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Dispelling the Myth of “Light” Cigarettes
July 30, 2010 – 4:00 am

With more than 46 million smokers in America, nicotine addiction is the most common form of chemical dependency in the U.S., according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not only does nicotine …

Study Finds Non-Smokers Put on Less Weight
April 23, 2010 – 4:00 am

A new study links nicotine poisoning with weight gain, and concludes that active smokers, not only those who stop, put on more weight than non-smokers. After four years of analysis in the University of Navarra, …

Pipe and Cigar Smoke May Be More Harmful Than Once Thought
February 16, 2010 – 10:20 am

Pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study directly …

Obesity Found to Be as Deadly as Smoking
January 5, 2010 – 11:42 am

New research finds that obesity has become an equal, if not greater, contributor to the burden of disease and shortening of healthy life in comparison to smoking.
Science Daily reports that in an article published in …

Exposure to Lead and Tobacco Smoke Raises Risk of ADHD
November 23, 2009 – 2:55 pm

Children exposed to tobacco smoke prenatally or exposed to lead during childhood are at a particularly high risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
The …

Depression as Deadly as Smoking, New Study Finds
November 18, 2009 – 11:47 am

A study has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking, according to researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King’s College …

Federal Stimulus Grant to Study Anti-Nicotine Vaccine
November 14, 2009 – 7:46 am

An American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant of 10-million dollars funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse was awarded to Nabi Biopharmaceuticals for the first pivotal phase II trial of NicVAX, a vaccine that …

Smoking During Pregnancy Puts Children at Risk of Psychotic Symptoms
October 1, 2009 – 11:28 am

Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.
Science Daily reports that researchers from Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, and Warwick Universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds from the …

Research Finds Smoking and Binge Drinking Occur Together Among Adolescents
September 4, 2009 – 7:00 am

Smoking and drinking have long been preached against within the walls of the local school’s heath class. Researchers now suggest lessons combine binge drinking and smoking into a single lesson regarding health as they tend …

Nicotine Addiction Can Cause Darker Skin
August 6, 2009 – 3:25 pm

A new study determined that African Americans may be more predisposed to developing nicotine addiction than those with paler skin. The research also reveals that obtained darker skin (that obtained from prolonged sun exposure, not …