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Tag: smoking

Smoking, early menopause and lung cancer link

Encouraging young women to quit smoking has taken on added importance after University of Queensland research showed associations between smoking, early menopause and lung cancer....
Smoking, early menopause and lung cancer link

Quit support for smoking mothers

Curtin University research has found quit support for smoking mothers should continue even after their first babies are born, given that many of those women...
Quit support for smoking mothers

E-cigarettes help smokers quit for good

E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research. Lead...
E-cigarettes help smokers quit for good

E-cigs better than gum or patches

E-cigs could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy – such as chewing gum and patches – according to...
E-cigs better than gum or patches

WHO warning on tobacco use

WHO: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease: Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco induced heart disease, according to a...
WHO warning on tobacco use

Take it Right Outside campaign success

Fewer under-5s admitted to hospital during 'take it right outside' smoking campaign The number of under-five-year-olds admitted to hospital with asthma related complaints dropped following...
Take it Right Outside campaign success