Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health

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Previous 10The Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Healthhttp://www.jhsph.edu/IGTC/index.html The Institute for Global Tobacco Control at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Research The Institute strives to prevent death and disease from tobacco use around the world through research, education, evaluation, and policy development.
PreviousC-Health - Associations Library: Smokinghttp://www.canoe.ca/HealthReference/cancer_smoking1.html C-Health - Associations Library: SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources FAQ from Canoe-Health covers 50 most commonly asked questions on smoking and health.
Random 1Source Centre for Health and Wellnesshttp://www.sourcecentre.ca Source Centre for Health and WellnessTop/Health/Alternative/Practitioners/Wellness_Centers/North_America/Canada Located in Toronto, Ontario. Offers details about the services which include Network Spinal Analysis, Chiropractic, Massage, Shiatsu and other alternative therapies.
Random 2Neurosurgical Medical Clinichttp://sd-neurosurgeon.com/ Neurosurgical Medical ClinicTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Skin_Disorders/Hyperhidrosis/Clinics Information about this clinic as well as introductions to a variety of neurological ailments, including Hyperhydrosis. Situated in San Diego, California.
Random 3MEDLINE: Mesotheliomahttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/meshbrowser.cgi?term=mesothelioma&retrievestring=&mbdetail=y MEDLINE: MesotheliomaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Cancer/Mesothelioma Search results for abstracts of articles relating to this disease.
Random 4SIIRhttp://www.cimendas.com SIIRTop/World/Italiano/Salute/Medicina/Specializzazioni/Psichiatria/Organizzazioni La società italiana di ipnosi regressiva accoglie medici, psichiatri, psicoterapeuti e psicologi nel centro CIME endas per diffondere e praticare la disciplina che permette all'utente di risolvere i propri conflitti, ri-scoprendo i ricordi passati. Organizza convegni e corsi di formazione. Consigli online.
Random 5HealthBoards.com - Viagrahttp://www.healthboards.com/cgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=122 HealthBoards.com - ViagraTop/Health/Support_Groups/Men's_Health Questions and responses about impotence and this medication.
NextTobacco control resource centrehttp://www.tobacco-control.org/ Tobacco control resource centreTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources Promotes tobacco control activity among national medical associations; encourages doctors to stop smoking; provides research and improves knowledge of skills in smoking cessation through its information database.
Next 10AMSA: Comprehensive List of Tobacco Textshttp://www.amsa.org/hp/tobtexts.cfm AMSA: Comprehensive List of Tobacco TextsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Resources American Medical Students Association list of tobacco books and articles, organized into top recommended readings, women and tobacco, historical readings, international tobacco, area/state specific tobacco, and other tobacco readings of interest.
Random 1King John's Morris Menhttp://www.king-johns-morris.org.uk King John's Morris MenTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris_Dancing/Cotswold A Southampton side, dancing Cotswold, Border and North West tradtions as appropriate. This site includes contact names, forthcoming events and photographs
Random 4Dying Wellhttp://www.dyingwell.com/ Dying WellTop/Health/Medicine/Medical_Specialties/Palliative_Care The president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Dr. Ira Byock, provides excerpts from his book about resources for patients and families facing life-limiting illness.
Random 4Reflexology - A Foot Away From Good Healthhttp://www.a2jlp.co.uk/feet/ Reflexology - A Foot Away From Good HealthTop/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Borders Based in Jedburgh. Information on services, treatment and practioner.
Next 70health.telegraph.co.ukhttp://health.telegraph.co.uk/ health.telegraph.co.ukTop/Health/News_and_Media Health news, features and advice from the Telegraph newspaper. Includes a searchable archive of health stories.
Previous 70Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? Yeshttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.744/healthissue_detail.asp Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? YesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Presents the case for recommending that smokers switch to smokeless tobacco products.
Next 170Healthcare Review Onlinehttp://www.enigma.co.nz/hcro/website/index.cfm Healthcare Review OnlineTop/Health/News_and_Media/Publications/Magazines_and_E-zines A monthly magazine which reviews healthcare developments in Australia and New Zealand.
