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Statement By Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Of Health And Human Services On The Great American Smokeout "Breaking a cigarette addiction may be one of the toughest commitments anyone can make. It takes a lot of support. But if you're a smoker, today you'll have the support of millions of other soon-to-be ex-smokers, if you join them in the Great American Smokeout. "Saying no to cigarettes is one of the most important commitments you can make to your health. ...more	21 Nov 2009
Help Is Available For Smokers Who Want To Quit: A Message From Dr. Howard Koh "With recent news that adult smoking rates have remained unchanged since 2004, and research showing that a clear majority of smokers want to quit, we urge smokers to mark today's 34th Great American Smokeout by making a quit plan and finding out about free resources that help them quit successfully. Research shows that advance planning and preparation greatly increase the likelihood of succeeding. ...more	21 Nov 2009
Concerns About Outdoor Second-Hand Smoke Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these outdoor smoking areas might be creating a new health hazard. The study, thought to be the first to assess levels of a nicotine byproduct known as cotinine in nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke outdoors, found levels up to 162 percent greater than in the control group. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette Smokers A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of having a seizure or developing epilepsy. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Worse For Toddlers, Obese Children Toddlers and obese children suffer more than other youth when exposed to secondhand smoke, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. "Secondhand smoke in children is not just bad for respiratory issues, as has been previously described by other researchers," said John Anthony Bauer, Ph.D. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Depression As Deadly As Smoking, But Anxiety May Be Good For You A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking. ...more	19 Nov 2009
As Smoking Rates Rise, Electronic Cigarettes Offer Viable Alternative To Harmful Combustible Tobacco The Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) urged decision-makers to seek alternatives to combustible tobacco that reduce Americans' exposure to the multitude of harmful chemicals and toxins found in cigarettes. His remarks came in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released last week showing that smoking rates among U.S. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALS While previous studies have indicated a "probable" connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov. 17, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, states that smoking may now be considered an "established" risk factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The findings come from Baystate Medical Center neurologist Dr. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Also In Global Health News: Global Corruption; HIV Vaccine; Smoking; DRC Aid Global Corruption Fight Slowing, Report Says A new report from Transparency International says the fight against corruption worldwide is slowing as urgency to address the global economic downturn recedes, Bloomberg reports. ...more	18 Nov 2009
States Take Action To Reduce Risk Factors For Preterm Birth For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the healthy start they deserved. In the 2009 Premature Birth Report card, seven states improved their performance by one letter grade and two fared worse. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALS, Also Known As Lou Gehrig's Disease While previous studies have indicated a "probable" connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov. 17, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, states that smoking may now be considered an "established" risk factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The findings come from Baystate Medical Center neurologist Dr. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Smoking Causes Blindness AMD Alliance International strongly urges all smokers to participate in the Great American Smokeout on November 19 to save their eyes and protect their vision from the debilitating effects of macular degeneration. Research has demonstrated that age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive disease that causes the loss of central vision, is two to three times as frequent among tobacco smokers, and the risk is dose dependent(1, 2). ...more	18 Nov 2009
Vaccine To Treat Nicotine Addiction Steps Closer To Market As Companies Agree Option Deal An experimental vaccine called NicVAX, designed to treat nicotine addiction that works by stopping the drug from reaching the brain, moved a step closer to the market when the vaccine developer Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nabi), based in Rockville, Maryland, US agreed an option and licensing deal with GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK), based in Brussels, Belgium. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time For Smokers Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published online November 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...more	17 Nov 2009
Smokers Urged To Have A Lung Function Test Following British Lung Foundation Survey Almost three quarters (73%) of smokers and ex smokers have not had a lung function test despite 21% of this group experiencing symptoms of a chronic lung disease in the last 12 months according to a new survey released today by the British Lung Foundation, ahead of World COPD Day. ...more	17 Nov 2009
Smoking Cessation Program Offers Childhood Cancer Survivors Help To Quit The Habit As smokers nationwide struggle to quit the habit, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is offering assistance to those childhood cancer survivors who need help with smoking cessation. Despite the known health risks of tobacco use, about 18 percent of adults who survived childhood cancer are smokers-an average almost equal to that of the general population. ...more	17 Nov 2009
Psychologists Welcome Tobacco Curbs In New Health Act The British Psychological Society welcomes the passage of measures protecting young people from harm caused by tobacco into law in the Health Act 2009. The President of the Society, Sue Gardner, says: "We regard the protection of children and young people from smoking as an extremely high priority. All the available evidence suggests that the earlier young people start to smoke the more difficult they will find it to quit. ...more	17 Nov 2009
U.S. Adult Smoking Rates Remain Stalled Despite progress in some areas, smoking rates among U.S. adults remained stalled in 2008, halting the nation's progress in ending the tobacco epidemic, according to a CDC study. The study, released in advance of the annual Great American Smokeout, found that 46 million Americans (20.6 percent) were current cigarette smokers in 2008, which is virtually unchanged since 2004 when 20.9 percent of adults reported being smokers. ...more	15 Nov 2009
Report Predicts Africa's Tobacco Use Will Double Within 12 Years Without Intervention "Africa faces a surge in cancer deaths unless action is taken in the next decade to stem rising smoking levels in a continent where anti-tobacco laws remain rare, U.S. scientists said Wednesday," Reuters reports (Kelland, 11/11). A joint report (. ...more	12 Nov 2009
M. D. Anderson Offers Guidance On Choosing Tobacco Cessation Products Whether you smoke three cigarettes or three packs of cigarettes a day, kicking the habit is difficult. Various nicotine replacement products are on the market to make quitting easier. But which product is right for you? Experts from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are here to help. "Quitting smoking is a wonderful thing to do for yourself and your loved ones, but it can be really hard without help," said Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, Ph.D. ...more	12 Nov 2009
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