Your toes tell it all, ladies. Toenail clippings can provide evidence of tobacco exposure and help explain the risk of heart disease, at least in women, according to a unique study from the University of California-San Diego and Harvard University. The medical researchers examined levels of nicotine in toenails of 905 women who were diagnosed with coronary heart disease … [Read more...] about Toenails Reveal All
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Reminder to Smokers: Your Lungs Are Aging
A simple discussion of lung capacity appears to double the rate patients follow a doctor’s advice to quit smoking. A study published online (March 7 in the British journal BMJ) suggests that if a doctor tells smokers their “lung age” — the age of the average healthy nonsmoker who would match them in breathing strength — they are more likely to stop smoking. Using a … [Read more...] about Reminder to Smokers: Your Lungs Are Aging
Chris Conner Dead of Lung Cancer at 37
Columbia, SC, (WIS) - A local musician and anti-smoking activist died Wednesday evening after a long battle with lung cancer according to his family. Chris Conner was a member of the Midlands band Sourwood Honey, and was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. "He was never afraid and he was completely at peace with God," said Chris's family on their … [Read more...] about Chris Conner Dead of Lung Cancer at 37
Psssst – Smoking is Associated with Rectal Cancer
Cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for -- but not colon--cancer. The evidence linking cigarette smoking and rectal colorectal cancer risk has been inconsistent. Electra Paskett, Ph.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus and colleagues investigated the association between smoking history and colorectal cancer among nearly 147,000 participants in the Women's Health … [Read more...] about Psssst – Smoking is Associated with Rectal Cancer
Young Victim of Smoking Leaves Legacy for the Youth
We opened up with a joke on his first name. With a gentle smile, Erphacksand Kinyua Mureithi explained that the name was handed down to him from his paternal grandfather, although it is biblical. The challenge of doing this story from an interview that Kinyua gave a month before he died, is that it has to be in the past tense. Kinyua was one of the youngest lung cancer … [Read more...] about Young Victim of Smoking Leaves Legacy for the Youth
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