Previous 170Journal of American Medical Women's Associationhttp://jamwa.amwa-doc.org/ Journal of American Medical Women's AssociationTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Peer-reviewed, quarterly medical journal that focuses on women's health.
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Previous 270International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT)http://www.irct.org International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT)Top/Health/Organizations An independent, international health professional organization, founded upon the medical response to torture. Promotes and supports the rehabilitation of torture victims and works for the prevention of torture worldwide.
Other resource N0 Medical Group Management Associationhttp://www.mgma.com/ Medical Group Management AssociationTop/Health/Organizations Organization for professionals in group practice medical management.
Other resource N1 Institute of Health Systemshttp://www.ihsnet.org.in Institute of Health SystemsTop/Health/Organizations An autonomous research and educational institution engaged in health systems research, training and consultancy.
Other resource N2 The Royal Society for the Promotion of Healthhttp://www.rsph.org The Royal Society for the Promotion of HealthTop/Health/Organizations Founded in 1876 with the aim of promoting the continuous improvement in human health through education, communication, and the encouragement of scientific research.
Other resource N3 Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment (DIHTA)http://www.sst.dk/Planlaegning_og_behandling/Medicinsk_teknologivurdering.aspx?lang=en Danish Institute for Health Technology Assessment (DIHTA)Top/Health/Organizations National organization that evaluates the conditions and consequences of using health technologies.
Other resource N4 US Medical Alliance and Health Insurance Foundationhttp://www.us-mahif.net US Medical Alliance and Health Insurance FoundationTop/Health/Organizations A not-for-profit service organization formed to help fulfill the needs for modern healthcare and health education in developing and under-developed nations.
Other resource N5 Kent Health and Education Partnershiphttp://www.kenthealthyschools.org Kent Health and Education PartnershipTop/Health/Education/High_School_Health Covers issues about making the school a safer place, stopping bullying, ensuring the grounds are clean and giving pupils a say in how their school is run. UK based.
Other resource N6 Suicide in the School: A Health Issuehttp://www.ncpamd.com/Suicide.htm Suicide in the School: A Health IssueTop/Health/Education/High_School_Health Identifying and intervening with students at risk for suicide. Setting up school protocols for prevention and dealing with the aftermath of a suicide.
Other resource N7 FamilyDoctorhttp://www.familydoctor.co.nz FamilyDoctorTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education A database of over 600 articles and guides, covering 37 common medical topics. All articles are reviewed and edited by family doctors and specialists.
Other resource N8 PreOp.comhttp://preop.com PreOp.comTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Offers patients animated videos, graphics, and medical illustrations as explanations for the most common surgical and diagnostic procedures performed in the US.
Other resource N9 HELP - Health Education Library for Peoplehttp://www.healthlibrary.com HELP - Health Education Library for PeopleTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education with many free online full-text books and magazines on health and illness.
Other resource N10 HealthAnswers Inchttp://healthanswersinc.com HealthAnswers IncTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Developing knowledgeable, empowered consumers actively engaged in managing their own health. Learn to work with professionals, managed care organizations, employers, pharmaceutical, device and other healthcare companies.
Other resource N11 Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnatihttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/family/pep/ Children's Hospital Medical Center of CincinnatiTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Patient education information written by the nurses and physicians at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
Other resource N12 MUSC Healthhttp://www.muschealth.com MUSC HealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Complete health and disease information along with the latest health care news. Presented by the experts at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Other resource N13 StopGettingSick.comhttp://www.stopgettingsick.com StopGettingSick.comTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Current medical news, articles, and research.
Other resource N14 AllAboutBlackHealthhttp://www.allaboutblackhealth.com AllAboutBlackHealthTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Information on health related issues as they affect African Americans and other minorities at risk.
Other resource N15 Health Helper.comhttp://www.healthhelper.com Health Helper.comTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Medical and health self-help information, covering conventional and alternative health.
Other resource N16 Patient Protecthttp://www.PatientProtect.com/en/ Patient ProtectTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Consultation devoted to protecting patients against healthcare costs, abuse, negligence, and incompetence in the field. Articles, resources, and links for those seeking medical advice or treatment.
