A new study from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA suggests that increasing cigarette taxes could be an effective way to reduce smoking among individuals with alcohol, drug or mental disorders. The study, published online in the American Journal of Public Health, found that a 10 percent increase in cigarette pricing resulted in… Continue reading
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Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarettes
Lots of people who quit cigarettes to escape the dangers of nicotine are turning to water pipe smoking, wrongly assuming that toking on “hookahs” is safer, new research indicates. Researchers used questionnaires and collected information on 871 Canadians aged 18 to 24 and found that 23% had used water pipes, commonly known as hookahs, during… Continue reading
Smokers are under treath of multiple sclerosis?
A new study shows that smoking may increase the risk of multiple sclerosisNeurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (MS) in people who also have specific established risk factors for MS. The research is found in the April 7, 2010, online issue. The research involved 442 people with MS and 865 people… Continue reading