Children of Smokers Are Less Healthy Than They Seem
Children with smoking parents may not be as healthy as they appear.
A study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference shows that although children of smokers may not exhibit respiratory problems, they may still be suffering from damage to their airways. Some researchers claim that children of smokers are more likely to have respiratory problems such as puffing, wheezing, and cases of pneumonia. However it is unclear if there is impairment in children who have no respiratory complaints or diagnosed problems. (Read more about Children of Smokers Are Less Healthy Than They Seem)
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Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in America today. There are nearly 200,000 cases diagnosed annually. (Read more about Lung Cancer)
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Work Stress and Metabolic Syndrome
It would make sense at first glance that workplace stress leads to heart disease--no surprise, right?
But the latest research shows chronic stress at work can also leads to diabetes--and that--raises eyebrows.
“Deadlines, they ask you questions all the time, is this done yet, is that done yet,” cries Esteban Chavez.
Do you ever feel like work just wants to make you scream?! (Read more about Work Stress and Metabolic Syndrome)
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State of Tobacco Report
Have you noticed the cost of cigarettes is continuing to go up?
That’s good news, and worthy of a good grade, according to the American Lung Association.
Today, it released its annual state of tobacco report. It grades states and the federal government on a variety of tobacco control policies with one major goal: getting people to stop using tobacco….period.
Damon Mccoll is a college-age smoker in New York. “They are way to expensive, I can’t afford this I am just a college student, I can’t afford cigarettes at this price.” (Read more about State of Tobacco Report)
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Health Wrap Up
According to a new national survey, married women are more likely to have sexual difficulties than either single women or married men.
Women were significantly more likely than men to say that they had experienced a short or longer term problem with their sex lives over the past year. And married women were significantly more likely to report a problem with their sex lives than single women, as were mothers with young children at home.
The study also revealed the importance of good communication. Men and women who felt they could not talk to their partner about sex were around twice as likely to report problems with their sex lives. (Read more about Health Wrap Up)
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Smoking Cut Back
If you smoke or know someone who smokes, which is just about all of us, you know how difficult it is to quit smoking.
But what about cutting back, reducing the number of cigarettes one smokes each day as a first step towards quitting smoking? Does that lower your risk of getting lung cancer and other illnesses?
To use a sports analogy, there are those who would argue—and there’s a new study to back this up-- that trying to cut back instead of quitting smoking, is similar to hoping you only lose by one touchdown rather than 3. However some researchers maintain that the only real way to win over cigarettes would be to completely kick the habit. (Read more about Smoking Cut Back)
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ANTISMOKING LEGISLATION
What effects do tougher antismoking laws have in terms of reducing smoking and smoking-related diseases?
New Finnish research shows what’s being reproduced in other countries and in several cities in the U.S.: that these laws to restrict smoking, often through higher taxes and bans on public smoking, are having a huge impact in cutting smoking rates and what’s expected, as a result, related diseases. (Read more about ANTISMOKING LEGISLATION)
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SMOKING AND COLON CANCER RISK
You probably know that smoking and lung cancer are very closely related, with heavy smokers being the most prone to suffer from lung cancer. Smoking also raises one’s risk of heart disease.
Now, smokers can add pre-cancerous growths in the colon to the host of increased health risks they face. (Read more about SMOKING AND COLON CANCER RISK)
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YOUNG SMOKERS
Most people would npt consider a 35 year old a likely candidate for serious heart trouble, even if she is a young smoker. But new research shows that young smokers between 35 and 39 are at a significantly higher risk of heart attacks than their non-smoking peers. (Read more about YOUNG SMOKERS)
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NICOTINE PATCH STUDY
U.S. government data shows approximately 75% of women daily smokers are interested in quitting, and of these nearly 47% attempted to quit during the previous year.
Unfortunately, among those who do quit, only 7% are still tobacco-free one year later.
Now, new research shows perhaps we need to rethink how we use the nicotine patch. (Read more about NICOTINE PATCH STUDY)
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