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Where you live, how old you are and whether you're male or female all affect your chances of giving up smoking. These are the findings of a study which suggests that while NHS stop smoking services are effective in supporting some smokers to quit there are significant differences in the longer term success rates for specific groups who are trying to give up smoking.The study, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and undertaken by the UK Centre for...

A new product for smokers which pacifies the urge to smoke in smoke-free-zones, Quit-litt Lozenges, was featured in a lengthy article on the front page of the Business Section of the May 23rd edition of the Naples Daily News. Naples, FL (PRWEB) May 25, 2011 Quit-littâ„¢ Lozenges created by Choose Health, Inc., a new product for smokers to help pacify the urge to smoke in smoke-free-zones, made the front page of the Business Section of the Monday, May 23rd edition of the Naples Daily...

New York City's outdoor smoking ban went into effect on Monday, adding the city's parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is prohibited as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to promote healthy lifestyles.The ban augments the city's 2003 prohibition on smoking cigarettes in bars and restaurants.The new law will not be enforced by police, but by staff who oversee the city's 29,000 acres of park land and beaches.  Violators face a $50 fine."We don't think that...

Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers in Dublin, found that emergency room admissions due to respiratory illness dropped significantly in Ireland after the implementation of a workplace smoking ban, compared to admissions that took place before the ban went into effect.The study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in Denver.The nationwide workplace...

Leading Public Health Experts Agree: Menthol Ban Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives WASHINGTON, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to weigh a potential menthol ban, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, Center for American Progress and Legacy® called for menthol cigarettes to be taken off the market, citing key findings published today in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)....

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that boys who inhale secondhand tobacco smoke at home may experience significant levels of raised blood pressure.In later life the study revealed that secondhand smoke could lead to high blood pressure, or hypertension, and an increased risk of heart disease. However, in girls, passive smoking appeared to be associated with a lowering of blood pressure.The research involved more than 6,400 young people. The results...

NIH-funded study shows how secondhand smoke may increase vulnerability to nicotine addictionExposure to secondhand smoke, such as a person can get by riding in an enclosed car while someone else smokes, has a direct, measurable impact on the brain"”and the effect is similar to what happens in the brain of the person doing the smoking. In fact, exposure to this secondhand smoke evokes cravings among smokers, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of...

Exposed children with flu also stay in the hospital longerChildren who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to need intensive care and intubation when hospitalized with influenza, according to new research by the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the Pediatric Academic Society meeting in Denver. The children also had longer hospital stays."We know secondhand smoke contributes to chronic illnesses like asthma, but we haven't quantified the extent of what...

Researcher calls prevention of children's exposure to tobacco smoke an important cardiovascular health measureExposure to secondhand smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with increased blood pressure in boys, according to new research being presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver.Children with elevated blood pressure are at increased risk of having high blood pressure, or hypertension, as adults. Hypertension is associated with...

Research highlights need for smoke-free car laws, public health campaigns to protect youngsters from toxinsIt is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver."An infant strapped into a car seat is involuntarily and intensely exposed to more than 400 toxic chemicals in tobacco smoke," said abstract co-author...