Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an [...]

A new study should add weight to the growing call to increase the cost of smoking.
Blood tests reveal that more than half of non-smoking New Yorkers have elevated levels of cotinine in their blood – meaning that they were recently exposed to toxic second-hand smoke in concentrations high enough to leave residues in the [...]

A new Swedish study finds that parents can help their teenagers not start smoking. The study is published in the journal BMC Public Health has found that adolescents respond positively to their parents’ attitudes towards smoking.
The research utilized statistics obtained from three national surveys conducted by The National Board for Health and Welfare and The [...]

Exposure to second-hand smoke could increase the risk of developing dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment, according to research published on British Medical Journal online.
A possible link between active smoking and cognitive impairment has already been established and previous findings also suggest that second-hand smoke exposure could be linked to poor cognitive performance in [...]

Internal industry documents, independent lab tests and survey data reveal strategy to manipulate menthol content in cigarettes to recruit new smokers among young people says study. 
Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) explored tobacco industry manipulation of menthol levels in specific brands and found a deliberate strategy to recruit and addict young smokers by [...]

New study from the Canada finds most teenagers want to quit but can’t.
Most teenagers who smoke cigarettes make repeated attempts to quit but most are unsuccessful, according to new research from Canada.
“The study found that teen smokers make their first serious attempt to quit after only two and a half months of smoking, and by [...]

For both men and women, those who smoked more than two packs a day were about 50 times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who never smoked.The largest study of its kind ha fond that women who smoke get lung cancer at the same rate as men.  This contradicts some evidence that women [...]

A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that when sttes fund stop smoking initiatives it works, potentially, providing savings in health care costs.
According to researchers the study examined, “ the association between cumulative state anti-tobacco program expenditures and changes in adult smoking prevalence” for data between 1985 and 2003.
“It appears [...]

Even a small exposure to cigarette smoke from smoking or secondhand during pregnancy can increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, according to a new study published in the journal Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).
Researchers have found a mechanism that explains why an infant’s ability to respond to oxygen deprivation after [...]

FDA informed healthcare professionals of reports of suicidal thoughts and aggressive and erratic behavior in patient who have taken Chantix, a smoking cessation product.
There are also reports of patients experiencing drowsiness that affected their ability to drive or operate machinery.
FDA is currently reviewing these cases, along with other recent reports. A preliminary assessment reveals that [...]