Heart Attack Rates Drop After City Bans Indoor Smoking
Study: Smoke-free laws may cut heart attack hospitalizations Implementing smoke-free policies can lead to a fewer hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Graphic antismoking ads encourage smokers to quit
Graphic antismoking ads have played a key role in reducing New York City’s smoking rate in recent years, says NYT. While the sight of a cigarette package has been found to prompt craving among smokers, research suggests that graphic warnings [...]
Global Cancer Deaths to Double by 2030
Cancer deaths are projected to more than double worldwide over the next two decades, largely from a dramatic increase in cancer incidence in low- and middle-income countries driven by tobacco use and increasingly Westernized lifestyles. A new report from the [...]