Other resource N17 Home Healthcare Guidehttp://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/hhcg/detail1.asp?level1=Welcome Home Healthcare GuideTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education The NHS Home Healthcare guide from SurgeryDoor provides over 120 pages on common ailments, their causes, effects and treatment.
Other resource N18 Allexperts Medical Q&Ahttp://www.allexperts.com/central/healthfitness.shtml Allexperts Medical Q&ATop/Health/Education/Patient_Education Doctors, professors, and others in all major fields of medicine ready, willing, and able to answer your questions.
Other resource N19 JAMA's Patient Education Pageshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/patient_page JAMA's Patient Education PagesTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education The full text of patient education pages from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Other resource N20 MCare: Health at Homehttp://www.mcare.org/healthathome/ MCare: Health at HomeTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education An online book covering a broad range of health topics, with questions to guide the reader as to whether the condition can be treated at home or should be checked by a doctor.
Other resource N21 Medscapehttp://www.medscape.com MedscapeTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Offers the web's largest collection of free, full-text, peer-reviewed clinical medicine articles.
Other resource N22 Mdwebcompendium.comhttp://www.mdwebcompendium.com Mdwebcompendium.comTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Medical Reference Guide to the Internet. Health care professionals will find reviews and ratings, by medical editors, of the "best sites" on a particular disease/condition. Visitor feedback is encouraged.
Other resource N23 PatientCareRxhttp://www.patientcarerx.com PatientCareRxTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Centralized medical information and services. Seeks to link readers to various private and public health care related sites on the world wide web.
Other resource N24 HealthPathfinderhttp://www.law.uh.edu/healthpathfinder/ HealthPathfinderTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Contains many annotated links from the Health Law and Policy Institute's web site to sites pertaining to health law, health policy, and general health. Offers a wide range of topics from Advance Directives to personal health guides; from clinical information to alternative health sources.
Other resource N25 Asking the Dochttp://www.askingthedoc.com Asking the DocTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Consumer can get their medical questions answered by actual Doctors. Companies can advertise their services and product in the MEDI-PLEX.
Other resource N26 Health Library Reading Roomhttp://www.healthlibrary.com/reading/index.htm Health Library Reading RoomTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Free full-text online health books for patient education.
Other resource N27 HealthMedNethttp://www.epscorp.com/healthmednet HealthMedNetTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Directories Provides disease and illness links including disorders, conditions, syndromes, infections, and alternative health.
Other resource N28 Sharp eCare - Health Info A to Zhttp://www.sharp.com/healthaz/ Sharp eCare - Health Info A to ZTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries An encyclopedic reference for those seeking authoritative explanations of health topics, as well as online resources.
Other resource N29 Medical Terms Information Guidehttp://www.medicalterms.org/ Medical Terms Information GuideTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries University of Maryland Medicine. Offers two ways to find definitions of medical terms. Use the online medical glossary or search by term.
Other resource N30 Medical Glossaryhttp://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/EN/lijst.html Medical GlossaryTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Glossaries List and glossary of medical terms.
Other resource N31 American Medical Association - Scientific Publicationshttp://pubs.ama-assn.org/ American Medical Association - Scientific PublicationsTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Free access to tables of contents, abstracts, selected full-text articles, searchable archives and other features from the AMA's family of scientific information services.
Other resource N32 North Carolina Medical Journalhttp://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/ North Carolina Medical JournalTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Official publication of North Carolina Medical Society. Six issues a year. Intended for both doctors and patients.
Other resource N33 Canadian Medical Association Journalhttp://www.cma.ca/cmaj/ Canadian Medical Association JournalTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Journals Online edition of CMAJ.
Other resource N34 United States Pharmacopeial Conventionhttp://www.usp.org United States Pharmacopeial ConventionTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Includes "Just Ask," six online brochures containing patient FAQs on medications, evaluation tools for professionals to assess education and counseling, and drug information.
Other resource N35 Washington State Medical Association: Patient Brochureshttp://www.wsma.org/patients/brochures.html Washington State Medical Association: Patient BrochuresTop/Health/Education/Patient_Education/Brochures Patient brochures on a variety of health and social topics available online or free by mail to organizations and Washington state hospitals or clinics.
