMD, 6/30/03
• Nicotine-Patch Treatment Works For Smokers With Long-Term Sobriety - Doctor's Guide, 6/16/03
• Smoking During Pregnancy Leads to Signs of Drug Withdrawal in Babies - WebMD, 6/2/03
• Smoking? Forget About It - CBS News, 5/29/03
• Many Smokers Have Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/03
• Kids Less Likely To Smoke When Parents Quit - WebMD, 5/13/03
• Smoking Ban Saves Lives in Helena, Montana - WebMD, 4/1/03
• Increased Depressive Symptoms Negatively Impact Patients Trying To Quit Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 3/19/03
• Bupropion Triples Quit Rates Among Women And Formerly Depressed Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/03
• Secondhand Smoke Leads to More Cavities - WebMD, 3/11/03
• Smoking Can Lead to Erectile Dysfunction - WebMD, 3/6/03
• Mouth Ulcers May Be Caused by Quitting Smoking - WebMD, 2/24/03
• Selegiline Helps Smokers Quit - Medscape, 1/23/03 - "Its effect was about half that of buproprion but comparable to that of nicotine replacement ... selegiline doses greater than 10 mg/day are associated with increased risk of hypertensive crises" - Selegiline is used by many for anti-aging. - Ben
• Smokers Face Highest Odds For Depression - Doctor's Guide, 1/20/03
• Just One Cigarette Increases Arterial Stiffness - Doctor's Guide, 1/13/03
• Smokers Have More Aches and Pains - WebMD, 1/8/03
• Study Looks At Nicotine's Role In Cancer - Intelihealth, 1/3/02
• Smoking Linked with Reports of Musculoskeletal Disorders - Doctor's Guide, 12/27/02
• Bladder Cancer Risk Reduced By Quitting Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 12/11/02
• Designer Cigarettes Pose New Threats - WebMD, 11/22/02
• Cigarettes, Not Alcohol Linked To Poorer Cognitive Function In The Middle Aged - Doctor's Guide, 11/21/02
• FDA approves nicotine lozenge - USA Today, 11/1/02
• Nicotine By-Product 'Cooks' Proteins - WebMD, 10/28/02 - "A substance found in tobacco and produced as a by-product of nicotine may increase smokers' risk of diseases such as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's, as well as intensify the negative effects of aging"
• Smoking an Important Risk Factor for Colorectal Polyps - Medscape, 10/22/02
• Prolonged Use Of Tobacco Associated With Increased Stomach Cancer Mortality - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/02
• Increased Breast Cancer Risk Shown Among Women Who Smoked In Adolescence - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/02
• Teen Smokers Risk Breast Cancer - WebMD, 10/3/02
• Smoking Can Hurt Male Fertility - WebMD, 9/24/02
• Bacteria Found in Chewing Tobacco - WebMD, 9/24/02
• Selegiline Might Aid Smoking Cessation - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/02
• Infections add new risk factor for smokers - USA Today, 9/8/02
• Drug [bromocriptine] Curbs Desire to Smoke - WebMD, 9/4/02
• Preteens Are Quick Nicotine Addicts - WebMD, 8/30/02
• Nortriptyline Helpful In Smoking Cessation - Medscape, 8/26/02
• Exposure to Household Tobacco Smoke While Young Linked to Lower Bone Mass - Doctor's Guide, 8/19/02
• Light Smokers Still Face Health Risks - WebMD, 8/16/02
• Involuntary Smoke Exposure Affects Asthma Severity Among Children, Study Confirms - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/02
• Even Light Smoking Or Not Inhaling Ups Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death - Doctor's Guide, 8/15/02
• Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma - WebMD, 7/30/02
• Tobacco may a be cause of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - USA Today, 7/29/02
• Smoking Significantly Increases Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Among Those Who Have No Genetic Predisposition - Doctor's Guide, 7/25/02 - "a history of cigarette smoking doubled the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease among individuals who were not apolipoprotein E (ApoE) carriers but did not influence risk among ApoE genotype individuals"
• Preventing Lung Cancer in Smokers [Sialor/Sulfarlem (anethole dithiolethione)] - WebMD, 7/2/02
• Smoking Decreases Men's Chances Of Fatherhood By IVF And ICSI - Doctor's Guide, 7/2/02
• Maternal Smoking Compromises Foetal IGF-1 Concentrations and Reduces Birth Weight - Doctor's Guide, 6/24/02
• Poll: Stub Out Cigarette Sales to Teens - ABC News, 6/13/02
• Turning Kids Against Tobacco - WebMD, 6/11/02
• Secondhand Smoke Harms Lung Function in Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/02
• Drinking up instead of lighting up - CNN, 5/22/02
• Young Smokers at Risk for Emphysema - WebMD, 5/22/02
• Secondhand Smoke a Threat Even Outdoors - WebMD, 5/7/02
