| Title | Intro | Date |
| Smoking popular social behavior |
An occasional habit with heavy health risks is becoming more commonplace, some students say. |
04/20/04 |
| Smoking hastens mental decline |
Study shows brain ages faster in smokers than nonsmokers |
04/20/04 |
| Prenatal Nicotine Primes Adolescent Brain for Addiction |
DURHAM, N.C., April 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Prenatal exposure to nicotine inflicts lasting damage that might leave the brain vulnerable to further injury and addiction upon later use of the drug, according to animal research conducted by Duke University |
04/19/04 |
| Tests on bar staff measure smoking impact |
Bar staff in Northern Ireland are taking part in tests designed to measure the effects of passive smoking. |
04/19/04 |
| Nicotine exposure affects prenatal brain |
Durham, NC, Apr. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Monday prenatal exposure to nicotine inflicts lasting damage that might leave the brain vulnerable to further injury. |
04/19/04 |
| AAAAI: Pet Exposure's Protection Against Atopy Nullified If Parents Smoke |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- March 22, 2004 -- The so-called "hygiene hypothesis," that early exposure to pets may protect against the development of allergies, is only valid if the environment is free of tobacco smoke, according to findings presented here March |
03/24/04 |
| Smoking Hastens Decline of Aging Brain |
Study suggests benefits of quitting even in old age |
03/24/04 |
| Smoking 'causes brain decline' |
Smoking speeds up brain decline in the elderly, a study suggests. |
03/23/04 |
| What makes teens start smoking? |
SHENANDOAH - Reasons teens start smoking are different for males and females, according to Belinda DeBolt, community relations coordinator for the Southwest Iowa Counties Against Tobacco Use, a division of Page County Public Health in Shenandoah, which wo |
03/23/04 |
| Stop smoking then address weight issue |
You're overweight and you smoke. Both conditions are damaging your health. What should you conquer first: late-night visits to the fridge or smoking breaks during the day? |
03/23/04 |
| Clearing the air: What health experts say about secondhand smoke |
You eat right, exercise and don't smoke, but you're drawn to the milieu of smoky night clubs. Is the secondhand smoke you breath harmful? |
03/23/04 |
| Former smoker battling back from throes of lung disease |
James "JC" Taylor can remember every brand of cigarettes from Pall Mall to Marlboro in the nearly half century that he smoked. |
03/22/04 |