Other resource N36 CBC Marketplace: Milkhttp://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/food/milk/index.html CBC Marketplace: MilkTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products Milk consumption in Canada, government recommendations, and medical research. Includes a dairy factsheet, alternative sources of calcium, and links.
Other resource N37 Europa: Growth Promoting Hormones Pose Health Risk to Consumershttp://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/02/604&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en Europa: Growth Promoting Hormones Pose Health Risk to ConsumersTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/IGF-1 The EU Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health confirmed that the use of hormones as growth promoters for cattle poses a potential health risk to consumers.
Other resource N38 The World's Healthiest Foods: Do I need to eat dairy products in order to prevent osteoporosis?http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=79 The World's Healthiest Foods: Do I need to eat dairy products in order to prevent osteoporosis?Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Dairy_Products/Effects Explores consumption of dairy products as a nutritional strategy for preventing osteoporosis. Includes a list of calcium-rich foods and references.
Other resource N39 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabeteshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/291/10/1213 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 DiabetesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee Reports an association between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of diabetes in a Finnish population. Journal of the American Medical Association, March 10, 2004.
Other resource N40 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Menhttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/22/2106 JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in MenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Coffee In a study of men in the United States, coffee consumption may have helped to prevent symptomatic gallstone disease. Journal of the American Medical Association, June 9, 1999.
Other resource N41 Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and Urinary Tract Infectionhttp://nccam.nih.gov/research/concepts/consider/cranberry.htm Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and Urinary Tract InfectionTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Cranberries Describes project to support basic and clinical research on the role of cranberry in the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections. Includes overview of what is currently known about use, efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action. From the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Other resource N42 JAMA: Protective Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic Strokehttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/1/53 JAMA: Protective Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic StrokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits The protective effect of moderate consumption of alcohol was found in various populations. Journal of the American Medical Association.
Other resource N43 Wine Spectator: Drinking Alcohol Reduces Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Elderly, Research Findshttp://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,2378,00.html Wine Spectator: Drinking Alcohol Reduces Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Elderly, Research FindsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits A study published in the medical journal Atherosclerosis finds that senior citizens who drink beverage alcohol are less likely to develop heart disease than teetotalers.
Other resource N44 Wine Spectator: Frequent Drinking Lowers Chance of Heart Attackhttp://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Daily/News/0,1145,1939,00.html Wine Spectator: Frequent Drinking Lowers Chance of Heart AttackTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits A study which appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that people who drink alcoholic beverages more often have a reduced chance of developing heart disease.
Other resource N45 Realbeer.com: Beer And Your Healthhttp://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/ Realbeer.com: Beer And Your HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Beer A variety of articles on the effects of beer on nutrition and health.
Other resource N46 BBC News: Why Red Wine is Healthierhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1719675.stm BBC News: Why Red Wine is HealthierTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Article reporting on a study which explains some of the reasons why red wine appears to protect the heart.
Other resource N47 Professional Friends of Wine: Wine and Healthhttp://www.winepros.org/wine101/wine-health.htm Professional Friends of Wine: Wine and HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Overview and explanation of recent findings of the health-related aspects of wine consumption, including headaches, sulfites, and cardiovascular effects.
Other resource N48 ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine, Particularly White Wine, May Help Keep Lungs Healthyhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/05/020521072618.htm ScienceDaily: Drinking Wine, Particularly White Wine, May Help Keep Lungs HealthyTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine A University at Buffalo study has shown that drinking wine -- especially white -- recently and over a lifetime, was associated with better lung function.
Other resource N49 The Sacramento Bee: Wine Health Claims Allowedhttp://www.sacbee.com/content/business/story/6213809p-7168466c.html The Sacramento Bee: Wine Health Claims AllowedTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine New rules introduced by the US federal alcoholic beverage label regulator will allow producers to cite health benefits of moderate consumption, if the risks are disclosed as well.
Other resource N50 Life Extension: Resveratrolhttp://www.lef.org/resveratrol/ Life Extension: ResveratrolTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Article presents a summary of medical information, effects and health benefits of resveratrol, which is contained in wine, grapes and other plants.
