The number of smokers in Italy fell in one year by 1.9 million, reducing the percentage of the population who smoke from 25.4% to 21.7%, according to a new report from the High Institute of Health (ISS). The report was drawn up in collaboration with the Italian League for the Fight Against cancer (Lilt) and the Mario Negri Institute and presented here on Tuesday ahead of the United Nations No Tobacco Day, May 31. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘smokers’
Will smokers quit now? Fat chance
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
PEOPLE will smoke, no matter what colour the packet is. Young people will smoke. Smart people will smoke – look at Barack Obama: brilliant legal mind, reformer of the health system, builder of international friendship-bridges, Nobel laureate and furtive durry-puffer. Barack loves a ciggy. And so do hundreds of thousands of young Australians – in particular, young Australian women. ... read more >>
PEOPLE will smoke, no matter what colour the packet is. Young people will smoke. Smart people will smoke – look at Barack Obama: brilliant legal mind, reformer of the health system, builder of international friendship-bridges, Nobel laureate and furtive durry-puffer. Barack loves a ciggy. And so do hundreds of thousands of young Australians – in particular, young Australian women. ... read more >>
New FDA Regulations Could Change Smokers’ Habits
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
For decades, tobacco lobbyists fought against any kind of federal regulation of cigarettes and tobacco products — and for decades, no regulations existed. Cigarettes had less federal oversight than both pet food and makeup — in part because of a 2000 Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Food and Drug Administration was not allowed to regulate nicotine without Congressional approval. ... read more >>
For decades, tobacco lobbyists fought against any kind of federal regulation of cigarettes and tobacco products — and for decades, no regulations existed. Cigarettes had less federal oversight than both pet food and makeup — in part because of a 2000 Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Food and Drug Administration was not allowed to regulate nicotine without Congressional approval. ... read more >>
Nearly half of smokers suffer from depression.
Friday, April 16th, 2010
More than 40 percent of U.S. adults who have depression are also smokers, meaning people need help with both if they want to quit, according to a U.S. government survey published on Wednesday.The survey found more than half of middle-aged men with depression were also smokers, while half of women under age 40 who were depressed also smoked. ... read more >>
More than 40 percent of U.S. adults who have depression are also smokers, meaning people need help with both if they want to quit, according to a U.S. government survey published on Wednesday.The survey found more than half of middle-aged men with depression were also smokers, while half of women under age 40 who were depressed also smoked. ... read more >>
Contraceptive Depo-Provera May Weaken Bones
Monday, February 8th, 2010
In a study of women who received the “birth control shot” — also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera), nearly half lost at least 5 percent of their bone mineral density in the hip and lower spine within two years. Women who were smokers, who had never given birth and who didn’t consume much calcium were at highest risk, and they continued to experience significant losses in the third year of use, according to the report published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. ... read more >>
In a study of women who received the “birth control shot” — also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera), nearly half lost at least 5 percent of their bone mineral density in the hip and lower spine within two years. Women who were smokers, who had never given birth and who didn’t consume much calcium were at highest risk, and they continued to experience significant losses in the third year of use, according to the report published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. ... 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 >>
When Smokers Call Quit Lines, Positive Approach May Be Best
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Stressing the benefits of not smoking may work better than emphasizing the negative effects of cigarettes in persuading smokers to kick the habit, a new study has found. Researchers divided 28 specialists working at the New York State Smokers’ Quitline into two groups. One group was trained to emphasize the benefits of quitting (gain-framed messages) to smokers, while the other group gave standard-care messaging that focused on the potential losses from smoking and the benefits of quitting. ... read more >>
Stressing the benefits of not smoking may work better than emphasizing the negative effects of cigarettes in persuading smokers to kick the habit, a new study has found. Researchers divided 28 specialists working at the New York State Smokers’ Quitline into two groups. One group was trained to emphasize the benefits of quitting (gain-framed messages) to smokers, while the other group gave standard-care messaging that focused on the potential losses from smoking and the benefits of quitting. ... read more >>
6 Common Smoking Triggers—and How to Fight Them
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Conquer your cravings ... read more >>
Conquer your cravings ... read more >>
10 Crazy Ways Smokers Finally Kicked the Habit
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Quitting smoking is hard—just ask John Mellencamp. The 58-year-old rocker had a heart attack in 1994, but he still smokes. Mellencamp’s 14-year-old son Speck created a Facebook group—1,000,000 to Join, My Dad John Mellencamp Will Quit Smoking. If it attracts 1 million people, Mellencamp swears he’ll kick the habit once and for all. ... read more >>
Quitting smoking is hard—just ask John Mellencamp. The 58-year-old rocker had a heart attack in 1994, but he still smokes. Mellencamp’s 14-year-old son Speck created a Facebook group—1,000,000 to Join, My Dad John Mellencamp Will Quit Smoking. If it attracts 1 million people, Mellencamp swears he’ll kick the habit once and for all. ... read more >>
Calcium, not smoking may limit birth-control bone loss
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
The findings, say researchers, show that not all women are at equal risk of bone loss from using depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) — better known by the brand-name Depo Provera. DMPA is given by injection about once every three months, and is generally considered an effective, convenient and low-cost form of birth control. The contraceptive can, however, lead to significant bone loss. ... read more >>
The findings, say researchers, show that not all women are at equal risk of bone loss from using depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) — better known by the brand-name Depo Provera. DMPA is given by injection about once every three months, and is generally considered an effective, convenient and low-cost form of birth control. The contraceptive can, however, lead to significant bone loss. ... read more >>
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