Most think film smoking sways kids: survey
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The vast majority of  Americans think more kids are likely to take up smoking if they  see actors in the movies fire up a butt, according to a new  survey by the American Medical Assn.
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Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, to deter youngsters from taking up the habit, a new report has found.
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In an effort to get movies to stop glamorizing smoking, the AMA has put out a list of the worst offenders. Watch out for those Pirates
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NEW YORK  - Among people who experience a major disaster, smokers are more likely to develop mental health disturbances than those who don't smoke, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
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Delta Democrat Times. It is estimated by the American Cancer Society that more than 45 percent of Americans are smokers, which should make for an interesting public hearing tonight - and
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NEW YORK  - First graders who misbehave in  school may be more likely to be regular smokers as young  adults, according to new study findings.
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The majority believed raising the age at which teenagers could buy cigarettes would deter them from taking up the habit, according to an ICM poll commissioned by the BBC.
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"Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking" (The Penguin Press, 257 pages, $23.95), by Aoibheann Sweeney: No one thinks they're weird when they're a little kid. It takes the taunts of schoolmates or older siblings before a youngster gets self-conscious about the things that make them different.
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A poll commissioned by the BBC found four out of five people want the legal smoking age in Britain to be raised from 16 to 18. The nationwide poll of 1,010 adults in England, Wales and Scotland, conducted by ICM on Aug.
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Would "Casablanca" have been rated XXX? Depictions of smoking in movies will now be a factor when deciding what a film's rating will be, possibly making a PG-13 movie R-rated, the Motion Picture Association of America said yesterday. The policy affects only new movies.
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NEW YORK  - Persistent smokers appear to be at increased risk for becoming depressed compared to never smokers, results of a long-term study of Finnish twins suggest. On the other hand, this association was not seen in individuals who stopped smoking many years ago.
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NEW YORK  - Babies with at least one parent who smokes have five times as much cotinine, a nicotine byproduct, in their urine than infants whose parents are non-smokers, UK researchers report.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- School and church social activities may help reduce smoking among disadvantaged children, a new study reports.
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NEW YORK  - Even young children can paint a  picture of their health and well-being, though it doesn't  always match parents' perceptions, research shows.
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SMOKING and drinking among 12-year-old girls is on the rise, a large-scale survey of New South Wales high schools has revealed. Overall, drug use among the student population is falling, which
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Babies and young children are prone to infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and new research shows that the condition is worsened if they're exposed to cigarette smoke.
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Children exposed to passive smoking have a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than other youngsters, according to new research.