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Health: The Pulse - 29 May 2008
Peer group pressure - from friends family and work mates - is what ultimately forces people to quit smoking, say US researchers.
Health Minutes - 25 March 2008
Smokers who are told that their lungs have aged more than the rest of their body are more likely to quit.
Health Minutes - 06 February 2008
Smoking increases the risk of type 2 or adult-onset diabetes, say researchers.
Health: Talking Health - 18 October 2007
What's been your experience – did you put on weight when you gave up cigarettes?
Health Minutes - 15 August 2007
Researchers have identified risk factors for macular degeneration - a common cause of vision loss in the elderly. People who eat foods like fruit, whole grains, fish and vegetables have a lower risk, they say.
Health Minutes - 15 August 2007
Researchers have identified nine causes of cancer worldwide - smoking, alcohol, obesity and six others. Over 2.4 million deaths annually are linked to one or more or these preventable risk factors.
Health Minutes - 15 August 2007
Survival figures for non small cell lung cancer are generally poor - a few months. But a very small proportion of people with the condition survive beyond 10 years.
Health Minutes - 20 June 2007
Telomeres are like shoe lace ends on our chromosomes and are thought to protect them. Smoking damages them - and the effect is to accelerate ageing.
Health Minutes - 08 May 2007
A study of lung cancer screening in New York showed that women were nearly twice as likely to develop lung cancer than men, but half as likely to die from it.
Health: The Pulse - 20 December 2006
Every New Year we're tempted to make resolutions - lose weight, quit smoking, pay down our debt. But how do we stick to them?
Health Minutes - 07 December 2006
A study of lung cancer screening in New York showed that women were nearly twice as likely to develop lung cancer than men, but half as likely to die from it.
Health Minutes - 19 September 2006
Survival figures for non small cell lung cancer are generally poor - a few months. But a very small proportion of people with the condition survive beyond 10 years.
Health Minutes - 19 September 2006
Researchers have identified risk factors for macular degeneration - a common cause of vision loss in the elderly. People who eat foods like fruit, whole grains, fish and vegetables have a lower risk, they say.
Health Minutes - 19 September 2006
Researchers have identified nine causes of cancer worldwide - smoking, alcohol, obesity and six others. Over 2.4 million deaths annually are linked to one or more or these preventable risk factors.
Health: The Pulse - 17 August 2006
Want to give up smoking, but don't know how to do it? A team of researchers has analysed what works and what doesn't.
Health Minutes - 24 July 2006
Quitting smoking reduces lung cancer risk. Now a Danish study finds that reducing the number of cigarettes smoked also reduces the risk.
Health: The Pulse - 06 July 2006
Bad breath - also known as halitosis - is something only other people have. The Mayo Clinic has some tips for sufferers.
Health Minutes - 27 June 2006
Telomeres are like shoe lace ends on our chromosomes and are thought to protect them. Smoking damages them - and the effect is to accelerate ageing.
Health: The Pulse - 02 March 2006
UK researchers say the best way to give up smoking is not to plan ahead, but to quit spontaneously.
Health Minutes - 03 February 2006
Researchers have identified risk factors for macular degeneration - a common cause of vision loss in the elderly. People who eat foods like fruit, whole grains, fish and vegetables have a lower risk, they say.
Health Minutes - 03 February 2006
Survival figures for non small cell lung cancer are generally poor - a few months. But a very small proportion of people with the condition survive beyond 10 years.
Health Minutes - 03 November 2005
Quitting smoking reduces lung cancer risk. Now a Danish study finds that reducing the number of cigarettes smoked also reduces the risk.
Health Minutes - 05 October 2005
Telomeres are like shoe lace ends on our chromosomes and are thought to protect them. Smoking damages them - and the effect is to accelerate ageing.
Health Minutes - 30 June 2005
Nicotine replacement therapy can improve success rates for people quitting smoking, but there's been resistance to making it free. However new research suggests it might be worth it by resulting in a nine times greater quit rate.
Health: The Pulse - 21 October 2004
Can't quit the habit? Then why not switch to a low tar alternative? Unfortunately, low tar, low nicotine cigarettes are just as dangerous as the high tar alternatives - though you won't hear this from tobacco companies.
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