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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Medicaid Could Save $10 Billion Over 5 Years if Recipients Quit Smoking, Study Says
With all the news about government spending on unnecessary items comes news that spending on a program that helps reduce medicaid expenses would be a wise decision. America's Medicaid system could spend $10 billion less in costs for its patients' care over the next five years if they were to stop smoking, according to a new study by the American Legacy Foundation. This … [Read more...] about Medicaid Could Save $10 Billion Over 5 Years if Recipients Quit Smoking, Study Says
Taking Play Seriously: Low-Level Smoking Among College Students
Cigarettes have been socially engineered to become potent symbols. Therefore, they need to be understood as cultural products invested with cognitive and emotional salience as well as nicotine delivery devices engineered to create a population of dependent users. In this paper, we look at the symbolism of cigarettes, but unlike many researchers examining this topic, we … [Read more...] about Taking Play Seriously: Low-Level Smoking Among College Students
Tobacco Industry Lied About Second-Hand Smoke
Tobacco Industry Efforts Undermining Evidence Linking Secondhand Smoke With Cardiovascular Disease Tobacco companies have funded nearly 50 studies on the link between secondhand smoke and heart disease But when scientists found a connection, the industry skewed their conclusions or stopped funding them, report University of California researchers. The researchers -- … [Read more...] about Tobacco Industry Lied About Second-Hand Smoke
Denial of a Smoker Can Lead to Dying My Way
"One thing that we humans do very well is to defend ourselves psychologically, and our most potent weapon is denial. But when confronted with a terminal disease, denial flies out of the window. We have to find another defense." If we are smokers, and lung or throat cancer is diagnosed, denial is replaced with a sense of shame and/or guilt...For many, smoking after being … [Read more...] about Denial of a Smoker Can Lead to Dying My Way
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