Other resource N51 News-Medical.Net: Wine May Reduce the Risk of Ovarian Cancerhttp://www.news-medical.net/print_article.asp?id=1067 News-Medical.Net: Wine May Reduce the Risk of Ovarian CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Benefits/Wine Scientists at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research have found that women who reported moderate alcohol consumption had a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Women who consumed more than one glass of red wine per day had the lowest risk.
Other resource N52 eMedicine Health - Alcohol Intoxicationhttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11412-1.asp eMedicine Health - Alcohol IntoxicationTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments Learn about a person's mental and physical abilities being impaired due to an excessive amount of alcohol.
Other resource N53 Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Withdrawalhttp://www.asam.org/publ/withdrawal.htm Pharmacological Management of Alcohol WithdrawalTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Alcoholic_Beverages/Detriments/Alcohol_Withdrawal_Syndrome Abstract on the subject, with goal of providing an evidence-based practice guideline for physicians. Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. Includes references.
Other resource N54 Tobacco BBS Health Information Pagehttp://www.tobacco.org/resources/health/ Tobacco BBS Health Information PageTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Annotated collection of links on health effects of firsthand and secondhand smoking, spit tobacco, quitting.
Other resource N55 Health Effects of Active Smokinghttp://www.quit.org.au/quit/FandI/fandi/c03.htm Health Effects of Active SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Complete book chapter on health effects of cigarettes.
Other resource N56 Smoking Deaths Not Overstated, Re-Analysis Showshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/284/6/706 Smoking Deaths Not Overstated, Re-Analysis ShowsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects Refuting claims by the tobacco industry that death estimates from smoking are inflated, the American Medical Association re-analyzes the data.
Other resource N57 Tobacco and Your Oral Healthhttp://www.floss.com/tobacco_and_oral_health.htm Tobacco and Your Oral HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Mouth_and_Throat Articles on smoking and periodontal disease, cigars and oral health, smokeless tobacco and oral health, and sports and chewing tobacco.
Other resource N58 Cigar Smoking is a Serious Risk to Public Healthhttp://www.cfah.org/hbns/newsrelease/cigar8-8-00.cfm Cigar Smoking is a Serious Risk to Public HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking Summary of recent scientific findings concludes cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, and that both cause addiction, cancer, and secondhand smoke.
Other resource N59 Cigar Smoking Increases Coronary, COPD, and Cancer Riskshttp://www.oncolink.com/templates/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2309 Cigar Smoking Increases Coronary, COPD, and Cancer RisksTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigar_and_Pipe_Smoking Summary of research reported in the The New England Journal of Medicine in June 1999.
Other resource N60 Cigarette Filters May Have Added to Health Riskhttp://www.drkoop.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=93&id=506313 Cigarette Filters May Have Added to Health RiskTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Cigarette_Smoking New study says Philip Morris knew, but didn't fix the problem.
Other resource N61 Spit Tobacco, Dental Health, and Cancerhttp://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/tobacco/main.html Spit Tobacco, Dental Health, and CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Information from the Academy of General Dentistry on effects of spit tobacco; mouth sores; double dippers; addiction; and kicking the habit.
Other resource N62 Expert Commentary: Dangers Of Chewing Tobaccohttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/21827/24753/184343.html?d=dmtICNNews Expert Commentary: Dangers Of Chewing TobaccoTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco "Don't be fooled by the label 'smokeless'...the industry would love to have you believe that chewing tobacco and snuff are a safe alternative to cigarettes. In fact, what the medical professionals call 'spit tobacco' is just as addictive -- and just as likely to cause cancer and heart disease -- as cigarettes." The facts.
Other resource N63 Smokeless Tobacco or Healthhttp://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/2/ Smokeless Tobacco or HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Monograph from the National Cancer Institite. Epidemiology, clinical and pathological effets, carcinogenesis, nitocine effects and addiction, prevention, cessation, policy, and recommendations. All downloadable PDF files.
Other resource N64 Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? Yeshttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.744/healthissue_detail.asp Would a Switch from Cigarettes to Smokeless Tobacco Benefit Public Health? YesTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Smokeless_Tobacco Presents the case for recommending that smokers switch to smokeless tobacco products.
