"It appears that smokers have an altered opioid flow all the time, when compared with non-smokers. And smoking a cigarette further alters that flow by 20 to 30 percent in regions of the brain important to emotions and craving" as explained in an WikiPedia article. This may help us understand a link between cigarettes and desire to smoke. Learn More About … [Read more...] about Opioid Receptors – Emotions and Cravings Explained
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Mother’s Who Smoke Subject Babies to Higher Systolic Blood Pressure
There was a study that took place in the Netherlands. This study was of 456 infants. It showed that, by age 2 months, babies born to mothers who smoked had higher systolic blood pressures as compared to those whose mothers didn't smoke. Those babies of non-smokers weren't exposed to smoke during pregnancy. Our findings indicate maternal smoking during pregnancy … [Read more...] about Mother’s Who Smoke Subject Babies to Higher Systolic Blood Pressure
Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women
Smoking significantly increases the risk for head and neck cancers for both men and women, regardless of the anatomic site. Published in the journal Cancer, a large, prospective study confirmed strong associations between current and past cigarette smoking and malignancies of the head and neck in both genders. Cancers of the head and neck include cancers of the larynx, … [Read more...] about Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women
Strong Link Seen in Smoking, Age-Related Blindness
People who smoke are about four times more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of severe vision loss, Australian researchers reported. Researchers followed for 10 years 2,454 Australians who were at least age 49 at the study's outset. Along with being more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration, smokers developed the disease an … [Read more...] about Strong Link Seen in Smoking, Age-Related Blindness
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