http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:892a6b02fc3c58373c4c1abc2bdc3898 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/smoking-linked-to-increased-dementia-risk-for-elderly-men Quit now to reduce your odds of dementia later in life. People who quit for at least 10 years prior to late middle age experience no increased risk for tobacco related dementia. ]]> Smoking Smoking Cessation Dementia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:44:42 -0500 urn:syndication:82d34e48ea51e128b2117af45ec622ac http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/scientists-discover-why-quitting-smoking-can-cause-temporary-depression Canadian scientists say that very heavy smokers who quit smoking can experience a spike in an enzyme called MAO-A. MAO-A metabolizes serotonin and so too much MAO-A can result in too little serotonin and feelings of sadness and depression. ]]> Smoking Cessation Chantix Smoking Depression Antidepressants Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:38:33 -0400 urn:syndication:b2b9d19291a944d8848048dcf8219336 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/smoking-during-pregnancy-linked-to-birth-defects-like-missing-limbs-and-cleft-pallet Although we all know that smoking while pregnant isn’t healthy for mom or unborn child, a surprising number of pregnant women still choose to light up. New research out of University College in London shows that these moms are putting their childre... ]]> pregnancy drug treatment quit smoking Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:41:34 -0400 urn:syndication:8aefa78486ada9cb3be6ddef81f6d7b2 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/in-iceland-2013-prescription-only-cigarettes Politicians in Iceland are set to debate a law that would make cigarettes available only with a doctor’s prescription. ]]> Tobacco Laws Iceland Smoking Cessation legislation Anti-Smoking Measures quit smoking Smoking Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:48:05 -0400 urn:syndication:9bcc4e3e0c3d787673610eed511d9a0d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/secondhand-smoke-exposure-can-cause-nicotine-addiction-in-tweens.html Children and tweens exposed to secondhand smoke absorb more nicotine out of that smoke than adults do – so much, in fact, that researchers out of Montreal Canada say that some children living with smokers, who had never before smoked cigarettes, we... ]]> cigarettes Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:12:00 -0400 urn:syndication:6816a5b516ab8d58e1cda81992eebd4e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/bill-gates-fights-global-tobacco-addiction.html The billionaires Bill Gates and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg have combined $500 million to help governments around the world to curb tobacco addiction. The task at hand couldn't be on a grander scale. If nothing is done against global tobacco use, by ... ]]> Bill Gates Addiction public health Tobacco Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:55:24 -0500 urn:syndication:3ce07ce1ea2e1eff3f003faf35151b2d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/smoking-3-cigarettes-per-day-increases-your-risk-of-death-from-cardiovascular-disease-by-65.html Researchers at Brigham Young University say that while cutting back on smoking helps a bit, that smoking even an occasional cigarette each day still does considerable harm. ]]> Smoking quit smoking cardiovascular disease risk Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:51:30 -0500 urn:syndication:d4e3a7db0f6d7f90b0783f1dcd7d8659 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/twenty-percent-of-smokers-believe-that-cigarettes-from-light-colored-packs-are-safer.html Cigarettes that were once marketed as ‘light’ are in fact no safer than any other – which is why most Western nations now outlaw the use of the terms light or mild on packaging. Nevertheless, about 1 in 5 smokers still believe that cigarettes s... ]]> cigarettes Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:22:01 +0000 urn:syndication:f14fcab6a3a8567d25c57d807aecea05 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/still-smoking-your-brain-may-be-defective.html About a third of us have a genetic malfunction which disables our ability to regulate nicotine consumption. Those of us with this particular genetic abnormality are at a greatly increased risk of nicotine addiction. ]]> Nicotine CHRNA5 Gene Tobacco Smoking Cessation quit smoking Smoking Nicotine Addiction Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:46:50 +0000 urn:syndication:44714ea953867f7c0123e6d489b8c6fe http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/tough-new-anti-smoking-measures-in-honduras-2013-family-members-troubled-by-second-hand-smoke-can-have-smokers-within-the-home-arrested.html A new law enacted on Monday in Honduras bans smoking in most enclosed public and private spaces – and if people smoke in the home near family members, they might get arrested. ]]> Tobacco Laws Smoking Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:55:41 +0000 urn:syndication:d4707a900ecf42d869b0e687aff47d0f http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/smoking-isn2019t-smart-2013-but-are-smokers.html An Israeli researcher says that on average, young male smokers tend to have lower IQs than young male non smokers. ]]> Smoking intelligence Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:36:41 -0400 urn:syndication:89c721a0baee4ffbcc4c26c6d70cc9ac http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/smoking-bans-cause-9-to-13-reduction-in-heart-attacks.html Smoking bans work to save lives and improve health, say researchers in New Zealand who followed heart attack incidences in years following the implementation of a major public smoking ban. ]]> cigarettes heart attack Tobacco Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:04 -0400 urn:syndication:0b977b280ca4829393af8016b2c0df96 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/need-an-operation-better-quit-smoking.html Smokers have twice the likelihood of wound healing complications after surgery, but those who abstain from tobacco for 4 weeks prior to an operation can eliminate this elevated risk. ]]> quit smoking medicine surgery Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:04 -0400 urn:syndication:03a7b674848c25582c95a27a0e0f7f11 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/after-exercise-smokers-are-less-aware-of-visual-smoking-cues.html A short period of exercise reduces smokers’ interest in cigarettes. ]]> Tobacco Exercise quit smoking Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:03 -0400 urn:syndication:6a9a8a5753fccb6f6da81d8f37d8e0ea http://www.choosehelp.com/news/tobacco/canadian-tobacco-company-destroyed-decades-of-study-evidence-that-linked-cigarettes-to-cancer.html Imperial Tobacco Canada knew for decades that cigarettes caused cancer, that second hand smoke was harmful and that filters didn’t work – but they weren’t telling and they made sure things stayed quiet by destroying a mountain of research study... ]]> Canada cigarettes Cancer Imperial Tobacco Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:03 -0400