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Asthmatic 10 yo Boy Recieves Award From World Health Body

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:36:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: After learning that he had developed severe asthma from secondhand smoke, he decided to do something about it, and he did.

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MANILA: As a 10-year-old boy, Japanese Yuhta Ohishi learned that he had developed severe asthma due to inhaled second-hand smoke from his neighborhood. He then wrote reports and petitions to officials of his city to regulate smoking in public places after studying the effects of tobacco smoke even to the passive smokers health.

Slowly but surely, he gained public support and the local policies were later reformed. In 2005, smoking was banned on the streets of his hometown. Three-years later, he earned a World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day Award for his relentless efforts.

You can just imagine how, single-handedly, a young boy of 10, 11, 12 would be lobbying and presenting his case to the city council of Shizuoka, and successfully convincing the city council to pass the legislation, said Dr. Linda Milan, WHO director for Building Health Communities and Population.

Ohishi was the youngest in 19 years to receive such award.

Yutha is an inspiration to young people as well as

Tags: asthma, health, secondhand smoke, 10 yo, boy, japan, world health body

New Study Shows Damage Caused by Secondhand Smoke

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:44:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.news-medical.net

Special scans reveal the deadly effects of second hand smoke

Any doubts harboured about the damage second hand smoke can inflict on the health may be resolved in the minds of skeptics by the results of a new study.

Researchers have shown by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that long term exposure to second hand smoke can be a killer.

The MRI scan used was a special type which uses colours to show damaged and undamaged areas of the lung.

The researchers from the Department of Radiology at the Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, say long term exposure to second hand smoke causes structural damage to the lungs that significantly increases the risk of lung cancer and emphysema.

Emphysema is a lung disease where the alveoli collapse making it very difficult for enough oxygen to get into the bloodstream and to remove waste carbon dioxide from the bloodstream.

Tags: secondhand smoke, lung cancer, emphysema

Why We Need Smoking Bans

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:32:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: SMOKE FREE IS THE WAY TO BE A collage student describes why he's glad the bars are smoke free now.

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Coming back to campus this semester after turning 21, I dreaded going to the local bars. I'm from Massachusetts and they have recently changed the laws so that smoking is no longer allowed in restaurants and bars. This was great for me, since I'm not a smoker, and didn't have to worry about the second hand smoke I would be inhaling. After one night of drinking in Durham I went home and all my clothes and my hair reeked of cigarettes.

Although New Hampshire abides by the motto "Live Free or Die" I believe it is a person's choice to expose themselves to cigarettes or not, and with New Hampshire's current law, people weren't given that right. One Thursday night while I was at the bar I was ecstatic to learn that within a couple of weeks the law would be changing and smoking would no longer be allowed in all restaurants and bars. People would no longer have to deal with the smell of smoke while trying to eat a decent meal or worry about immediately showering

after spending the night

Tags: secondhand smoke, smoking ban, ciggarettes, health, bars, new hampshire, restaurants, freedom

Cigarette Smoke and Alcohol Together == BAD COMBO

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:07:42 GMT

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Cigarette smoke, alcohol combo 'causes greatest degree of heart disease'

Birmingham, Nov22 (ANI): While inhaling second-hand smoke is known to be bad for the heart, a new study has now revealed that the damage increases nearly 5-fold when you are drinking as well.

A research study conducted at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) revealed that exposure to cigarette smoke combined with alcohol consumption cause the greatest degree of cardiovascular disease.

The study led by Scott Ballinger, associate professor in the UAB Department of Pathology disclosed that exposure to cigarette smoke and alcohol increases artery lesions.

Artery lesions are a common problem in heavy smokers and a key sign of advancing cardiovascular disease.

"Our study shows that exposure to cigarette smoke when combined with alcohol consumption caused the greatest degree of cardiovascular disease development compared to either action or exposure alone," Ballinger added.

Tags: cigarettes, alcohol, secondhand smoke, heart, cardovascular disease

Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Babies

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:11:55 GMT

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Clip Source: www.timesonline.com

No more delays

As the Legislature continues to drag its heels on banning indoor smoking in public places, the evidence continues to pile up about the impact of second-hand smoke.

