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The listing below is of research concluded between the November, 2008 and November, 2009 Great American Smokeouts. It is not a complete list, but representational.
Smoking and Maternity
Teen Smoking And Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Smoking and Health – General
- Smokers See Decline In Ability To Smell, Rise In Laryngitis, And Upper Airway Issues (11/9/08) American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery Foundation
- Three Esophageal, Stomach Cancer Subtypes Linked To Smoking (11/30/08) American Assoc. for Cancer Research
- Harm Reduction Cigarettes (Light/Low Yield Cigarettes) Are More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes (12/12/08) University of California-Riverside
- Smoking Associated with Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Death (12/18/09) JAMA / Archives Journal
- Smokers With Stroke In Family Six Times More Likely To Have Stroke Too (1/8/09) Neurology - Journal of the American Academy of Neurology)
- Smoking Linked To Most Male Cancer Deaths – Analysis Links Smoking to More Than 70% of All Cancer Deaths Amongst Men (1/21/09) BMC Cancer / University of California-Davis
- Tobacco Smoke & Alcohol Harm Liver Worse As Combo (2/4/09) University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Younger Men With Erectile Dysfunction At Double Risk Of Heart Disease (2/8/09) Mayo Clinic (men who smoked more than 20 cigarettes/day had 60% higher incidence of erectile dysfunction-webmd.com)
- Effects Of Smoking Linked To Accelerated Aging Protein (2/9/09) University of Iowa
- Smokers Would Rather Give Up For Their Pets’ Health Rather Than Their Own (2/10/09) BMJ British Medical Journal
- Young Smokers Increase Risk For Multiple Sclerosis (3/1/09) American Academy of Neurology
- Patients Who Gave Up Smoking Before Surgery Had Half As Many Complications Afterwards (3/17/09) journal Anaesthesia
- Smokers May Have Increased Risk Of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis (3/28/09) Archives of Internal Medicine
- Cigarette Smoke May Alter Immune Response in Those With COPD-Weaken Ability To Fight Bacterial Infection (4/14/09)
- American Thoracic Society
- Urine Test May Determine If Smoker At Risk Of Lung Cancer (4/20/09) American Association for Cancer Research
- Smoke From Cigarettes Shift Male Cardiovascular System Into Overdrive (4/21/09) American Physiological Society
- Study Reaffirms That Cigarette Smoking Is Directly Associated With Bladder Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates (4/30/09) University at Buffalo
- Smoking, High Blood Pressure and Being Overweight are The Leading Preventable Risk Factors For Premature Mortality In The US (4/30/09) PLoS Medicine / Harvard School of Public Health
- Women More Vulnerable To Tobacco Carcinogens (5/7/09) European Society for Medical Oncology
- “Tremendous” Impact Of Smoking On Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease, Norway Finds (5/8/09) European Society of Cardiology
- Reduction in Serum Cholesterol, Smoking, Blood Pressure Lead To 80% Decrease In Coronary Deaths In Iceland (5/8/09) European Society of Cardiology
- US Researchers Learn Why Smokers May Be More Prone To Gum Disease (5/13/09) Environmental Microbiology
- Smoking Interferes With Recovery From Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (5/15/09) Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
- Women More Susceptible To Harmful Effects Of Smoking (5/19/09) American Thoracic Society
- Genes And Smoking Play Role In Rheumatoid Arthritis (6/2/09) journal Arthritis and Rheumatism
- Alcohol and Smoking Are Key Causes for Bowel Cancer(6/4/09) The George Institute for International Health
- Binge Drinking Increases Risk Of Lung Cancer In Smokers (6/10/09) Academy of Finland
- Study Redefines Roles of Smoking, Alcohol in Risk For Pancreatitis (6/11/09) Archives Internal Medicine
- Scientists Learn Why Smoking Increases Risk Of Heart Disease And Stroke: Nicotine Promotes Pre-Diabetic Condition Associated With Greater Cardiovascular Disease Risk (6/12/09) Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science
- Smokers’ Muscles Tire More Quickly (6/17/09) VU University Amsterdam
- Smoking Linked to Brain Damage (6/23/09) Journal of Neurochemistry
- Smoking Associated With Progression of Multiple Sclerosis (7/14/09) Harvard School of Public Health
- Smoking Associated With More Rapid Progression of Multiple Sclerosis (7/14/09) Archives Neurology / JAMA and Archives
- Smoking Increases Potential For Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (7/30/09) Thomas Jefferson University
- Healthy Lifestyle Habits – Never Smoking, Healthy Weight, Diet & Exercise Associated With Reduction In Chronic Disease By As Much As 80% (8/12/09) Archives of Internal Medicine/JAMA
- Multiple Sclerosis Patients Who Smoke Show More Brain Atrophy, More Lesions, Than MS Nonsmokers (8/18/09)
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Smoking Increases Risk Of Developing Active TB (8/24/09) American Thoracic Society
- Smokers Who Quit/Start Nicotine Replacement Therapy Before Surgery Can Halve Their Risk Of Poor Wound Healing (9/4/09) Institute For Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare (Germany)
- Breast Cancer: Risk Increases For Smokers and Overweight Women (9/4/09) Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
- Smoking, Obesity, and Alcohol Consumption Increase Risk Of Second Breast Cancer (9/10/09) Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Cigarettes, Not Swedish Snuff Linked To Increased Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Indicating That Nicotine Is Not Responsible (9/13/09) Neurology – Journal of American Academy of Neurology
- Cigarette Smoke May Impair Lungs Natural Defense Against Pathogen (10/26/09) American Society for Microbiology
- Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect Of Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults-Smoking Only One Cigarette Increases Artery Stiffness by Whopping 25% (10/27/09) Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
Secondhand Smoke
Smoking Addiction & Cessation
Smoking and Healthcare Financial / Social
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