• Secondhand Smoke Stalls Young Minds - WebMD, 5/6/02
• Skinny Smokers Just as Unhealthy - WebMD, 4/26/02
• Smoking Cessation Success Rates Equally Good With Over-The-Counter or Prescription Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Removing NRT Prescription Status Safe for Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/26/02
• 'Side' Smoke Hurts Infants and Children - WebMD, 4/23/02
• Smoking Decreases Chances It'll Be a Boy - WebMD, 4/18/02
• Behavioural Processes Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 4/16/02
• Smoke Gets In Your Mind - Intelihealth, 4/12/02 - "A growing band of researchers claim that smoking is the cause, not the consequence of clinical depression and several forms of anxiety"
• Smoking Linked to Dementia in Parkinson's Disease Patients - Doctor's Guide, 3/29/02
• Nicotine Patches, Gums May Pose Health Risk - WebMD, 3/29/02 - "nornicotine, a product created by the breakdown of nicotine, may interfere with a variety of chemical reactions in the body. These reactions may, in turn, trigger a range of negative health affects"
• Premature Skin Wrinkling And Cigarette Smoking In Young People Connected - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/02
• Smokers Look Older -- Butt Why? - WebMD, 3/22/02 - "Bottom line: Smokers get a double whammy -- once from the sun and again from tobacco, since both trigger this skin-destructive MMP-1 action"
• Cigarettes Cause More Severe Arthritis - WebMD, 3/15/02
• Smokers Disillusioned With Their Habit - WebMD, 3/8/02
• Smoking Responsible For Half Of Cases Of Goiter In Areas Of Low Iodine - Doctor's Guide, 3/8/02
• Ex-Smokers: Tough It Out for 2 Years - WebMD, 3/6/02
• Government To Approve New Cigarettes - Intelihealth, 2/17/02
• Fighting Smoke With Smoke - WebMD, 2/15/02
• Smokers Opting For Plastic Surgery Challenge Doctors - Doctor's Guide, 1/21/02
• Drug Use, Criminality In Both Genders Tied To Maternal Prenatal Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 1/10/02
• Graphic cigarette warnings effective - CNN, 1/9/02
• Dopamine's Curb On Smoking May Not Be Nicotine-Related - Doctor's Guide, 1/3/02
• Diabetes And Obesity Link To Prenatal Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 1/3/02
• Ills From Passive Smoking Found World-Wide - Doctor's Guide, 12/20/01
• Smoking Increases Likelihood Of Impotency - Doctor's Guide, 12/4/01
• Smokers Show Reduced Dopamine D1 Receptor Density - Doctor's Guide, 10/25/01
• Smoking During Pregnancy May Indicate Need For Psychiatric Testing - Doctor's Guide, 10/22/01
• Smoking: A Bad Break for Your Bones - WebMD, 10/17/01
• Passive Smoking Can Cause Asthma, Emphysema, and Lung Cancer - WebMD, 9/27/01
• Stopping Smoking, the Re-starting is Worse for Your Health than Not Stopping at All - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/01
• More Good News on Zyban and Smoking - WebMD, 9/20/01 - "The antidepressant Zyban (also known as Wellbutrin or by its generic name bupropion) has helped many people quit. Now, research shows the drug seems to prevent relapse and even seems to help women lose weight"
• Long-term Use of Zyban (Bupropion) Helps Some Ex-Smokers Avoid Relapse, Gain Less Weight - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/01
• Proven Link Between Asthma and Childhood Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke - Doctor's Guide, 9/11/01
• Your Cigarette Is Killing Me - WebMD, 7/24/01
• Smoking May Lead to Female Infertility - WebMD, 7/16/01
• Researchers Link Smoking, Early Menopause - Doctor's Guide, 7/16/01
• Study Does Nothing to Patch Up Nicotine's Reputation - WebMD, 7/2/01
• Smoking Increases Risk of Breast Cancer Metastases in Lungs - Medscape, 6/13/01
• Smokers: Zyban Makes Kicking the Habit Easier - WebMD, 5/22/01
• Erectile Dysfunction More Common In Hypertensive Male Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/01
• Nicotine-Free Smoking Cessation Pill, Zyban (Bupropion), Effective For All Categories of Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/01
• Study Suggests Teens Who Light Up Have Higher Risk of Depression - WebMD, 5/9/01
• Passive Smoke Linked to Cavities in Children, Tooth Decay Nearly Doubles in Smoking Homes - WebMD, 5/1/01 - "the rate of cavities in children was nearly double in smoking households, even after considering a number of variables including sex, race, dental visits, family income, and nutrition status"
• Did You Know? Smoking Poses Special Health Threats to Women, Increases Risk of Osteoporosis, Cervical Cancer, and Infertility - WebMD, 4/26/01
• Women smokers may get more bladder cancer - USA Today, 4/3/01
