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Covers the history of smoking, smoking in Australia, smoking and cancer, secondhand smoke, women and smoking, the tobacco industry, smoking and the environment. | | Tobacco Control Resource Centre
Working with medical associations across Europe to educate doctors, help patients, and inform public policy on tobacco. | | Tobacco Dependence Program
Dedicated to reducing the harm to health caused by tobacco, through education, treatment, research and advocacy; a program of the New Jersey School of Medicine and Dentistry. Cessation guidelines for individuals and clinicians; tobacco-free policies; chemical dependency and nicotine; consultation and training services. | | Tobacco Free Initiative
World Health Organization provides information on tobacco's health impact, secondhand smoke, economics, youth, industry conduct, women and tobacco, and advocacy for tobacco policy change. | | Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium
TTAC builds capacity to achieve effective tobacco prevention and control programs and policies, by providing information and technical assistance. | | Tobacco use in British Columbia
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. Summary of the "number one preventable cause of death in British Columbia, killing more than 5,800 people and costing the provincial government hundreds of millions of dollars annually." | | tobaccofreedom.org
Education, news, research, and analysis. | | Trans-Atlantic Conference on Tobacco
Sponsored by the Koop Institute, a group of health care professionals at Cambridge University and at Dartmouth Medical Center met to discuss tobacco policy, research, and prevention/treatment strategies. | | VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control
Conducts research and undertakes policy development work designed to advance tobacco control efforts in Australia and internationally. This site provides information about the centre and its research programs as well as links to important repositories of knowledge on tobacco control both in Australia and Internationally. It is designed for use by researchers, potential researchers, policy makers and advocates. |
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12/02/2008
Mayo Clinic Seeks New Therapies For Alcoholic Hepatitis
A new study from Mayo Clinic finds the use of the drug therapy etanercept ineffective in treating alcoholic hepatitis, an acute inflammation of the liver caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. The results of the study are published in the December issue of Gastroenterology (http://www.gastrojournal.org). Alcoholic hepatitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
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12/01/2008
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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12/01/2008
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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11/30/2008
Pregnancy Loss 'Increases Risk Of Drug And Alcohol Use'
Young women who have a miscarriage or an abortion are three times more likely to experience a drug or alcohol problem during their lifetime, according to new research published in the December issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. Recent evidence has suggested that induced abortion may be associated with later psychiatric disorders in women.
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