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A tough one to chew on: smokeless tobacco and teens

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Source: Medscape Today Author: Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, APRN-BC, CFNS Introduction One would think that the mere image of a bulgy cheek spewing brown, foul-smelling goo would be more than enough to turn anyone, especially appearance-conscious teens, off of using smokeless tobacco (ST). But then, these media-savvy adolescents probably have discovered snus, a smoke- and spit-free tobacco. According [...]

CDC: Global tobacco marketing is reaching young women

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Source: CDC Author: Staff As World Recognizes “World No Tobacco Day 2010” Although women account for only about 20 percent of the world’s 1.3 billion smokers, tobacco use among women is on the rise. Particularly troubling is new data from three countries —Bangladesh,Thailand, and Uruguay—indicating greater exposure to cigarette marketing among young women (ages 15 to 24) than older [...]

U.S. cigarette brands tops in cancer causing chemicals

Friday, June 4, 2010

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Source: CNN Author: Miriam Falco Smokers of U.S. brand cigarettes may get more bang for their buck in the worst way according to a small study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers found U.S. made cigarettes contain more cancer-causing chemicals than some cigarettes brands made elsewhere around the world. “Not all cigarettes are made alike” [...]

CDC urges 50-state anti-smoking effort

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Source: CNN Author: Ann Curley In 2007, the Institute of Medicine, the medical branch of the National Academy of Sciences, released “Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation,” stating a goal of eliminating smoking as a public health problem in the United States. The strategies included strengthening and fully activating tobacco control methods similar to [...]

House Committee convenes hearing on smokeless tobacco

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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Source: Cancer.gov Author: Staff The House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, held a hearing on April 14: “Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of Our Nation’s Youth and Use in Major League Baseball.” NCI’s Deputy Director of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences Dr. Deborah Winn testified before the committee, as [...]

Busting the myth of the cervical cancer vaccine

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Source: Temple University Press Editorial by: Gkramer Adina Nack, author of Damaged Goods? Women Living with Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases, draws on her expertise as a sexual health researcher to discuss the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) on men and the need for gender-neutral STD vaccines. When I wrote my book, Damaged Goods? I focused on how living with contagious, [...]

What’s in a cigarette? FDA will study the ingredients

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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Source: Yahoo Author: MICHAEL FELBERBAUM RICHMOND, Va. – The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. In June, tobacco companies must tell the FDA their formulas for the first time, just as drugmakers have for decades. Manufacturers also will have to turn over any studies they’ve done [...]

HPV, is it running rampant?

Friday, January 15, 2010

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Source: WebMD Author: Bill Hendrick Jan. 14, 2010 — Cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) spreads readily and quickly among partners in new sexual relationships, new research indicates. Scientists at McGill University, reporting in the journal Epidemiology, say they detected the virus in 64% of couples who reported engaging in vaginal sex for a median of 3.9 months. In 41% of 263 college [...]

U.S. smoking rates remain steady, but vary widely by state

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Source: Medical News Author: John Gever National rates of cigarette smoking showed little change in 2008 from a year earlier, the CDC reported, though states vary widely both in rates of current smoking and exposures of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke. Some 20.6% of Americans were current smokers in 2008 (95% CI 19.9% to 21.4%), not significantly different from [...]

“French” kissing ups risk of oral HPV infection

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Author: Staff NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral sex and open-mouthed “French” kissing increase the risk of acquiring oral infections of human papillomavirus, or HPV, a study shows. “Performing oral sex is not without risks,” Dr. Maura L. Gillison told Reuters Health. It is associated with gonorrheal pharyngitis – a sexually transmitted infection [...]

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