Study Found Connection Between Mother’s Smoking and Kid’s Obesity

A new study found that children of females who smoke cigarettes during their pregnancy and are overweight, are more likely to become obese as toddlers, and remain obese in their teenage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during the past years in the USA the rates of obesity have significantly increased among

“Be Marlboro” Campaign Aimed at Youth?

Recently BBC released a new documentary movie called ” The Seduction of Smoking” , in which it says that Philip Morris International created a marketing campaign for its Marlboro cigarettes to target young people. The talk is about “Be Marlboro” ad campaign which is proved to be aimed particularly at youth. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free

Scituate Raises to 21 Age for Buying Tobacco

Health officials in Scituate, Massachusetts, voted a bill to raise to 21 the minimum age to buy cigarettes. The initiative makes part of set of regulations directed on reducing tobacco use among youth by making it illegal to buy tobacco if you are under permitted age. This week took place the Board of Health meeting,

Cigarettes and Stress

People who think that smoking relieves them from stress are mistaken. A new research was made on the subject. It found that quitting smoking has same effects on the depression and anxiety as antidepressants do. Experts say that effects on quitting are even greater than from using medicines. The researchers from the universities of Birmingham,

Smoking During Pregnancy May Make Daughter Dependent on Nicotine

Researchers say that women’s smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of her daughter becoming hooked on nicotine in adult age. In the journal Biological Psychiatry recently there were published results of a study that found that females who smoke during their pregnancy are at higher risks of their daughters becoming addicted to smoking later in

How Has Smoking In the USA Changed Since 1964

Fifty years ago on January 11, the surgeon general released a report which showed a link between smoking and disease, which changed totally the attitude towards tobacco. Social pressures against smoking resulted in regulation by government, thus smoking now is banned in bars and restaurants in a number od American states. Since the release of

Quit Smoking in 2014

Quitting smoking is a most popular New Year’s Resolution. Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to the body so every year more and more smokers promise to and successfully quit the habit. Secondhand smoke can cause allergic reactions and asthma in some people and stop healthy development of lungs in kids. Therefore, smokers should not

Tobacco Use Among Teens in West Virginia Declined

Experts say that tobacco use among young people in West Virginia is declining, Recently West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Division of Tobacco Prevention revealed data that demonstrates the percentage of high school students who said they have never used any kind of tobacco products has raised from 20.6% in 2000 to 46.1%

59% of American Indians in Minnesota Smoke

Latest data shows that a lifestyle practice among American Indians in Minnesota caused a public health crisis which means they consume a lot of cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipes. In the Tribal Tobacco Use Project Survey started in 2009 and in it participated 3,000 American Indians aged 18 and older from 7 reservations in

Quitting Smoking Leads Workers to Higher Wages

Researchers say that health improvement is not the only benefit of quitting smoking, because recently they found that your wages become higher. The latest study of American researchers showed that non-smokers are not as wealthy as their colleagues who gave up the habit. In the research there was used data about tobacco consumption of the

Price Effects on Quitting Smoking Motivation

Rising cost of cigarettes in the USA is associated with increases in quitiing smoking. However, little is known about this connection at the level of individual smokers. The major aim of the study on this issue was to put on a behavioural economic approach to the relationship between the price of cigarettes and the likelihood

Pack of cigarettes in Russia to bite smokers by 2020

Cigarettes can turn into even more expensive product in Russia and it will be more difficult to buy tobacco products, the Russian Ministry of Health alerts. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests Russia to increase the excise tax on tobacco products more than 5 times, precisely seven times. As outlined by the WHO demands, the

Tobacco Review

Tobacco is a large perennial herbaceous blooming plant that belongs to the solanaceae or nightshade family. It is the world’s most commonly grown non-food plant and is selected by growers from more than 120 countries due to its performance under broadly different climatic and soil conditions to fulfill the requirements of many various markets. The

WHO urges tax hike on tobacco

China’s cigarette tax rate continues to be among the lowest all over the world, and the authorities must boost it to help control a smoking epidemic that affects more than 300 million people in China, based on the World Health Organization. Around half of Chinese smokers pay 5 yuan (80 US cents) or less on

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Safe Alternative for Smokers?

Electronic cigarettes, mostly known as e-cigarettes, have recently been advertised as a “safe” alternative to regular cigarettes, however according to the recent study, this extremely popular trend is harmful to overall health of a person. Nowadays about 700,000 people use such electronic devices in order to give up smoking. E-cigarettes deliver nicotine through a vapor.