NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked To Nicotine Addiction And Lung Cancer - Variant Also Increases Risk For Cardiovascular Disease Scientists have identified a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more susceptible to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing two smoking-related diseases, lung cancer and peripheral arterial … [Read more...] about Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked To Nicotine Addiction
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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
Smoking Associated With Both Anxiety And Depression
A new study indicates that smoking is linked to anxiety with depression, as well as to anxiety alone. However, people who are depressed but not anxious smoke the same as any other smokers. These findings come from a joint study from Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), University of Bergen and King's College in London. The link between smoking and … [Read more...] about Smoking Associated With Both Anxiety And Depression
Study: Smokers’ Wives Have Higher Cancer Risk
New study alerts wives who are subjected to second hand smoke. Sounding a warning over the dangers of passive smoking, a large-scale government study has found that women whose husbands smoke at home have twice the risk of developing a specific type of lung cancer compared with those married to nonsmokers. The research team of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry that … [Read more...] about Study: Smokers’ Wives Have Higher Cancer Risk
Smoking Gets Into Your Skin Too
Smokers can add a new health risk to the ever-growing list of hazards posed by their habit: the unsightly and often painful skin condition known as psoriasis. We all know that smoking can effect the health of the skin, including increasing skin wrinkles, but this recent study indicates the odds of developing other serious skin conditions. American and Canadian … [Read more...] about Smoking Gets Into Your Skin Too
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