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Tobacco research and intervention. | | SAVE: Empowering Survivors of Tobacco Sickness
Trains survivors of tobacco-related illness to speak with children and teens in schools and community groups about smoking and the effects of tobacco products. | | smokefreeVCU.org
Smokefree organization at Virginia Commonwealth University; site features smokefree stories, quit help, posters on smoking and quitting, behavioral strategies for success in beating nicotine. | | Smoky Lies
Computer animated movie developed at Dartmouth. | | Survivors and Victims Empowerment Project
The Survivors and Victims Empowerment program identifies, trains and works with tobacco survivors and acts as a resource for groups in North Carolina. Youth listen and learn when a survivor of a tobacco-related illnes shares their story. | | Tackling Tobacco
Programs and information for students, teachers, and health care professionals about tobacco, from Texas A&M. | | The American Legacy Foundation
Promoting tobacco-free generations; vision is to become the preeminent authority in tobacco prevention by funding cutting edge research, marketing and education programs that tell the truth about tobacco use. | | The Cancer Council of New South Wales: The Tobacco Web
Factsheets on the history of smoking, smoking in Australia, smoking and cancer, other health effects of smoking, secondhand smoke, young people and smoking, women and smoking, the tobacco industry, quitting smoking. | | The Cancer Research Campaign
UK cancer prevention program has focus on reducing tobacco product use; provides information on smoking trends, women and smoking, pro-tobacco influences in the UK, and quitting. | | The Heart Foundation Queensland: Tobacco Control
Information on smokefree lifestyles, smoking versus other causes of death, effects of secondhand smoke on the heart, and holding the tobacco industry accountable. |
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Younger Alcoholic Men At Risk For Osteoporosis
Low bone mass, or osteoporosis, is a known consequence of alcoholism, especially in older alcoholics. However, a new study shows that younger male alcoholics are also at increased risk for osteoporosis. People with osteoporosis, no matter what the cause, are at an increased risk for fractures and poor fracture healing.
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Doctors Often Skip Health Behavior Conversations With Teens
Although national health guidelines call for physicians to discuss topics such as substance use, safety and nutrition with adolescents, new research suggests that these talks do not occur as often as they should. "The guidelines say that adolescents should have an annual visit that provides screening and guidance about high-risk health behaviors," said lead study author Sally Adams, R.N., Ph.D.
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