Even just one cigarette can have serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research conducted at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009. The study found that smoking one cigarette increases the stiffness of the arteries in the age group of 18-30 years by as much as 25%.
Entries Tagged as 'Smoking - Nicotine Addiction'
One Cigarette Can Have Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments
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Risk of Psychotic Symptoms If Women Smoke During Pregnancy
October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
There is a greater risk of teenagers developing psychotic symptoms if their mothers smoked during the pregnancy. There is a direct link between tobacco use by mothers and psychotic symptoms which is being shown by new research published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
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Secondhand Smoke and Its Effects on the Liver
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Manuela Martins-Green, a professor of cell biology at Riverside was quoted as saying, “our study provides compelling experimental evidence in support of tobacco smoke exposure playing a major role in NAFLD development.”
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Patrick Swayze Addictions
September 15th, 2009 · No Comments
By now, the world has read the sad news about Patrick Swayze’s death as a result of pancreatic cancer. Perhaps what people don’t know about him is that he has struggled over the years with addiction to alcohol and cigarettes.
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5 Reasons to Quit Smoking
September 14th, 2009 · No Comments
Five reasons for quitting smoking
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Toxins in Electronic Cigarettes
July 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Federal health officials stated this week they have found cancer-causing ingredients in electronic cigarettes, despite manufacturers’ claims the products are safer than tobacco cigarettes.


