The next time you’re tempted to light up, remember this: Every cigarette you smoke reduces your expected life span by 11 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Bristol in England. That means that 10 cigarettes a day for 10 years takes more than nine months off your life. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘smoking’
Smoking Shortens Your Life Span
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Houston’s smoking causing problems
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Whitney Houston’s tour promoter has offered an explanation for the singer’s faltering voice – the star refuses to quit smoking. The R&B superstar took her Nothing But Love shows to Australia this month, but the tour has been marred by complaints from critics and fans Down Under who claim she has been struggling to complete her sets. ... read more >>
Whitney Houston’s tour promoter has offered an explanation for the singer’s faltering voice – the star refuses to quit smoking. The R&B superstar took her Nothing But Love shows to Australia this month, but the tour has been marred by complaints from critics and fans Down Under who claim she has been struggling to complete her sets. ... read more >>
Two more restaurants proposed for Valpo
Friday, February 26th, 2010
The city could be getting its second hookah lounge and its first indoor hot dog cart in the next couple of months. Valparaiso’s site review committee will review plans for a Mediterranean restaurant, tentatively called Arabian Nights, at its meeting Tuesday along with plans for Cruzn Dogs. The first would be located in the new retail space in the Uptown East apartment complex on Lincolnway while the latter would be on Indiana Avenue across from the new downtown park. ... read more >>
The city could be getting its second hookah lounge and its first indoor hot dog cart in the next couple of months. Valparaiso’s site review committee will review plans for a Mediterranean restaurant, tentatively called Arabian Nights, at its meeting Tuesday along with plans for Cruzn Dogs. The first would be located in the new retail space in the Uptown East apartment complex on Lincolnway while the latter would be on Indiana Avenue across from the new downtown park. ... read more >>
When Counseling Costs, Response Dwindles
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Whether response to counseling programs on obesity and smoking is positive depends on whether the programs are free, a new study has found. And the cost of the counseling makes a difference not just to people who might participate but also to the doctors or health-care providers who refer them to the programs, according to the study. ... read more >>
Whether response to counseling programs on obesity and smoking is positive depends on whether the programs are free, a new study has found. And the cost of the counseling makes a difference not just to people who might participate but also to the doctors or health-care providers who refer them to the programs, according to the study. ... read more >>
After feminism: what are girls supposed to do?
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse. Her friend Becky Billing is studying to be a plumber. Charlotte Wilson, the most chatty of the group, is having a problem narrowing her options. “I want to be a firefighter, but I also want to be a paramedic and a midwife,” she says. “The trouble is, there’s just too much choice.” ... read more >>
Abbi Marper is too shy to speak above a whisper, but she wants to be a policewoman or a nurse. Her friend Becky Billing is studying to be a plumber. Charlotte Wilson, the most chatty of the group, is having a problem narrowing her options. “I want to be a firefighter, but I also want to be a paramedic and a midwife,” she says. “The trouble is, there’s just too much choice.” ... read more >>
Scientists link poverty to breast cancer gene damage
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Scientists believe they have established a link between poverty and mutation of a gene which could explain why women from poorer backgrounds are less likely to survive breast cancer. ... read more >>
Scientists believe they have established a link between poverty and mutation of a gene which could explain why women from poorer backgrounds are less likely to survive breast cancer. ... read more >>
Blood pressure: alcohol, smoking and caffeine
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Is having a bad habit ever a good thing? It kind of can be if your aim is to lower your blood pressure, since one way to do that is to reduce your alcohol consumption significantly. It’s a winning strategy — but only, of course, if you were drinking a lot in the first place. ... read more >>
Is having a bad habit ever a good thing? It kind of can be if your aim is to lower your blood pressure, since one way to do that is to reduce your alcohol consumption significantly. It’s a winning strategy — but only, of course, if you were drinking a lot in the first place. ... read more >>
Low IQ Among Top Heart Health Risks, Study Finds
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Intelligence is second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work. Research by Britain’s Medical Research Council (MRC) found that lower intelligence quotient scores were associated with higher rates of heart disease and death, and were more important indicators than any other risk factors except smoking. ... read more >>
Intelligence is second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work. Research by Britain’s Medical Research Council (MRC) found that lower intelligence quotient scores were associated with higher rates of heart disease and death, and were more important indicators than any other risk factors except smoking. ... 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 >>
Using Nicotine Patch Longer Boosts Efforts to Quit
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least the past year. The smokers who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks of the study (extended therapy) were about twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used nicotine patches for eight weeks and then received placebo patches for the remainder of the study. Standard therapy — as recommended by manufacturers — is eight weeks. ... read more >>
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least the past year. The smokers who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks of the study (extended therapy) were about twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used nicotine patches for eight weeks and then received placebo patches for the remainder of the study. Standard therapy — as recommended by manufacturers — is eight weeks. ... read more >>
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