| Title | Intro | Date |
| Tobacco Manufacturers Support Smokers' Web Site www.mychoice.ca |
TORONTO, Sept. 28 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers'
Council (CTMC) today announced its support for a smokers' association and a
Web site designed to provide adult smokers with the tools to start advocating
on tobacco regulations or iss |
09/28/04 |
| Study says air worse in smoky bars than on truck-choked roads |
TRENTON, N.J. -- If you’re wondering whether a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes is more harmful to your health, you might want to skip your next happy hour. |
09/20/04 |
| RP oral cancer rising, cigarette smoking blamed |
Cancer of the mouth due to cigarette smoking is the 11th most prevalent type of cancer in the Philippines and affects both men and women starting at age 50, reported the Philippine Cancer Society (PCS). |
09/18/04 |
| China and Japan face epidemic of heart disease |
Asia is facing a cardiovascular disease epidemic as a result of increases in obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, show data analysed in the Asia Pacific cohort studies collaboration. |
09/18/04 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Faculty Play Vital Role in National Lung Screening Trial |
JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A nationwide lung screening trial by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) may determine whether screening with spiral computed tomography (CT) or chest X-rays before the a |
09/17/04 |
| Improved Survival for Patients Diagnosed With Lung Cancer Who Have Never Smoked |
The results of a recent study published in the journal Chest indicate that patients who have never smoked and have been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma have improved survival compared to patients who are current smokers. |
09/17/04 |
| For Some Ex-Smokers, Drug May Help Keep Pounds Off |
Some smokers who quit really put on the pounds afterward. Now, scientists have discovered that smokers who have a specific variant of a gene may be more likely to overeat after quitting and that the drug Zyban curbs their urge to eat too much. |
09/17/04 |
| Gross out approach is encouraging smokers to quit |
Graphic warning labels that have graced Canadian cigarette packages since 2000 are working in the fight against smoking, according to a study of 622 adult smokers living in southwestern Ontario. |
09/06/04 |
| Smoking kills 57,000 Indonesians each year: report |
JAKARTA (AFP) - Smoking kills about 57,000 Indonesians each year through fatal heart and artery conditions, a regional official with the Indonesian Heart Foundation said, according to a state news report. |
09/05/04 |
| Health of millions of employees hangs on smoking ban: study |
Local authorities are being urged to make all workplaces and enclosed public places smokefree after new research found that millions of UK workers are still operating in smoky environments. |
09/03/04 |
| Women pay the price for smoking |
FEWER South Australian women are dying from cancer compared with 10 years ago but lung cancer is the exception. |
09/02/04 |
| Nicotine therapy may work better on men: study |
A new study suggests women have a harder time butting out than men. Researchers in Texas report men have an easier time quitting smoking with the help of nicotine replacements than women do. |
08/18/04 |
