Sentences with phrase «of cigarette smoking as»

While we often think of cigarette smoking as causing illnesses such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and...

Also, the number of cigarettes smoked as well as pack years (data not shown) was significantly and negatively correlated with HDL - C.

Not exact matches

A spate of research dating back as far as 2015 has suggested that teens who vape are anywhere between two and seven times more likely to eventually smoke conventional cigarettes as teens who never try e-cigs.

A 2015 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggested that teens who vaped had three times the risk of eventually smoking conventional cigarettes as teens who never tried e-cigs.

A study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, found a presence of cancer - causing chemicals in e-cigarette users as well as people who smoked traditional cigarettes.

As public awareness of the health dangers of cigarettes grew, however, more consumers made the decision to quit smoking, leading to bans in workplaces and other areas across the country.

Queensland University of Technology professor Lidia Morawska argued in 2007 that many common computer printer models cough up minuscule particles that, in her words, can be as dangerous as cigarette smoke.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

In addition, the party has pledged other key health - related initiatives, such as limiting the commercialization of genetically modified crops; developing national goals for pre-natal care; reducing cigarette smoking through education and taxes; and promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

In the view of scientific experts, the recent findings vindicate what used to be the minority opinion of those who referred to cigarettes as «coffin nails» and who otherwise challenged what were commonly viewed as the health benefits of smoking.

I couldn't tolerate the cigarette smoke, and my preferred variety of smoke was dismissed as transferrence.

Free Radical Protection: The high levels of antioxidants in Cacao Powder can help protect the body from free radicals such as cigarette smoke, sun exposure, and pollution which may lead to cancer and cardiovascular disease.

On Friday one of the rovers, John Paramor, the director of operations and chief referee on the European tour, looks contemplative as he smokes a cigarette in a cart by the 8th fairway.

Previous research has tied smoking cigarettes during pregnancy to behavior problems among children later on, but those studies couldn't rule out the influence of other factors, such as genetics or parenting techniques, researchers said.

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was recorded as the number of hours (during the previous 24 hours) spent in a room with someone smoking cigarettes.

The effects of secondhand smoke can often be as bad as smoking a cigarette directly.

Early termination of breastfeeding in cigarette smokers was also shown by Hill and Aldag.14 They noted that mothers who smoked cited insufficient milk as a reason for a decline in breastfeeding.

Who likes the smell of cigarette smoke, and it is especially hard on a sensitive pregnant woman's nose and on her system, as well it should be.

Don't smoke in front of the baby as the tobacco is poisonous and you could easily burn your child on a lighter or cigarette.

I leave a cigar or a couple of cigarettes on the grave as I know George's ghost must be gasping for a good smoke.

Groups supporting the rights of people to smoke have started a «coalition of the sane», as they try to prevent the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.

Since the relocation of his office, which accompanied the loss of his title as «IDC leader,» there have been complaints from Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein's new neighbors at the LOB about cigarette smoke.

The incident is alleged to have happened in 2015, outside of the bar then known as Justin's in Albany when the two went outside to smoke a cigarette on the night the state budget had been approved.

The researchers said that eating as much protein as the average meat - and dairy - eater increases the risk of developing cancer almost as much as smoking 20 cigarettes a day.

As New York has done to combat previous public health crises including crack / cocaine, HIV / AIDS, and nicotine and cigarette smoking, we need a comprehensive plan coupled with a commitment of resources that matches the magnitude of the problem.»

New technology means alternatives to smoking such as vaping are as enjoyable as cigarettes and appear to have the potential to save thousands of lives.

The joy of electronic cigarettes is that they can be sold as a smoking supplement for users to enjoy while on a train journey or in a restaurant.

The new images show rotting teeth and lungs, throat cancer and a «flaccid cigarette» - the «grim reality» of the effects smoking can have on health, as chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson says.

