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Study finds that physicians help patients quit smoking but could provide more education

Physicians are an important resource in New Jerseyans’ fight to stop smoking, but they can and should become even more effective educators, according to a survey by the Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

21 Jul 2004

Cincinnati should go smoke-free

Cincinnati has just begun to consider strengthening its smoking restrictions. Anything short of protecting all workers' health would be just blowing smoke.

19 Jul 2004

Results from clinical trial of TA-NIC, therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of nicotine addiction

Xenova Group has announced initial results from the second clinical trial of TA-NIC, the Company's therapeutic vaccine being developed for the treatment of nicotine addiction.

17 Jul 2004

High levels of anxiety during a woman's pregnancy increases child risk of disease and disorder

The idea that a woman's emotional state during pregnancy affects her unborn child has persisted for centuries and has, in recent years, been supported by science.

16 Jul 2004

School-based programs are unable to decrease the long-term smoking prevalence among adolescents

Slapping a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes and putting the money into antismoking campaigns could cut the number of young smokers by 26 percent and avoid more than 108,000 smoking-related deaths by the time their generation reaches age 85, new research suggests.

16 Jul 2004

Teen birth rate hits record low and prevalence of overweight among children has increased

The well-being of America's children has shown strong gains in some areas but has declined in others, according to a yearly report by federal agencies compiling statistics on children.

16 Jul 2004

Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight

Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight, to smoke, and to have high cholesterol concentrations in early adulthood—substantial risk factors for long-term health problems in later life—conclude authors of a study from New Zealand in this week’s issue of THE LANCET.

15 Jul 2004

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

An Australian study has found a disturbing number of older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest and do not know what to do in the event of such an emergency.

15 Jul 2004

Violence, sex, and profanity increased significantly in movies between 1992 and 2003

Violence, sex, and profanity increased significantly in movies between 1992 and 2003 according to a study by researchers from the Kids Risk Project at the Harvard School of Public Health. The study appears July 13 in Medscape General Medicine.

15 Jul 2004

Adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

According to a 20-year study published in the July issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), patients with asthma were 12 times more likely than nonasthmatics to develop COPD later in life.

13 Jul 2004

Tobacco, obesity, HIV/AIDS and immigrant health addressed by members of congress

Members of Congress, public health experts, community leaders and citizens of South Florida convened today to address racial and ethnic health disparities in the areas of tobacco, obesity, immigrant health and HIV/AIDS.

11 Jul 2004

The case of a high school student in King County who died this week of meningococcal disease has created public concern

The case of a high school student in King County who was hospitalized and died this week of meningococcal disease – commonly called bacterial meningitis – has created some public concern about risks of exposure to the disease.

10 Jul 2004

NHS helps 200,000 smokers kick the smoking habit

Over 200,000 smokers managed to kick the smoking habit last year in the best results ever achieved by the service - 65 per cent up on the previous year.

10 Jul 2004

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes, particularly among American men, and changing trends in sexual behavior — combined with current tobacco use and infection by a specific strain of the human papillomavirus — may help explain the increase.

9 Jul 2004

Florida restaurant sales up 7 percent a year after the smokefree workplace initiative took effect

Some restaurants predicted that profits would turn to ashes if Florida voters approved a smokefree workplace initiative in 2002, but a new study proves that the prediction was wrong.

9 Jul 2004

Pfizer donates $3.7 million worth of Nicotrol patches to the New York City Department of Health

To help smokers quit, Pfizer is donating $3.7 million worth of eight-week courses of the Nicotrol patch, a leading nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

9 Jul 2004

Skeletal remains of 3,160 individuals reveal changing status of cancer in Europe across the centuries

Cancer incidence rates in the developed world are increasing each year and developing countries are also now showing an increased incidence of the disease.

8 Jul 2004

BMA argues that the British government has a "moral duty" to ban smoking in public places

Barriers preventing people from making healthy choices must be tackled as a matter of urgency, the BMA says today (Friday 9 July).

8 Jul 2004

Mediterranean diet lowers levels of markers for inflammation and coagulation which have been linked to heart disease

“The benefits of this diet are very well known, but the mechanism is not well understood. We believe this is the first time it has been reported that the potential mechanism goes through the inflammation process,” said Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, MSc, PhD with Harokopio University in Athens, Greece.

7 Jul 2004

Good practice guidance for universities on the issue of tobacco industry funding

Cancer Research UK and Universities UK have signed a joint protocol containing good practice guidance for universities on the issue of tobacco industry funding.

7 Jul 2004

Smoking News and Research

Study finds that physicians help patients quit smoking but could provide more education

Cincinnati should go smoke-free

Results from clinical trial of TA-NIC, therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of nicotine addiction

High levels of anxiety during a woman's pregnancy increases child risk of disease and disorder

School-based programs are unable to decrease the long-term smoking prevalence among adolescents

Teen birth rate hits record low and prevalence of overweight among children has increased

Children and adolescents who consistently watch television for 2 hours or more a day are at an increased risk of being overweight

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

Violence, sex, and profanity increased significantly in movies between 1992 and 2003

Adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Tobacco, obesity, HIV/AIDS and immigrant health addressed by members of congress

The case of a high school student in King County who died this week of meningococcal disease has created public concern

NHS helps 200,000 smokers kick the smoking habit

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes

Florida restaurant sales up 7 percent a year after the smokefree workplace initiative took effect

Pfizer donates $3.7 million worth of Nicotrol patches to the New York City Department of Health

Skeletal remains of 3,160 individuals reveal changing status of cancer in Europe across the centuries

BMA argues that the British government has a "moral duty" to ban smoking in public places

Mediterranean diet lowers levels of markers for inflammation and coagulation which have been linked to heart disease

Good practice guidance for universities on the issue of tobacco industry funding

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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