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Smoking cessation efforts attracted mixed results in Ohio's Appalachian region

In the Appalachian region of the country — where smoking rates are high, tobacco is often a cash crop and income and education levels are low — a smoking cessation effort led by non-medical professionals was successful in the short term, but quit rates trailed off in the long term.

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

Latino men adapted to U.S. culture more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts

Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, which has a special emphasis on tobacco.

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

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

Researchers find youths’ smoking experimentation increases along with film exposure

The more movie scenes of smoking they watch, the more likely Mexican-American youths are to experiment with smoking, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Dartmouth College report in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

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

New research provides adequate evidence to support home smoking ban

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.

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

Infections remain a common problem in ICU patients

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with an increased risk of death in the hospital, according to a study in the December 2 issue of JAMA.

2 Dec 2009

Cancer Prevention Research Conference highlights new research on cancer

The American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference will focus on the latest biological, medical and social research behind cancer prevention.

2 Dec 2009

New figures show steady decline in European cancer deaths, but variations exist between gender and countries

New figures show there was a steady decline in cancer deaths in the European Union between 1990-1994 and 2000-2004.

1 Dec 2009

Russian hepatitis C virus drug market to reach $327M by 2013: Decision Resources

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, forecasts that the hepatitis C virus drug market in Russia will grow nine percent annually over the 2008 - 2013 study period, reaching $327 million by 2013.

1 Dec 2009

Low-dose radiation increases breast cancer risk in high-risk women

Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

1 Dec 2009

Drinking sugar-sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy elevates diabetes during pregnancy

Researchers from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that drinking more than 5 servings of sugar- sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy appears to significantly elevate the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy.

1 Dec 2009

Study on deaths from cancer in Europe shows steady decline in mortality

New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent in men and eight percent in women, with a large drop among the middle-aged population.

29 Nov 2009

GIS scientists publish the first genetic historical map of Han Chinese

The first genetic historical map of the Han Chinese, the largest ethnic population in the world, as they migrated from south to north over evolutionary time was published online today by the American Journal of Human Genetics by scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS).

26 Nov 2009

Morbid obesity among people with diabetes is increasing at a very alarming rate, says kidney expert

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.

23 Nov 2009

Middle age women who store fat on their waist more likely to develop dementia when they get older: Study

Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

23 Nov 2009

BMI and co-morbidity do not explain racial survival disparity in colon cancer patients

A new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers shows that body-mass index (BMI) and co-existing medical conditions (co-morbidity) do not explain the decreased survival observed among African-Americans compared to Caucasians who also have colon cancer. The study is published online Nov. 23 in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society.

23 Nov 2009

Epidemiology News and Research

Smoking cessation efforts attracted mixed results in Ohio's Appalachian region

Exposure to secondhand smoke may increase breast cancer risk

Latino men adapted to U.S. culture more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts

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

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

Researchers find youths’ smoking experimentation increases along with film exposure

New study links cigarette smoking with colorectal cancer

New research provides adequate evidence to support home smoking ban

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

Infections remain a common problem in ICU patients

Cancer Prevention Research Conference highlights new research on cancer

New figures show steady decline in European cancer deaths, but variations exist between gender and countries

Russian hepatitis C virus drug market to reach $327M by 2013: Decision Resources

Low-dose radiation increases breast cancer risk in high-risk women

Drinking sugar-sweetened cola a week prior to pregnancy elevates diabetes during pregnancy

Study on deaths from cancer in Europe shows steady decline in mortality

GIS scientists publish the first genetic historical map of Han Chinese

Morbid obesity among people with diabetes is increasing at a very alarming rate, says kidney expert

Middle age women who store fat on their waist more likely to develop dementia when they get older: Study

BMI and co-morbidity do not explain racial survival disparity in colon cancer patients

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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