Reuters Health reports researchers at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, measured the amount of cotinine, which may harm the heart and blood vessels by boosting both blood pressure and pulse, in the urine of 71 infants with smoking parents and 33 infants with non-smoking parents when the infants were just 10 to 12 weeks old.

On average, cotinine levels were 5.58 times higher in infants who had at least one smoking parent compared with infants whose parents did not smoke, the news service reported.

How much more evidence do state lawmakers need before they do something about second-hand smoke and indoor smoking in public places? There can be no more delays. Lives are in the balance.

Tags: secondhand smoke, babies, blood preassure, heart, blood vessels, infants, public

Indoor Smoking Bans Slowly Move Outdoors,

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:00:12 GMT

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Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

While much has been done to address the dangers of indoor second-hand smoke, efforts to minimize the dangers of outdoor secondhand smoke are only just beginning.

“Being within a few feet of a smoker or a (lit) cigarette has the potential to expose a person to air pollution levels that are similar to indoor secondhand smoke,” said Klepeis, who co-authored a study on outdoor secondhand smoke that was released this past summer.

For his study, Klepeis and other researchers measured pollution from tobacco smoke at parks, open-air cafes, sidewalks and outdoor pubs.

The study found that nonsmokers sitting a few feet away from a smoker in an outdoor setting were exposed, on average, to 200 to 300 micrograms per meter cubed of pollutants called particulate matter2.5, and 500 to 1,000 micrograms for brief periods of time.

Klepeis said smokers who congregate outside of bars, restaurants and office buildings in groups are even more harmful to nonsmokers standing within a few feet of them.

“If you

Tags: second hand smoke, health, bans, pollution, outdoors, bars, restaurants, tobacco

Millions of Chinese will die from Secondhand Smoke

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:56:33 GMT

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Chinese Study Pegs Millions Of Deaths On Second-Hand Smoke

(Washington, DC) -- Emphysema and other chronic lung conditions caused by second-hand smoke are projected to kill nearly two-million older adults in China.

A new series of studies also finds that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is far more common worldwide than previously recognized.

Emphysema and some types of chronic asthma and bronchitis are among COPD disorders.

Smoking is listed as the leading cause of those diseases.

Researchers in the study of Chinese men and women determined those who spent more than 40 hours a week in and around cigarette smoke for more than five years were considered to have high exposure.

Most of those in the study never smoked and were found to be 48 percent more likely to develop COPD.

Researchers say the results of the studies point to a need for more aggressive anti-smoking policies that target second-hand smoke exposure.

The study is published in the medical journal "Lancet."

Tags: second hand smoke, chinese

Women Exposed to Smoking - More Likely to Suffer Miscarriages

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:19:49 GMT

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Women Exposed to Smoking as Children More Likely to Suffer Miscarriages as Adults

Women exposed to second-hand smoke from their parents while growing up are more likely to suffer miscarriages as adults, according to a new study appearing in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

The study examined nearly 2,200 non-smoking pregnant women. Researchers found that women exposed to their parents' secondhand smoke during childhood were 80 percent more likely to have a miscarriage compared with women whose parents were nonsmokers, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.

It's known that parents' smoking can harm developing fetuses and children, contributing to early-life problems like low birth weights and asthma, the study said.

But this is the first study to show a link between childhood exposure to parents' smoking and reproductive ability in adulthood, according to lead author Dr. John Meeker, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and associates.

Tags: smoking, children, miscarriages, women, second hand smoke

Don't smoke near the doors

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:42:23 GMT

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Don't smoke near the doors

USA Today reports that 38,000 non-smokers die each year from second hand smoke, along with another 300,000 children who are forced to suffer the effects of pneumonia, asthma, ear infections and bronchitis.

I myself do not smoke. I do however get the effects of inhaling about two cigarettes each day. I live in the McDonald residence hall and upon exiting the building I encounter, on average, about five of my fellow students smoking just outside the door. I often find myself making the remark if I were a smoker, I would end up saving a substantial amount of money on cigarettes, because I could just inhale everyone else's.

