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30 percent of Americans get little or no regular weekly exercise

About 40 percent of Los Angeles County residents say they get no more than 10 minutes of continuous physical activity each week, according to a new report.

12 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

Philip Morris to spend $1.25 billion over 12 years to combat the illegal trade in cigarettes worldwide

Philip Morris International has announced the signing of a 12-year agreement with the European Commission and 10 member states of the European Union to work together to combat the illegal trade in cigarettes worldwide.

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

Heavy drinking during teenage years begins taking a serious health toll by the time people are 24 years old

A University of Washington study has found that people who began binge drinking at age 13 and continued throughout adolescence were nearly four times as likely to be overweight or obese and almost 3½ times as likely to have high blood pressure when they were 24 years old

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

Call for tougher worldwide action to counter the tobacco industry's influence in Formula One

As the British Grand Prix approaches, researchers in this week's BMJ call for tougher worldwide action to counter the tobacco industry's influence in Formula One.

8 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

Youth smoking down in Nevada

A annual study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and the Nevada Department of Education confirms that fewer Nevada high school students obtained cigarettes by purchasing them in stores in 2003.

4 Jul 2004

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control closed this week, with nearly 90% of countries having signed up

The WHO FCTC has become one of the most rapidly embraced United Nations' conventions, with 167 WHO Member States and the European Community (EC) signing, and 23 countries ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention, just one year after it opened for signature in Geneva.

2 Jul 2004

Serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership

The Royal College of Physicians’ response to the consultation document ‘Choosing Health?’ says that the serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership and action by Government.

2 Jul 2004

Allina Hospitals & Clinics are now tobacco free

This means smoking or the use of tobacco products will not be allowed in the buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas of the hospitals or its owned and leased facilities.

2 Jul 2004

Exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in preventing high blood pressure and an enlarged heart

Only recently was a type of diuretic known as thiazides been found to be superior to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and calcium antagonists (calcium channel blockers) in preventing one or more major types of cardiovascular disease.

30 Jun 2004

Doctors call on the British Government to make all workplaces smokefree

Today (Wednesday 30 June) at the BMA's annual conference in Llandudno, Dr Peter Maguire signed a giant prescription form in front of 500 doctors calling on the Government to make all workplaces smokefree.

30 Jun 2004

On-screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke

Teenage girls who have never smoked, never even puffed on a cigarette, are far more likely to start smoking if their favorite movie star smokes in movies, according to a 3-year study

29 Jun 2004

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

Research aimed at teasing apart the workings of RNA enzymes eventually may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars, according to University of Michigan researcher Nils Walter.

29 Jun 2004

PAHO urges countries to sign tobacco treaty prior to deadline

With just one day left before the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) closes for signature, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, today urged PAHO's Member States to take advantage of the small window of opportunity remaining to sign the treaty.

29 Jun 2004

A shameful record of exploitation throughout the history of the NHS

A shameful record of exploitation throughout the history of the NHS, with the UK reliant on other countries sending us doctors to meet our healthcare needs, was condemned today (Monday 28 June 2004) by the chairman of the British Medical Association, Mr James Johnson.

28 Jun 2004

New York study reveals that babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers to DNA damage from pollution

A new study of the effects of combustion-related air pollutants in New York City reveals that babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers to DNA damage from such pollution.

26 Jun 2004

Tobacco News and Research

30 percent of Americans get little or no regular weekly exercise

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

Philip Morris to spend $1.25 billion over 12 years to combat the illegal trade in cigarettes worldwide

Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes

Heavy drinking during teenage years begins taking a serious health toll by the time people are 24 years old

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

Call for tougher worldwide action to counter the tobacco industry's influence in Formula One

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

Youth smoking down in Nevada

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control closed this week, with nearly 90% of countries having signed up

Serious medical consequences of smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption and sexually transmitted disease require decisive leadership

Allina Hospitals & Clinics are now tobacco free

Exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in preventing high blood pressure and an enlarged heart

Doctors call on the British Government to make all workplaces smokefree

On-screen smoking by movie stars leads young teens to smoke

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

PAHO urges countries to sign tobacco treaty prior to deadline

A shameful record of exploitation throughout the history of the NHS

New York study reveals that babies in the womb are more sensitive than their mothers to DNA damage from pollution

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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