The new policy designates the Central Library entrance ramp, which faces Lafayette Square (Washington Street between William and Clinton Streets) as «Smoke Free» meaning the smoking of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless electronic cigarettes or tobacco products on the entire entrance ramp and no closer than 10 feet to the side of any point of entry to the downtown Library property is strictly prohibited.

«The effects of even non-tobacco shisha smoke can be as dangerous as cigarette smoke.

The town's law now prohibits the sale of cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and powdered tobacco, liquid nicotine and other smoking products, as well as herbal cigarettes, rolling papers, smoking paraphernalia and e-cigarettes to people younger than 21.

The town's law would ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and powdered tobacco, liquid nicotine and other products, as well as herbal cigarettes, rolling papers, smoking paraphernalia and e-cigarettes to people younger than 21, according to a news release.

The pair shook hands and handed literature to pedestrians as they went, then cut east on E. 106th Street — passing the New Democratic Club, with its storefronts filled with signs for Mr. Rangel, and grinning members leaning out of the doorway smoking cigarettes.

They tested this by inserting mutations into the KRAS gene in the DNA of cells exposed to the cigarette smoke condensate for six months as well as those exposed for 15 months.

The scientists also do not know if their model applies to people who smoke e-cigarettes or other forms of tobacco, as their study used condensates typically found in traditional cigarettes.

The study, «Electronic Cigarette Use Among College Students: Links to Gender, Race / Ethnicity, Smoking, and Heavy Drinking» found in the Journal of American College Health connects e-cigarette use in colleges to high rates of alcohol consumption and other factors such as: gender, race / ethnicity and traditional cigarettes.

«The long - term effects of inhaling nicotine vapor are unclear, but there is no evidence to date that it causes cancer or heart disease as cigarette smoking does,» Drs. Taub and Matarasso write.

This strange translucent cube has a faint blue sheen, like a frozen puff of cigarette smoke, and an inch - wide piece of it feels as light as air.

While anti-tobacco efforts continue across the county, the introduction of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has been marketed as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes and also as a smoking cessation aid.

Young people are just as likely to try electronic cigarettes as smoking, according to a new report from the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo.

Young adults who use electronic cigarettes are more than four times as likely to begin smoking tobacco cigarettes within 18 months as their peers who do not vape, according to new University of Pittsburgh research.

However, scientists suspect these studies do not reflect the true effect of BMI on health, because early stages of illness, health - damaging behaviours, such as cigarette smoking, and other factors can lead to both lower BMI and increased risk of death.

Not surprisingly, cigarette smoke emerged as a major source of airborne particles in homes with smokers, but cleaning products, candles, frying food and marijuana smoking also jumped out as in - home air polluters.

«We know that exposure to smoking cues such as visual depictions of cigarettes, ashtrays, matches, lighters, and smoke heightens smokers» urge to smoke a cigarette, and decreases former smokers» confidence in their ability to refrain from smoking a cigarette,» said Dr. Maloney.

In the lab, the e-cigs proved to be just as effective in suppressing the craving for a smoke as tobacco cigarettes were, while the amount of exhaled carbon monoxide remained at baseline levels.

The main cause is assumed to be a reaction of lung tissue to chronic exposure to toxic gases or particles such as from cigarette smoke.

Though conventional cigarette smoking has declined dramatically over recent decades in the US, the report stresses that e-cigarette use is associated with the use of other tobacco products and that perceptions of e-cigarettes as less harmful than traditional cigarettes can lead to increased rates of vaping.

«Because of the concept that e-cigarettes are safer than commonly used cigarettes, you may have pregnant women — and the data show this — taking e-cigarettes during pregnancy so as not to smoke, because the risk factors and the dangers of smoking cigarettes while pregnant are well - known,» Zelikoff said.

«Together, these policies as well as regulating the content of cigarettes have the potential to drastically reduce the massive harms from smoking cigarettes.»

There's also no mention of regulating e-cigarette «flavorings,» such as minty or fruity flavors, which were banned from cigarettes after they were linked to elevated smoking rates among teenagers.