Tags: secondhand smoke, curtesy, health

secondhand smoke, dementia linked

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:15:22 GMT

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Clip Source: www.miamiherald.com

Second-hand smoke, dementia linked

• Thinking of quitting smoking? Second hand smoke may be an even bigger contributor to the risk of Alzheimer's disease than previously realized. It's known that smoking increases significantly the risk of cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease, in turn, is a risk factor for Alzheimer's.

nd a strong association

The results of a study released earlier this year by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, foubetween ''subclinical'' cardiovascular disease -- disease that has not yet developed noticeable symptoms -- and dementia, including Alzheimer's.

Tags: dementia, secondhand smoke

SECOND_HAND SMOKE HARMS PETS

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:52:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: new evidence that secondhand smoke harms pets

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New Evidence that Second-hand Smoke Harms Pets

Of all the compelling reasons to quit smoking, this one should make pet lovers sit up and take notice: there's ample scientific evidence to suggest that secondhand cigarette smoke can cause cancer in companion animals.

And your furry friends don't just inhale smoke; the smoke particles are also trapped in their fur and ingested when they groom themselves with their tongues. A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that dogs in smoking households had a 60 percent greater risk of lung cancer; a different study published in the same journal showed that long-nosed dogs, such as collies or greyhounds, were twice as likely to develop nasal cancer if they lived with smokers.

Tags: pets, dogs, cats, secondhand smoke, cancer

2nd hand smoke causes cancer in pets

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:40:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: read what your cigarette smoke is doing to your pets if you care about them

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Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Pets

Secondhand smoke isn't just a health threat to people. It can also hurt dogs and cats, veterinarians say.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 126 million Americans who don't smoke are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes, vehicles, workplaces, and public places. This exposure causes thousands of lung cancer and heart disease deaths among nonsmokers every year, according to the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Tags: cancer, secondhand smoke, pets, dogs, cats

Alzheimer's and 2nd hand smoke

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:52:12 GMT

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Clip Source: www.miamiherald.com

The study noted that elderly people who never smoked but had decades of exposure to secondhand smoke were 30 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's, and that the risk was significantly higher than that if they had early stages of cardiovascular disease.

Tags: alzheimer;s, 2nd hand smoke, health

Smoking Prohibited 50 Feet from San Francisco Muni Bus Stops

Thu, 24 May 2007 18:42:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I spoke to Muni's Accessibiltiy office, and was told that Mayor Gavin Newsom signed this last year. The trouble is, no one knows about it, and there are no No Smoking signs at the bus stops.

Muni told me over the phone that they have asked Viacom to put No Smoking stickers on the bus shelters, but so far they have not. As a person suffering from a respiratory disease, I put it to you all collectively: How can we get the word out that smoking is no longer permitted at Muni bus stops? How can we protect the respiratory health of Muni passengers, especially the very young, the very old and the medically vulnerable like myself, at Muni stops, in a humane and respectful way? I favor education over enforcement, myself I am receptive to any ideas you all may have to accomplish clean, heathy air/smoke-free bus stops in San Francisco, and I am willing to help! Weigh in if you are, too

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Muni Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC)

949 Presidio, Room 150A San Francisco CA 94115

Phone (415) 923-6142 Fax (415) 923-6307 TTY (415) 351-3443

Minutes of

August 19, 2004

Discussion of Bus Shelters:

There was discussion regarding people smoking in bus stops. There was a motion, seconded and passed that smoking be prohibited within fifty (50) feet of a bus stops.

It was noted that Viacom is not opposed to the idea, but said they would not be responsible for enforcement.

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1 in 5 women with lung cancer never smoked

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:09:36 GMT

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More evidence that females are extra susceptible to secondhand smoke

Up to 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.

A survey of a million people in the United States and Sweden shows that just 8 percent of men who get lung cancer are nonsmokers.

More women exposed to secondhand smoke
Writing in Friday’s issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Wakelee and epidemiologist Ellen Chang said they tracked the incidence of lung cancer in more than 1 million people aged 40 to 79. All had taken part in various studies of diet, lifestyle and disease, some going back into the early 1970s.

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Among women who never smoked, the lung cancer incidence rate ranged from 14.4 per 100,000 women per year to 20.8 cases per 100,000. In men, it ranged from 4.8 to 13.7 per 100,000. Rates were about 10 to 30 times higher in smokers.

Tags: female, smoking, cancer, women