Smoking ban 'reduces heart risk'
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A public smoking ban shows a significant impact on hospital admissions for heart attacks, research suggests.
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Curbing inflammation of the arteries appears to be just as important for fighting heart disease as lowering cholesterol, according to a pair of new studies.
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LONDON - The British government announced plans Tuesday to impose a smoking ban across England and Wales. As part of the government&#39;s wide-ranging &quot;White Paper on Public Health,&quot; which also aims to tackle
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Smokers with coronary heart disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators report.
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Campaigners say a ban on smoking in public places could save more lives than new anti-cancer drugs.
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People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study provide   more evidence that exposure to second-hand smoke has long-term   adverse effects on respiratory health, and reaffirms the   benefits of banning smoking in public places, researchers say.
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Bar staff are exposed to 86% less smoke after the ban on smoking in enclosed public places, a study suggests.
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If you're under 40 and smoke, your risk of having a heart attack is significantly greater than someone your age who doesn't, a new study finds. According to the report, male smokers between the ages of 35 and 39 were almost five times as likely to have a nonfatal heart attack as were nonsmokers.
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There are no half-measures for heavy smokers wanting to minimise their health risks, research suggests.
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The Health Secretary, John Reid yesterday surprised medical organisations and the public by announcing a complete ban on smoking in almost all enclosed public places.
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A study released Thursday credits New York's 2003 Clean Indoor Air Act with an 8 percent drop in heart attacks statewide because of reduced exposure to second-hand smoke.
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Curbing tobacco use and taking other steps to eliminate some of the most common risk factors for cancer could save millions of lives over the next few decades, health officials said Monday.
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Government curbs on secondhand smoke in New York led to nearly 4,000 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in 2004, according to a new statewide study.
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A non-nicotine drug specifically designed to help smokers quit is approved for use on the NHS.
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Separate smoking sections don&#039;t cut it: Only smoke-free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing in other people&#039;s tobacco smoke, says a long-awaited surgeon general&#039;s report.
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Pictorial health warning on cigarette packets are more likely to encourage smokers to quit, a study says.