• Tobacco devastating women's health - USA Today, 3/27/01 - "Smoking is the nation's leading cause of preventable death, claiming more than 400,000 lives a year"
• Smokers Look Older -- Butt Why? Just Three Years of Smoking Jump-Starts Aging Process - WebMD, 3/23/01
• Research On Why Smokers Look Older - Intelihealth, 3/23/01 - "smoking switches on a gene involved in destroying collagen, the structural protein that gives skin its elasticity ... Smoking has also been found to trigger oxygen damage to the cells and to mess up the blood flow to the skin"
• New Mouth Rinse May Help Smokers Quit -- and Keep Breath Minty Fresh - WebMD, 3/12/01 - "contains a copper compound that interacts with something in tobacco smoke to make the latter taste unbearably bad and hopefully rinse away the urge to light up"
• Study: Wives of smokers absorb cancer chemicals - USA Today, 3/6/01 - "Chemicals linked to lung cancer are five to six times higher in the urine of women who live with smokers than in women who live with non-smokers"
• Cigarettes: Just Cutting Back Won't Cut It - WebMD, 1/1/01
• Quit Smoking to Save Your Skin, Smoking Increases Risk of Common Skin Cancer - WebMD, 12/28/00
• Off the Cigarette and Onto the Gum, Patch, or Spray, Some Trading One Addiction for Another - WebMD, 12/8/00
• Cigarette smoking linked to colorectal cancer - CNN, 12/6/00
• U.S. study finds mentally ill are twice as likely to smoke - CNN, 11/21/00
• New Research on Why Nicotine Is Addictive - WebMD, 11/15/00
• Smoking Linked to Some Colon Cancers - WebMD, 11/15/00
• Study: Nicotine causes selective damage in brain - CNN, 11/9/00
• Think Smoking Calms Your Nerves? Think Again - WebMD, 11/7/00
• More Bad News on Smoking: Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis - WebMD, 10/30/00
• Smoking And The GI Tract - Intelihealth, 10/18/00
• Another Danger for Smokers: Kidney Disease - WebMD, 10/16/00
• Study Suggests Teens Who Light Up Have Higher Risk of Depression - WebMD, 10/2/00
• Secondhand Smoke May Affect Women's Fertility - WebMD, 10/3/00
• Just a Few Cigarettes Can Lead to Addiction in Young Teens - WebMD, 9/12/00
• Vitamin C May Help a Smoker's Heart, Study Shows - WebMD, 9/11/00
• Single Cigarette Opens Door to Addiction, Even Small Amounts of Nicotine Alter the Brain - WebMD, 8/24/00
• Smoking Takes the Power Out of Antioxidants - Nutrition Science News, 8/00
• Smoking's cool image remains a puzzle for health crusaders - CNN, 8/7/00
• Psoriasis Drug Still Looks Good for Quitting Smoking - WebMD, 8/1/00
• 'Social Smoker' Beware - WebMD, 7/24/00
• Lighting Up May Be Hazardous to Your Colon - WebMD, 7/21/00
• Marijuana may be greater cancer risk than tobacco, research suggests - CNN, 6/21/00
• Complex Challenge: Getting Teens to Quit Smoking - WebMD, 6/2/00
• Kicking the Habit, One Person at a Time - WebMD, 6/2/00
• Study Links Smoking, Gum Disease - Intelihealth, 5/30/00
• Studies: Tobacco Targeting Teens - Intelihealth, 5/18/00
• Smoking May Further Increase Risks of Heart Disease, Clotting Problems - WebMD, 5/15/00
• Cigarette Smoking Can Lead to Blindness, Study Confirms - WebMD, 5/1/00
• Menstrual Cycle May Affect Tobacco Withdrawal - WebMD, 4/25/00
• Raynaud's Phenomenon Twice As Severe In Smokers - Doctor's Guide, 4/19/00
• Smoking Moms-Kids' Behavior Linked - Intelihealth, 4/13/00
• Menstrual Cycle May Affect Success Of Women Trying To Quit Smoking - Doctor's Guide, 4/10/00
• Smoking During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Cleft Lip Or Palate In Baby - Doctor's Guide, 3/28/00
• Smokers May Get Hurt More Often - Intelihealth, 3/27/00
• Depression And Anxiety Increases Likelihood Of Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 3/23/00
• Chewing tobacco takes toll on health - CNN, 2/18/00
• Smoking Away From Asthmatic Children Does Not Prevent Exposure - Doctor's Guide, 12/15/99
• The Effect of Cigarette Smoking on the Development of Osteoporosis and Related Fractures - Medscape, 11/99
• Smoking Is Big Killer In Americas - Intelihealth, 9/29/99
• Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy, As Well As After, Linked To Children's Ear Troubles - Intelihealth, 8/3/99
• Smoking Lowers Odds of Bladder Cancer Survival - Intelihealth, 5/4/99
• Vitamins Could Reduce Lead Levels in Smokers' Blood - Intelihealth, 4/7/99
• Violence may join list of tobacco's health hazards - CNN, 3/15/99
• Smoking Doubles Risk Of Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease - Doctor's Guide, 6/19/98
• Pregnant Women Who Smoke May Pass Genetic Damage To Their Babies - Doctor's Guide, 3/31/98
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