City Smokersâ Ranks Drop 19%, Study Says
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The cityâs department of health said that the number of smokers in New York City had declined by 240,000 in the last five years.
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There is more evidence to back up a  long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop  Parkinson&#39;s disease than people who do not use tobacco  products, researchers reported on Monday.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report Wednesday, showing a slight drop in adult smoking from 2002-2003.
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NEW YORK  - The great majority of smokers  think they are well informed about the health risks of their  habit, but many of them are wrong, a new U.S. survey suggests.
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The number of people admitted to hospital with heart attacks dropped 17 percent after smoking was banned in public places in Scotland in March 2006, authorities said Monday.
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Second-hand smoke worsens lung function in people with cystic fibrosis, especially those with a specific gene, researchers said on Tuesday.
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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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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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Don't answer just yet. If you live in Naples, you're breathing in the equivalent of nine to 11 cigarettes' worth of pollution per day, according to a recent medical study released by the Sesto San Giovanni ...
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Though tobacco use in the nation has recently declined overall, its use is up among college-aged students, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
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NEW YORK  - Nursing mothers who smoke may be cutting their infant's nap times short, a new study shows.
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The number of homes listed for sale in 18 major U.S. metropolitan areas at the end of November was down 4 percent from a month earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday.
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Air pollution in Italy's cities has reached alarmingly high levels, with one study comparing the effects of a one-day stroll around Rome or Florence to smoking half a dozen cigarettes.
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The level of cancer-causing particles in the air is much higher in smoky bars and casinos than on truck-filled highways and city streets, according to the first study comparing indoor air quality before and after a smoking ban.
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NEW YORK  - Kids and teenagers exposed to  even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of  reading and reasoning, according to new research.
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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.
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A survey-based barometer of business activity in the Chicago area fell four points to a seasonally adjusted 61.2 points in December, the National Association of Purchasing Management - Chicago, said.