Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Fewer isle students are active smokers

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. In 2009, 11.3 percent of high school students reported ...
Los Angeles Times

Exercise may help protect smokers

Everyone knows smoking is a bad idea, but those who can’t give it up may get a little protection from exercise, a study suggests. In a study of 42,000 older women tracked since 1986, researchers found ...
Healio

Smoking tied to more pulmonary embolism, leading to higher readmission rates

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — In a new study, hospital readmission rates for pulmonary embolism were increased for active ...
Reuters

Smokers seen twice as likely to develop active TB

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A study in Taiwan has found that smokers are twice as likely to develop active tuberculosis compared to people who have never smoked, prompting calls for policymakers to be ...
EurekAlert!

Exercise can reduce a smoker's lung cancer risk, but quitting smoking is still most important

PHILADELPHIA -- In a study of more than 36,000 women, researchers observed that smokers can reduce their risk of developing lung cancer by being physically active. However, they strongly caution that ...
Healio

Do you have a ‘hard stop’ for active smokers scheduled for revision orthopedic surgery?

Smoking is one of the most harmful factors for clinical outcomes in orthopedic surgery. Numerous studies have reported the negative effects of smoking on infection rate, cardiopulmonary complications ...