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03/01/2008 Lighters go out all over Europe as ban spreads
The new year saw rules on smoking in public introduced or tightened across Europe, although their strictness – and enforcement – varies.
More...03/01/2008 English city uses telehealth to ease the burden for COPD patients
People with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) in the English city of Sheffield are being given equipment that allows healthcare to monitor their condition remotely, meaning they spend less time in hospital or at the doctor’s surgery.
More...03/01/2008 Portuguese official celebrates smoking ban... with a cigar
The President of the Portuguese Food Standards Agency, Antonio Nunes, smoked a cigar in the early hours of New Year’s Day. No doubt many Europeans did the same. However, not all of them were photographed by a national newspaper, flouting their country’s newly introduced smoking ban.
More...03/01/2008 Smoking linked to hearing problems
Teenagers who smoke, or whose mother smoked in pregnancy, are at higher risk of hearing problems and difficulty in understanding what is being said, according to a US study.
More...02/01/2008 Cyclists' cellphones help monitor air pollution
Cellphones used by bicycle couriers are monitoring air pollution in Cambridge, UK, and beaming the data back to a research lab.
More...19/12/2007 Biomarkers in blood aid lung cancer diagnosis
Four proteins in the blood appear to be useful in helping to establish a diagnosis of lung cancer, North Carolina-based researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
19/12/2007 Cannabis smoke 'has more toxins'
Inhaled cannabis smoke has more harmful toxins than tobacco, scientists have discovered.
More...19/12/2007 A fire without smoke?
For many people, Christmas is a time for sitting round an open fire with the family, sharing in the warmth as winter does its worst outside. But that cosy glow does hide some health risks.
More...18/12/2007 Lung cancer 'link to lack of sun'
Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, a study suggests.
More...18/12/2007 Older antibiotic gains new respect as potent treatment for tuberculosis
An antibiotic long abandoned as a weak, low-dose treatment for tuberculosis (TB) may have found renewed purpose, this time as a potent, high-dose fighter against the most common and actively contagious form of the lung disease.
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