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New smoke free, electronic cigarettes from Smart Fixx

If you or someone you know wants an alternative to smoking this year, Smart Fixx smokeless electronic cigarettes may be the perfect solution. Also known as electric cigarettes and vapor cigarettes, these smoke free cigs give smokers three big incentives for making this New Year’s resolution stick!

7 Dec 2009

Smoking cessation offers measurable benefits for asthmatic patients

Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes, according to research out of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

7 Dec 2009

New smokers more likely to use menthol cigarettes

Menthol cigarette use is higher among persons who started smoking in the past year (44.6 percent) than among longer-term smokers (31.8 percent) according to a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

4 Dec 2009

Researchers discover mechanism that explains how chromosomal translocations are not random

Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism that may help explain how chromosomal translocations - the supposedly random shuffling of large chunks of DNA that frequently lead to cancer - aren't so random after all. They have developed a model of such chromosomal mix-ups in prostate cancer which indicates that the male sex hormone (androgen) receptor unexpectedly plays a key role in driving specific translocations in the development of cancer.

4 Dec 2009

NCCC's study data on passive smoking and breast cancer in women

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released findings today from one of the largest studies to date on passive smoking and breast cancer in women conducted by the Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC).

4 Dec 2009

CEBP journal emphasizes on the most up-to-date research of tobacco use

The study of tobacco has been the life-long focus of his research and now, Peter Shields, MD, deputy director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, has led the effort to edit a special-edition of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (CEBP) dedicated to best research practices in tobacco science from researchers the world over.

4 Dec 2009

Cancer-free status does not lead to resumption of smoking among former smokers

Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography (CT) lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers wrote in a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

4 Dec 2009

African American and Hispanic adults smoking menthol cigarettes less likely to quit smoking, says study

African American and Hispanic adults who smoke menthol cigarettes may be less likely to quit smoking than those who smoke regular cigarettes, a new study by researchers at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health has found. The report, published in the December issue of Preventive Medicine, is believed to be the first to use national statistics to examine the association between menthol cigarettes and smoking cessation among adults.

4 Dec 2009

Experimentation may lead to permanent smoking habit among Mexican-American adolescents

Whether non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents go on to experiment with smoking depends largely on their initial attitude toward the habit, researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

3 Dec 2009

AACR offers a compendium of best research practices to aid the FDA in regulating tobacco

When President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Control Act in June, he ushered in a new era of tobacco policy that empowers the Food and Drug Administration to regulate one of the world's most controversial and deadly consumer products.

3 Dec 2009

Children exposed to secondhand smoke face increased risk of lung cancer later in life

Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked.

3 Dec 2009

New study suggests e-cigarettes can help alleviate nicotine cravings and improve general health

A groundbreaking new survey into the electronic cigarette, smokers' health and smoking cessation, carried out by NJOY retailers E Cigarette Direct and analysed by tobacco harm reduction scientists, has shown encouraging results.

3 Dec 2009

Exposure to secondhand smoke may increase breast cancer risk

Exposure to secondhand smoke for a prolonged period of time and in high quantity may increase the risk of breast cancer, even in women who never smoked cigarettes themselves.

3 Dec 2009

Head and neck cancer survivors who smoke and drink face increased risk of death

Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption before head and neck cancer diagnosis strongly predicts the patient's future risk of death, according to published studies. Now, results of a new study show a similar effect among those who continued these habits after cancer diagnosis.

3 Dec 2009

Waterpipe tobacco smoking as deadly as cigarette smoking

Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants - carbon monoxide and nicotine - as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, according to a study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

3 Dec 2009

Chinese 'herbal' cigarettes are just addictive and no safer than regular cigarettes, find researchers

Despite popular belief and some marketing claims, researchers have found that Chinese "herbal" cigarettes that combine medicinal herbs with tobacco are just as addictive and no safer than regular cigarettes.

3 Dec 2009

New study links cigarette smoking with colorectal cancer

New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.

3 Dec 2009

People who smoke immediately after waking up face high risk of lung cancer

People who smoke their first cigarette within minutes after waking up have much higher levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine when processed by the body, than those who wait to smoke, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked.

3 Dec 2009

New study reveals smokeless tobacco products contain high levels of cancer-causing substances

A new study on the smokeless tobacco product called moist snuff - placed between lip and gum - has led scientists in Minnesota to urge the tobacco industry to change manufacturing practices to reduce snuff's content of carcinogens.

3 Dec 2009

New preventive screening packages for heart disease

HealthYes!®, a leading mobile medical screening provider, is offering several new preventive screenings directly focused on heart disease. The new tests include: a six-lead electrocardiogram (EKG), cholesterol finger-stick, and 10-year Framingham Cardiac Risk Score as well as diabetes and liver function testing.

2 Dec 2009

Cigarette News and Research

New smoke free, electronic cigarettes from Smart Fixx

Smoking cessation offers measurable benefits for asthmatic patients

New smokers more likely to use menthol cigarettes

Researchers discover mechanism that explains how chromosomal translocations are not random

NCCC's study data on passive smoking and breast cancer in women

CEBP journal emphasizes on the most up-to-date research of tobacco use

Cancer-free status does not lead to resumption of smoking among former smokers

African American and Hispanic adults smoking menthol cigarettes less likely to quit smoking, says study

Experimentation may lead to permanent smoking habit among Mexican-American adolescents

AACR offers a compendium of best research practices to aid the FDA in regulating tobacco

Children exposed to secondhand smoke face increased risk of lung cancer later in life

New study suggests e-cigarettes can help alleviate nicotine cravings and improve general health

Exposure to secondhand smoke may increase breast cancer risk

Head and neck cancer survivors who smoke and drink face increased risk of death

Waterpipe tobacco smoking as deadly as cigarette smoking

Chinese 'herbal' cigarettes are just addictive and no safer than regular cigarettes, find researchers

New study links cigarette smoking with colorectal cancer

People who smoke immediately after waking up face high risk of lung cancer

New study reveals smokeless tobacco products contain high levels of cancer-causing substances

New preventive screening packages for heart disease

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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