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 >>
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Low IQ Among Top Heart Health Risks, Study Finds
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Abstinence-Only Classes Reduced Sexual Activity, Study Found
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Adolescents who took abstinence-only sex education classes were more likely to delay having sex, a new study shows. In the study, some 662 black 6th- and 7th-grade students, ranging in age from 10 to 15 with an average age of 12, participated in classes held on Saturdays at four Philadelphia public schools that draw from primarily lower-income neighborhoods. ... read more >>
Adolescents who took abstinence-only sex education classes were more likely to delay having sex, a new study shows. In the study, some 662 black 6th- and 7th-grade students, ranging in age from 10 to 15 with an average age of 12, participated in classes held on Saturdays at four Philadelphia public schools that draw from primarily lower-income neighborhoods. ... read more >>
Study: High tobacco taxes not a deterrent
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
A study published Wednesday by a Montreal business school using Canadian federal data suggested lowering tobacco taxes had little effect on consumption. Canadian tobacco taxes have a package of 20 selling for about $9 in Toronto as the federal tax authorities, customs officials and police grapple with a burgeoning contraband cigarette market. Packs of cigarettes can easily be purchased for as little as $2 each in Toronto, decimating legitimate store sales. ... read more >>
A study published Wednesday by a Montreal business school using Canadian federal data suggested lowering tobacco taxes had little effect on consumption. Canadian tobacco taxes have a package of 20 selling for about $9 in Toronto as the federal tax authorities, customs officials and police grapple with a burgeoning contraband cigarette market. Packs of cigarettes can easily be purchased for as little as $2 each in Toronto, decimating legitimate store sales. ... read more >>
How to avoid the hangover: You don’t need to give up drink, just pick the right tipple.
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
It’s no secret that intoxication has a number of immediate negative consequences. Among other things, it impairs judgment, it impairs the ability to do most things and it can bring on a depressed mood. But even after a drinker has sobered up, alcohol can still be causing the body trouble. More than 75 percent of alcohol consumers have experienced a hangover at least once; 15 percent have one at least every month; and 25 percent of college students feel symptoms weekly. ... read more >>
It’s no secret that intoxication has a number of immediate negative consequences. Among other things, it impairs judgment, it impairs the ability to do most things and it can bring on a depressed mood. But even after a drinker has sobered up, alcohol can still be causing the body trouble. More than 75 percent of alcohol consumers have experienced a hangover at least once; 15 percent have one at least every month; and 25 percent of college students feel symptoms weekly. ... read more >>
Waterpipes No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study
Friday, December 11th, 2009
If you thought that smoking tobacco through a waterpipe was safer than cigarettes, think again: Compared to cigarette smoking, a waterpipe — also called a hookah or shisha — delivers more deadly carbon monoxide and roughly the same amount of addictive nicotine, according to a new study. ... read more >>
If you thought that smoking tobacco through a waterpipe was safer than cigarettes, think again: Compared to cigarette smoking, a waterpipe — also called a hookah or shisha — delivers more deadly carbon monoxide and roughly the same amount of addictive nicotine, according to a new study. ... read more >>
Smoking During Pregnancy
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy . ... read more >>
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy . ... read more >>
Poverty, drink and smoking mean Scots twice as likely to die in fires
Friday, November 6th, 2009
SCOTS are twice as likely to die in a fire than people living in the rest of the UK, according to a new report.
The study found that, in many instances, smoking, alcohol, deprivation and living alone were major factors in the number of house fires. ... read more >>
SCOTS are twice as likely to die in a fire than people living in the rest of the UK, according to a new report.
The study found that, in many instances, smoking, alcohol, deprivation and living alone were major factors in the number of house fires. ... read more >>
Study Finds Teen Girls Who Smoke May Develop Thicker Waistlines
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Teenage girls who smoke cigarettes are at an increased risk for developing not only lung cancer later in life, but thicker waistlines as well, researchers say. ... read more >>
Teenage girls who smoke cigarettes are at an increased risk for developing not only lung cancer later in life, but thicker waistlines as well, researchers say. ... read more >>
Study shows bans on tobacco curb heart attack rates
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
New research claiming that smoking bans in public places cut heart attacks by a third offers further convincing proof of the dangers long associated with tobacco, Seventh-day Adventist health experts say. ... read more >>
New research claiming that smoking bans in public places cut heart attacks by a third offers further convincing proof of the dangers long associated with tobacco, Seventh-day Adventist health experts say. ... read more >>
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Expert says finding supports doubts about value of treatment ... read more >>
Expert says finding supports doubts about value of treatment ... read more >>
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