HIV-positive smokers are at high risk of contracting bacterial pneumonia – a common and serious lung infection in people living with HIV – compared to their non-smoking counterparts. ... read more >>
Stop Smoking to Reduce Risk of Pneumonia in HIV+
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April 26th, 2013
More colleges ban smoking on campus
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April 5th, 2013
ALBANY — New York has 67 smoke-free or tobacco-free college campuses, more than any other state in the country, and 29 more colleges in the state are working to adopt such policies, the American Cancer Society announced in a recent report. ... read more >>
Spanish Cigarette Tax Did Little To Curb Smoking Due to Loophole
A sweeping cigarette tax in Spain did little to curb smoking due to a loophole many smokers abused, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. ... read more >>
More teens smoking synthetic pot
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February 12th, 2013
STUDY: More teens smoking synthetic pot ... read more >>
Most major US airports that allow smoking won’t kick the habit
Smoking is still allowed in specific areas at the five major U.S. airports detailed in a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that showed air pollution levels that are significantly higher than those at non-smoking airports. ... read more >>
Asthma drops after public smoking ban
LONDON, — One year after England banned smoking in public places there was more than a 12 percent drop in children hospitalized with asthma, researchers say. ... read more >>
How Stress Is Like Smoking
Many of us arrive home from work feeling totally tense every now and then—maybe there’s still a pile of paperwork on our desks that we didn’t get to or the boss lost her temper at the afternoon meeting. These things happen. But being chronically stressed out, from work or just from life itself, can majorly hurt our health, according to new data from Columbia University. ... read more >>
Teens smoke less when cigarettes are out of sight
A new study has concluded that teens buy less tobacco when tobacco displays are out-of-sight. ... read more >>
Will Banning Tobacco Growing End Smoking?
This week presents a significant milestone in the history of tobacco farming. For the first time ever, over 30 million tobacco farmers across the world united to mark – but not to celebrate – World Tobacco Growers day on October 29. ... read more >>
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