Long linked to physical ailments such as asthma, heart disease and lung cancer, secondhand smoke may now be tied to an increase in mental woes, new research suggests. Prolonged exposure to another’s noxious tobacco fumes could up the odds for psychological distress, depression, schizophrenia and delirium, British researchers say. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘secondhand smoke’
Secondhand Smoke a Mental Health Hazard?
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Sydney council bans alfresco smoking
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Another Sydney metropolitan council has banned smoking in outdoor cafe and restaurant areas. Leichhardt Council, which covers part of the trendy inner western suburbs known for its coffee-drinking culture, on Tuesday passed a resolution to make alfresco areas smoke-free from 2011. ... read more >>
Another Sydney metropolitan council has banned smoking in outdoor cafe and restaurant areas. Leichhardt Council, which covers part of the trendy inner western suburbs known for its coffee-drinking culture, on Tuesday passed a resolution to make alfresco areas smoke-free from 2011. ... read more >>
Ban smoking in cars to save children, say doctors
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Smoking should be banned in all cars to save children from the health dangers caused by passive inhalation, says a report from the Royal College of Physicians. Doctors are calling for urgent action after figures revealed passive smoking triggers 22,000 cases of asthma and wheezing in children every year. ... read more >>
Smoking should be banned in all cars to save children from the health dangers caused by passive inhalation, says a report from the Royal College of Physicians. Doctors are calling for urgent action after figures revealed passive smoking triggers 22,000 cases of asthma and wheezing in children every year. ... read more >>
Putting cessation services in proper context
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
While assisted smoking cessation is a highly cost-effective medical intervention, it is not a cost-effective public health intervention. For example, even if the goal is to promote smoking cessation, using resources to educate the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke and advocate for enactment of strong smokefree laws is an order of magnitude more cost-effective per new nonsmoker than using money for direct cessation services such as providing free NRT [1]. ... read more >>
While assisted smoking cessation is a highly cost-effective medical intervention, it is not a cost-effective public health intervention. For example, even if the goal is to promote smoking cessation, using resources to educate the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke and advocate for enactment of strong smokefree laws is an order of magnitude more cost-effective per new nonsmoker than using money for direct cessation services such as providing free NRT [1]. ... read more >>
Smoking Exposure Now Linked to Colon, Breast Cancers
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Add colorectal cancer to the list of malignancies caused by smoking, with a new study strengthening the link between the two. And other studies are providing more bad news for people who haven’t managed to quit: Two papers published in the December issue of Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a themed issue on tobacco, strengthen the case for the dangers of secondhand smoke for people exposed to fumes as children and as adults. ... read more >>
Add colorectal cancer to the list of malignancies caused by smoking, with a new study strengthening the link between the two. And other studies are providing more bad news for people who haven’t managed to quit: Two papers published in the December issue of Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a themed issue on tobacco, strengthen the case for the dangers of secondhand smoke for people exposed to fumes as children and as adults. ... read more >>
Smoker’s Own Secondhand Smoke Adds to Health Risks
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
In addition to the risks associated with directly inhaling cigarette smoke, smokers also face significant risk from their own secondhand smoke, researchers say. The finding, published online Jan. 29 in Environmental Health, challenges the widely held belief that the threat posed to smokers by secondhand smoke is negligible. ... read more >>
In addition to the risks associated with directly inhaling cigarette smoke, smokers also face significant risk from their own secondhand smoke, researchers say. The finding, published online Jan. 29 in Environmental Health, challenges the widely held belief that the threat posed to smokers by secondhand smoke is negligible. ... read more >>
Smokers to face doorway ban in new public health policy
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Smokers could be forced to light up away from the entrances to public buildings under government moves aimed at ensuring that no more than one in 10 Britons smoke cigarettes. The health secretary, Andy Burnham, now favours extending the 2007 landmark law which banned smoking in pubs, workplaces and other enclosed places, to prevent non-smokers having to walk through clouds of secondhand smoke. ... read more >>
Smokers could be forced to light up away from the entrances to public buildings under government moves aimed at ensuring that no more than one in 10 Britons smoke cigarettes. The health secretary, Andy Burnham, now favours extending the 2007 landmark law which banned smoking in pubs, workplaces and other enclosed places, to prevent non-smokers having to walk through clouds of secondhand smoke. ... read more >>
KEITH DURYEA: The numbers are in on secondhand smoke risks
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the U.S. about 45 million cigarette smokers expose about 126 million nonsmokers to secondhand smoke, including 60 percent of children 3-11 years old, and kill 53,000 annually. Secondhand smoke contains at least 250 known toxic chemicals, of which more than 50 can cause cancer. The research is done. The cat is out of the bag. Secondhand smoke exposure causes heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults. Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease risk by 25-30 percent and their lung cancer risk by 20-30 percent. ... read more >>
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in the U.S. about 45 million cigarette smokers expose about 126 million nonsmokers to secondhand smoke, including 60 percent of children 3-11 years old, and kill 53,000 annually. Secondhand smoke contains at least 250 known toxic chemicals, of which more than 50 can cause cancer. The research is done. The cat is out of the bag. Secondhand smoke exposure causes heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults. Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease risk by 25-30 percent and their lung cancer risk by 20-30 percent. ... read more >>
WHO Report: Governments Not Doing Enough to Protect Citizens from Secondhand Smoke, Implement Other Provisions of Tobacco Treaty
Friday, December 11th, 2009
A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In particular, the report finds that governments are not moving quickly enough to enact comprehensive smoke-free laws that provide protection from deadly secondhand smoke, with more than 94 percent of the world’s population still unprotected. ... read more >>
A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco control treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. In particular, the report finds that governments are not moving quickly enough to enact comprehensive smoke-free laws that provide protection from deadly secondhand smoke, with more than 94 percent of the world’s population still unprotected. ... read more >>
Nicotine Levels Higher in Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in the Home
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative’s efforts for a home smoking ban, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Specifically, hair nicotine concentrations were higher in children exposed to secondhand smoke at home, and the younger the children, the higher the concentration under the same level of secondhand smoke exposure at home. ... read more >>
New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative’s efforts for a home smoking ban, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Specifically, hair nicotine concentrations were higher in children exposed to secondhand smoke at home, and the younger the children, the higher the concentration under the same level of secondhand smoke exposure at home. ... read more >>
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