Search Results for 'Smoking'

Bus hits smoking patient on footpath

A Hamilton mental health patient, forced by a recent smoking ban to light up on the footpath, was struck by a bus outside Waikato Hospital.The incident happened about 10am yesterday in front of the entrance to gate 7 on Selwyn St - a staff- [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

High costs of smoking

We agree with the Florida Hospital Association's concern that Florida's budget shortfall will have dramatic impacts on the cost and quality of health care for everyone in our state. The current recession is likely to require additional stat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Study backs link between smoking and SIDS

Babies born to smoking mums find it harder to rouse from sleep, say Australian researchers who have probed the link between cigarettes and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The Melbourne-based study found babies in homes where the mothe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Students speak out against youth smoking

MANATEE COUNTY, FL - Students at the Suncoast Polytechnical School in Manatee County were out in front of the school speaking out about youth smoking during their lunch break Wednesday. They were joining other students on the Suncoast [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Obesity danger 'rivals smoking'

Even moderate obesity cuts life expectancy by about three years, says the Clinical Trial Service Unit. The findings, published in The Lancet, come from data on almost a million people from around the world. In the UK, a quarter o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking a transmissible disease, passed on by parents!

A Canadian study has shown a very clear link between parents smoking and nicotine dependency in children. Smoking in the car is singled out as particularly harmful. A team led by Mathieu Bélanger (an epidemiologist at the University [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking Four die every day

About four people are dying every day in Leicestershire through smoking-related illnesses. Every year, about 2,300 smokers have to be rushed to hospital suffering strokes, heart attacks, severe asthma attacks and lung diseases. The illnes [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking's harm goes straight to the heart, lungs and loved o...

It is well recognized that cigarette smoke is one of the most harmful substances for the health.Recent data indicate this toxicity lingers in the form of "third-hand smoke," which is especially dangerous for young children.Smoking [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Anti-smoking efforts going up in smoke in New York?

Anti-smoking campaigns might be high on the agenda of United States but not many New York smokers could be convinced to quit.New York’s efforts to combat tobacco have fetched a mixed grade from the American Lung Association. In its a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking during pregnancy ups kids cancer risk

Smoking during pregnancy has long been known to cause birth complications, and now, a new research has revealed that babies born to women who smoke during pregnancy are five times more likely to develop a childhood cancer. Researchers at t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking ban lowers heart attacks in one U.S. city

A smoking ban caused heart attacks to drop by more than 40 percent in one U.S. city and the decrease lasted three years, federal health experts reported Wednesday. Pueblo, Colorado, passed a municipal law making workplaces and public place [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Smoking rampant among pregnant women in Alberta

A new report that shows a startling number of women in Alberta smoke while pregnant provides a clear warning sign the province's approach is falling short, a University of Calgary researcher says.A recently-released 2005. Alberta Heal [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Youth smoking continues to rise

The survey revealed nearly a third of people between 16-24 are smokers. In 2004 the number of young smokers in Scotland had fallen to just 25% but by 2007 that figure was 31%. The government says more needs to be done to curb smoking and a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Smoking tobacco out of the Four Corners

Thanksgiving marks the traditional Great American Smokeout, the event staged by American Cancer Society as an attempt to persuade smokers to stop using nicotine.The pitch, from organization to nicotine user, is that by quitting for one day [...]