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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Smokers in their 30s are five times more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers, a study has found. Finnish researchers analysing a World Health Organisation study of non-fatal heart
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Almost every pub, cafe and restaurant in England could be smoke-free if new White Paper proposals are approved. Is it good news for you?
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NEW YORK  - Counseling and self-help programs can help people with heart disease quit smoking, according to a review of published studies.
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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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FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long known that lowering your cholesterol levels helps protect your heart. But could it also reduce the risk of prostate cancer for men?
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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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Patients taking modern blood pressure and cholesterol drugs significantly reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack within 90 days of starting treatment, researchers said on Monday.
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The sharp drop-off in UK heart disease deaths in recent decades may owe much more to prevention than to advances in treatment, a new study suggests.
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A smoking ban in pubs will not hurt cigarette sales nor reduce the number of people who smoke, according to the UK's biggest tobacco company.
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TORONTO (CP) - Workplace smoking bans can help both non-smokers and smokers, a new study has found. Smokers whose workplaces are smoke-free consume on average five fewer cigarettes each day than those who
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NEW YORK  - In chronic smokers who stop  smoking, there is a rapid increase in the number of circulating  cells that aid in the repair of the lining of blood vessels,  researchers have found.
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The Scottish smoking ban has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Although some studies have  found that smoking paradoxically improves the outcome after  heart attack, this was not the case in a multinational study  involving more than 5000 patients, researchers report in the  American Journal of Cardiology.
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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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A new diet-focused strategy dubbed the &quot;Polymeal&quot; could reduce the risk of heart disease by 76% and significantly increase life expectancy.
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Smoking in pubs, restaurants and the office is expected to be banned later thanks to new Government plans to improve the nation&#39;s health.