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12/09 UCR Tobacco-Related Disease Symposium proceeds
10/09 California Breast Cancer ResearchProgram GranteeWin Nobel Prize
7/2/09 UC Davis researchers launch study of second-hand smoke/infection in infants, young children 7/1/09 Big Tobacco Attempts to Smuggle Loopholes Into Global Tobacco Treaty 6/25/09 UCLA study reveals how tiny levels of carbon monoxide damage fetal brains Cigarettes
11/13/08 Smoking rate drops below 20%
11/12/08 MA. Smoking ban tied to fewer heart deaths
11/7/08 Judge upholds ban on sales of cigarettes in SF
11/5/08 London to ban smokers as foster parent
10/08/08 Health fears about the e-cigarette
10/13/08 Atlantic City to go smoke-free for 7 days 9/25/08 PMI sues SF over tobacco sales ban 9/19/08 WHO: electronic cigarettes not a safe alternative 9/02/08 Women hurt more by smoking than men 9/02/08 India bans smoking in public, tobacco firms fume 8/26/08 Cal. tobacco control campaign saves $86 billion 8/14/08 Stroke risk in women linked to number of cigarettes smoked
8/7/08 UCSD team discovers how genes inhibit cell growth 8/7/08 Why the first puff hooks some
8/5/08 Study reveals key to vulnerability of nicotine addiction
7/31/08 Few people aware of smoking risk to bladder cancer. 7/31/08 House vote passes legislation for FDA to regulate tobacco 7/24/08 Gates & Bloomberg announce anti-smoking initiative
7/29/08 Stroke risk increases for spouses of smokers
7/21/08 Researchers find use for tobacco in fighting cancer
7/1/08 Congressional Black Caucus is seeking restrictions on menthol cigarettes 7/1/08 Smokeless tobacco increases risk of oral cancer by 80% 7/2/08 NY teenager smoking rates drop with price increases
5/22/08 Virginia university restricts contract from tobacco company to conduct research 5/20/08 County in Florida will no longer hire smokers 5/13/08 Legislation to ban flavored cigarettes excludes menthol.
4/1/08 Beijing strives for smoke-free for Olympics 4/1/08 California takes first steps to increase cigarette tax 4/2/08 RJ Reynolds creates ad campaign weaking support for FDA tobacco regulation
3/13.08 Secondhand smoke increases risk of heart disease in young children 3/12/08 U.S. subcommittee approved bill giving FDA power to regulate tobacco products 3/11/08 Doctor’s discussing lung age with patients doubles the stop smoking rate.
3/6/08 Study shows that parents ignore risks of secondhand smoke 2/1/08 UCLA study offers new hope in fight against lung cancer
1 /16/08 Young adults are more likely to quit smoking sucessfully than older adults.
1/10/08 Federal Government received failing grade on tobacco control by the American Lung Association.
1/10/08 Proorly designed cancer drug trials are hurting patients, not helping. 1/10/08 Federal Government received failing grade on tobacco control by the American Lung Association.
1/07/2008 Expansion of the California Smoke-free law. California’s new 'Smoke-free Cars with Minors' law sparks debate.
1/03/08 New report claims an hour of hookah use packs the same carbon monoxide punch as a pack-a-day cigarette habit.
12/13/07 PET Imaging is gaining popularity as a diagnostic tool for lung cancer.
12/12/07 Reducing nicotine intake could be a ‘feasible’ national regulatory strategy to combat smoking.
12/12/07 Study finds that smoking is associated with an increased risk of diabetes.
11/29/07 COPD, now a major killer of women due to smoking boom in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s.
11/27/07 Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs, MRIs Show
11/16/07 USA: New Survey Finds That Smokers Remain Unaware Of The Health Effects Of Smoking
11/12/07 Smoke-free college trend growing
11/08/07 Smoking rate stalled at 21 percent, CDC finds
11/07/07 Anti-smoking shot could curb addiction
10/26/07 More companies help employees quit smoking:
10/20/07 Ten-gene signature predicts outcome in patients with stage I adenocarcinoma 10/20/07 Black and Mild: Latest “loosie” scourge in African-American communities: 8/10/07 Smoking declines sharply as taxes increase. 8/2/07 Researchers find marked differences between the sexes in COPD.
7/31/07 A new UCLA study shows that as many as 599 documented cigarette additives enhance or maintain the delivery of nicotine and may increase the addictiveness of cigarettes.
7/16/07 Senate weighs increasing tobacco tax and FDA regulation. 7/12/07 Some smokers may have a genetic predisposition to developing COPD. 6/6/07 Twenty-something: We smoke but don't call us smokers. 6/6/07 Patterns of blood serum proteins may help predict survival outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer patients.
6/5/07 Drug-company sponsored research is more than 20 times more likely to favor the drug made by the company sponsoring the trial.
5/31/07 Decline in teen smoking stalls even though 75% of teens would prefer to date a non-smoker.
5/21/07 Three-fold rise in children’s asthma prevalence in low SES populations during the past several decades may be explained by an increase in cigarette use and childrens’ exposure to secondhand smoke. 5/1//07 Elderly people with high lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke are more likely to develop dementia. 4/27/07 Tobacco Settlement funds used for research! University of Pennsylvania receives $4 million grant to study gene-environment interactions in African American and Caucasian smokers and non-smokers. 4/23/07 Response of East Asians to lung cancer chemotherapy may be explained by genetic differences; results could be used to tailor treatments to individual patients.
