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No Dice for Smoking Gamblers

Ill. casino bosses worry about losing business to tobacco-friendly rivals

Jan 1, 08 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The brand-new ban on indoor smoking in Illinois is expected to hit the state's nine casinos hard, the Chicago Tribune reports. Plenty of gamblers like a smoke, and along the Mississippi River, all they'll need to do is cross into Missouri or Iowa to enjoy one. "No smoking and... More »

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gambling • smoking • casino • Illinois • smoking ban

Mouthwash Could Spot Cancer

'Swish-and-spit' test to spot head and neck cancers

Jan 1, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists are working on a mouth rinse that could save lives by detecting head and neck cancers early, Reuters reports. A cheap and easy "swish-and-spit" saliva test could turn up cells containing the altered genes associated with these cancers. Head and neck cancers can often be cured, but early... More »

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cancer • medicine • smoking • cancer research

8 Secrets to Healthy Skin

Quit smoking, get some sleep, and don't go crazy with the beauty aids

Dec 30, 07 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - You can't fight getting older, but you can keep the signs of wear and tear, not to speak of stress, off your face with these tips from the New York Times beauty expert:
  1. Get rid of old beauty products after a year—pots and tubes can develop micro-organism communities
... More »

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sleep • smoking • beauty • list • sunscreen • skin cancer • stress • dermatology • healthy habits • skin care • pimples

Smoking Linked to Diabetes Risk

Heavy puffers saw
61% risk increase

Dec 12, 07 1:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The list of ways smoking can kill you got a bit longer today, reports the BBC. Smokers have a 44% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows, and that risk rises yet higher for heavy smokers, up to 61%. “The relevant question should no longer... More »

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diabetes • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • research • type 2 diabetes

Smoking Rate No Longer Falling

Activists say White House is asleep at the switch

Nov 8, 07 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - After falling steadily for more than 40 years, smoking rates have steadied since 2004, according to CDC data released today. About 20% of Americans currently smoke, and experts are concerned. "Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable disease we have, and we need to bring down the rates as... More »

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smoking • tobacco

Nigeria Sues
Big Tobacco on Kid Smokers

Claims companies
deliberately market
cigarettes to children

Nov 8, 07 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Nigeria has launched a $40 billion lawsuit against Philip Morris and two other major tobacco companies, claiming they deliberately market cigarettes to children. Its government is demanding punitive damages and compensation for current and future health care costs, reports the BBC. A spokesman for the largest of the three, British... More »

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Nigeria • smoking • lawsuit • tobacco companies

Shot Helps Smokers Kick Habit

Nov 7, 07 7:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Smokers may someday be able to receive a shot to help them kick the habit, the AP reports. A new vaccine blocks the rush of nicotine to the brain and "clearly shows promise" in helping smokers quit, said one expert. The emphasis on reducing the pleasurable effects of nicotine,... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • vaccine

Firms Help Workers Kick Butts

Seeking savings, employers offer programs, incentives

Oct 26, 07 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Smoking, everybody's favorite target, is now drawing fire from employers looking to cut medical costs by helping workers kick the habit, the New York Times reports. Employers gain significantly when employees quit, because a typical smoker racks up $16,000 in additional lifetime medical costs and saps productivity with smoking... More »

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health care • health insurance • lung cancer • smoking • smoking ban • health care reform • smoking cessation

Teen Smokers More Likely
to Drink, Do
Drugs: Study

Also at higher risk for depression, anxiety

Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater... More »

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drugs • depression • drug addiction • smoking • cigarettes • marijuana • drug abuse • anxiety • teenager

Smoking Linked to Alzheimer's

Smoking 'rusts' blood vessels, researchers find

Sep 3, 07 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - If lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease and social ostracism aren't enough, here's another good reason to stop smoking: a new study links smoking to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The study, published in the journal Neurology, says that smoking alters the cells of arteries much the same way that metal rusts. More »

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health • dementia • smoking • neurology • stroke • cerebrovascular disease • Alzheimer's Disease

Tobacco Giant Plans Spinoff of Overseas Arm

Philip Morris unit, less vulnerable to lawsuits, can focus on growth

Aug 29, 07 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Altria, the world's largest tobacco company, wants to break its Philip Morris International unit off from its US counterpart, Bloomberg reports, to pursue greater overseas growth while insulating it from health-related US lawsuits. "Tobacco is growing overseas, while in the US it's in decline, making a reasonable argument for... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Altria • Philip Morris • Marlboro

No Moss, but Rolling Stones May Gather Fine

Richards, Wood defy smoking ban at UK show, plan to continue

Aug 22, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Threat of fines appear unlikely to keep the Rolling Stones from smoking onstage, the Times reports. Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood lit up during a show yesterday in London despite frantic warnings from venue staff. "You might say that Keith and Ronnie lighting up while they swap licks... More »

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London • Keith Richards • Rolling Stones • United Kingdom • smoking • England • smoking ban • concert • musician • Ronnie Wood

Smoking Clouds Workplace Productivity

Lighting up means poorer health, poorer work, researchers say

Aug 16, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Employees who smoke also call in sick more frequently and demonstrate poorer productivity, to the tune of $92 billion in annual losses, a Swedish researcher says. All that huddling by the loading dock translates to startling hard numbers, CareerBuilder.com reports: In a study of 14,000 workers, smokers took,... More »

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health • work • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • employment

Anti-Smoking Pill May Work on Booze, Too

Drug that targets brain's pleasure center shows promise in tests

Jul 10, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pill that helps smokers quit also shows promise in combating alcoholism, and future uses may include treatment for other addictions and even Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Varenicline acts on brain receptors that bind with nicotine, blunting its effects by inhibiting the release of dopamine, a so-called pleasure hormone. Alcohol... More »

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alcoholism • smoking • drinking • addiction • varenicline

Obesity Ups Odds of Beating Heart Attack

Fat have more attacks, but are more likely to survive

Jul 10, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chew on this: While obese people are at much higher risk for having heart attacks, they also more likely than their thinner counterparts to survive them, the AP reports. Three years after their heart attacks, as many as 10% of healthy-weight patients had died compared to 3.6% of obese... More »

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obesity • health • obesity epidemic • heart disease • smoking • heart failure • heart attack

England Douses Public Smoking

New law clears the air in enclosed spaces

Jul 1, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The English ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, including bars, workplaces, and public buildings, went into effect at 6am today. The effort to improve indoor air quality and inconvenience some smokers into quitting will cause grumbling, says the country's chief medical officer, but "on the whole, the majority... More »

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health • United Kingdom • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • England • David Hockney • secondhand smoke • smoking ban

UK to Patients Who Smoke: Put That Out

National Health Service imposes four-week window before surgery

Jun 4, 07 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers in Britain must kick the habit for at least four weeks before undergoing routine surgery or the National Health Service will deny them the operations, the Daily Mail reports. Doctors will use blood tests to enforce the new policy, which could affect up to 500,000 smokers awaiting procedures... More »

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medicine • health • surgery • United Kingdom • smoking • England • patient • National Health Service • smoking ban • Britain

MPAA Snuffs Onscreen Smoking

Flicks with cancer
sticks will draw
tougher rating

May 11, 07 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cigarette and cigar smoking will be considered alongside violence, profanity, nudity, and drug use in assigning ratings, the MPAA announced yesterday. Any film that glamorizes the habit or features lighting up outside of "an historic  or other mitigating context "could face a box-office-busting R.  More »

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film • MPAA • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Motion Picture Association of America • audiences • smoking ban • movie industry • movies

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