Other resource N65 Setting the Record Straight: Secondhand Smoke is A Preventable Health Riskhttp://www.tobacco.org/Documents/9406EPA.html Setting the Record Straight: Secondhand Smoke is A Preventable Health RiskTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Since the EPA identified secondhand smoke as a known human carcinogen, the tobacco industry has been trying to cast doubt on the science. In this item, the EPA summarizes the science and fact.
Other resource N66 The Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/advice/nhmrc/index.htm The Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke A scientific information paper on the health effects of passive smoking. November 1997.
Other resource N67 Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/tobacco/caets/ets-main.htm Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke California EPA report; HTML and gzipped Word formats provided.
Other resource N68 Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and Tavernshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/content/vol280/issue22/index.dtl Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and TavernsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke Research measures lung function, respiratory symptoms, before and after bars went smokefree.
Other resource N69 Science and Health Effects of Secondhand Smokehttp://www.ncth.ca/ncth_new.nsf/MAINframeset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=BodyFrame&Src=http://www.ncth.ca/NCTH_new.nsf/0/2E9CD9BD3C79763385256DF7006A73 Science and Health Effects of Secondhand SmokeTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke NCTH collection of web resources on the subject.
Other resource N70 The Health Effects of Passive Smokinghttp://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/advice/nhmrc/execsum.htm The Health Effects of Passive SmokingTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke A scientific information paper on the health effects of passive smoking by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. November 1997.
Other resource N71 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Lung Cancerhttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/lungcancer.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Lung CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Cancer Characterizes the risk and provides a bibliography of the research literature that establishes the risk.
Other resource N72 Secondhand Smoke Snuffs Health of Childrenhttp://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/news/s_83322.html Secondhand Smoke Snuffs Health of ChildrenTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Article on program to encourage parents to protect kids from secondhand smoke.
Other resource N73 Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's Healthhttp://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5431,00.html Dr. Spock: Secondhand Smoke and Children's HealthTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Effects_on_Children Summary of effects of secondhand smoke on children.
Other resource N74 Noncancer Respiratory Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Adultshttp://www.chestnet.org/education/online/pccu/vol15/lessons1_2/lesson01.php Noncancer Respiratory Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke in AdultsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/By_Source_of_Exposure/Secondhand_Smoke/Respiratory_System Online course from the American College of Chest Physicians covers effects of secondhand smoke on adult asthma.
Other resource N75 Acute Effects of Passive Smoking on the Coronary Circulation in Healthy Young Adultshttp://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/286/4/436 Acute Effects of Passive Smoking on the Coronary Circulation in Healthy Young AdultsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Recent research shows that even brief exposure to secondhand smoke affects heart health.
Other resource N76 Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidencehttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/315/7114/973 Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and ischaemic heart disease: an evaluation of the evidenceTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cardiovascular_System/Secondhand_Smoke Article from the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N77 Nicotine Metabolite Shows Promise for Improving Memory, Protecting Brain Cellshttp://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-11/mcog-nms110703.php Nicotine Metabolite Shows Promise for Improving Memory, Protecting Brain CellsTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Brain_and_Nervous_System Report that a nicotine metabolite may improve memory and protect brain cells from diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The researcher is Dr. Jerry J. Buccafusco, director of the Alzheimer's Research Center at the Medical College of Georgia.
Other resource N78 Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Breast Cancerhttp://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/breastcancer.html Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Breast CancerTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Cancer/Breast Characterizes the risk and provides a bibliography of research establishing the risk.
Other resource N79 Health Effects On the Unborn Babyhttp://www.state.in.us/isdh/programs/tobacco/unborn.htm Health Effects On the Unborn BabyTop/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Effects/Reproduction_and_Pregnancy Concise summary of effects of firsthand and secondhand exposure to tobacco products on the unborn.
Other resource N80 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health; November 27-29http://www.tobaccocontrolconference.org/ 2001 National Conference on Tobacco or Health; November 27-29Top/Health/Specific_Substances/Tobacco/Conferences This conference is about a national tobacco control movement, bringing together local, state and national advocates and experts, creating new partnerships, providing new information, comprehensive coverage of cessation/nicotine and the science of addiction, formulating public policy and advocacy strategies, media and communication strategies, youth and prevention.

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