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If you smoke cigarettes then you may as well give up your dream of playing college sport Smoking tobacco will reduce your fitness to the point where you cant compete. you lose. Listed below is an index of articles and press releases relating to the dangers of smoking and the effects of smoking on your body. 10 Reasons To Quit Smoking Though most smokers might assume only their lungs suffer from their tobacco habit, Gay’s list proves otherwise. From a smoker’s head to his or her toes, puffing away on cigarettes or cigars does damage throughout the body. That’s what makes it so risky – and what makes quitting so important. Blood Pressure And Smoking According to recent estimates, nearly one in three U.S. adults has high blood pressure, but because there are no symptoms, nearly one-third of these people don't know they have it. In fact, many people have high blood pressure for years without knowing it. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure. This is why high blood pressure is often called the "silent killer." The only way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked. Brain Function Cigarette smokers often say that smoking a cigarette helps them concentrate and that they feel more alert. But years of smoking tobacco may have the opposite effect, slowing the accuracy and speed of a person's thinking ability and lowering their IQ, according to a new study headed by University of Michigan researchers. Inflammation And Your Heart. When plaque tears open, however, a blood clot forms at the point of injury. This clot can block the already narrowed vessel and cut off blood flow, thus causing a heart attack. And the longer the blood flow is absent, the more damage the heart sustains. Light And Low Tar Cigarettes Millions of Americans smoke "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes, believing those cigarettes to be less harmful than other cigarettes. In a new monograph from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) titled Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine*, national scientific experts conclude that evidence does not indicate a benefit to public health from changes in cigarette design and manufacturing over the last 50 years. National Quitline Network To provide the highest level of assistance to smokers across the country that want to quit, this year HHS will establish a new toll-free telephone number that will serve as a single access point to the national network of quitlines. By providing one-easy-to-remember number, smokers in every state will have access to the tools they need to quit smoking. Princeton University Concerned about the effects of second-hand smoke or passive smoking and following other peer institutions, Vice President for Campus Life Janet S. Dickerson announced she has accepted recommendations from students to prohibit smoking in undergraduate dorms. Smoking In Restaurants In California, where the country's strictest smoking ban has been in effect since 1995, restaurant sales did not suffer for the industry as a whole or on a per-unit basis. The smoking ban in bars, which started three years later, did not effect sales either. Tell Someone You Love "Children have an opportunity both to learn about the hazards of tobacco and to take action in a way that's important to them," said Governor Christie Whitman. "Through `Tell Someone You Love,' young people can see how smoking affects their lives and the health of the people they love." Tips To Help You Quit Sit in non-smoking sections or go to smoking prohibited cafeterias and restaurants. Spend time in public buildings, museums, stores, theatres, hospitals, etc, where you can't smoke. Winter Olympics are smoke free "Sports and physical activity are deeply incompatible with smoking," said Dr. Jaques Rogge, President of the IOC. "We also firmly believe that sport can serve as an instrument of preventive education to youth to avoid unhealthy behaviors. This is why Olympic Games have been a smoke-free event, in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the organizing committees." |
Women account for 39 percent of all smoking-related deaths each year in the United States, a proportion that has more than doubled since 1965, according to a report on women and smoking released today by Surgeon General David Satcher. The report concludes that the increased likelihood of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, and reproductive health problems among female smokers makes tobacco use a serious women’s health issue.
Women-Improved Lung Function New findings from the Lung Health Study (LHS) indicate that, in general, women’s lung function improves significantly more than men’s after sustained smoking cessation.
Increased drug use by smokers Research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that craving for nicotine appears to be linked to increased craving for illicit drugs among drug abusers who also smoke tobacco. In addition, scientists say, patients in drug treatment programs may be less likely to successfully stay off drugs if they are cigarette smokers. These are the findings from two studies published this month in the journal Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.
Racquetball: (Aug. 3) The United States swept the individual competition at the 2004 International Racquetball Federation (IRF) World Championships, winning four gold medals. It is the fourth time the U.S. has been able to claim world champions in all disciplines. The feat was also accomplished in 1981, 1992 and 1996. The U.S. is the only country to sweep the individual competition since the tournament’s inception.
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