J. Natl. Cancer Inst 2013 Dec 07;[EPub Ahead of Print], JP Pierce, RE Patterson, CM Senger, SW Flatt, BJ Caan, L Natarajan, SJ Nechuta, EM Poole, XO Shu, WY Chen Research · January 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this analysis of women with a history of breast cancer and tobacco use, the authors report an increase […]
Deborah Brauser December 24, 2013 An integrative treatment approach using meditation may be more beneficial for treating nicotine addiction than current, standard interventions, preliminary research suggests. The investigators used a computational model of addiction that combined a literature review of human and animal studies with experiments using virtual subjects. Overall results suggested that higher cessation […]
A Comparison between Smoking and Nonsmoking Identical Twins Okada, Haruko C. M.D. Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the specific components of facial aging secondary to smoking, by comparing standardized photographs of identical twins with different smoking histories. Methods: During the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, from 2007 to 2010, […]
AY Nemet, J Hanhart, I Kaiserman, S Vinker Clin Ophthalmol 2013 Oct 18;2013(7)2079-2084 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Study results showed an increased prevalence of osteoporosis in a large cohort of patients ≥ 50 years who underwent cataract surgery compared with age- and gender-matched controls. SUMMARY PracticeUpdate Editorial Team Background: Calcium is considered an important factor in the […]
By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Strokes/41131 A pooled analysis of stroke risk among smokers showed no significant difference in risks between sexes(relative risk ratio 1.06, 95% CI 0.99-1.13), according to research from Rachel Huxley, DPhil, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues. Their analysis concluded that: “Compared with nonsmokers, the […]
IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Sep 18 If you haven’t already been asked about them, you will be. So, you need to have an answer. Maybe this will help. Electronic cigarettes (or “e-cigarettes”) were reportedly invented by a Chinese pharmacist who wanted to find a safer way for smokers to inhale nicotine, after his father, a […]
Caroline Cassels July 10, 2013 The combination of smoking and heavy drinking accelerates cognitive decline more than either habit alone, new research shows. A large, longitudinal study conducted by investigators from University College London in the United Kingdom showed that individuals who smoked and were also heavy drinkers had a 36% faster rate of cognitive decline than […]
Lee JJ, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 May 1;95(9):850-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00375. Abstract Cigarette smoking decreases bone mineral density and increases the risk of sustaining a fracture or tendon injury, with partial reversibility of these risks with long-term cessation of smoking. ➤ Cigarette smoking increases the risk for perioperative complications, nonunion and delayed […]
Secondhand Smoke Riskier than Cholesterol Published: Mar 8, 2013 By Chris Kaiser , Cardiology Editor, MedPage Today The risk of clogged arteries is greater from secondhand smoke than from several well-known heart disease risk factors, including high cholesterol, researchers found. The overall prevalence of coronary artery plaque in those exposed to secondhand smoke was 24%, […]
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Aug 10;169(15):1355-62. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.237. Healthy living is the best revenge: findings from the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam study. Ford ES, Bergmann MM, Kröger J, Schienkiewitz A, Weikert C, Boeing H. Abstract BACKGROUND: Our objective was to describe the reduction in relative risk of developing major chronic diseases such […]