…financial barriers to access health care compared with their heterosexual counterparts. In subgroups, lesbians and bisexual women had higher rates of smoking and excessive drinking, while gay men had higher…
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…Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA). They criticize the FDA for focusing on the health risks to youth and discounting the use of e-cigarettes to help adults quit smoking tobacco…
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…food deserts had higher prevalence of high blood pressure, smoking, obesity and 10-year risk for cardiovascular disease. Food Insecurity and Loneliness Amongst Older Urban Subsidised Housing Residents: The Importance of…
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…billion in excess health costs related to the eight most-expensive conditions (cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, musculoskeletal disorders, injuries, diabetes mellitus, treatment of smoking, mental disorders, and non-communicable diseases) for…
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…symptoms, depression, drug use disorder in adulthood, borderline personality disorder, antisocial behavior, death by suicide, injuries, trichomoniasis, pregnancy in adolescence, tobacco use, and smoking, with documented implications for racial health…
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…on pregnant moms’ respiratory health. The authors of the systematic review add that current evidence, although limited, suggests people with certain vulnerabilities — including smoking, lower levels of education, obesity,…
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…pulmonologists are against smoking,’” says Bradbury. “I mean, the evidence is clear. And I think that journalists feel a need to cover all sides of an issue, and I totally…
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…over time. But observational studies cannot prove cause-and-effect because moderate drinkers differ in many ways from non-drinkers and heavy drinkers—in diet, exercise, and smoking habits, for instance. Observational studies can…
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…U.S., taking into account factors like premature death, low birthweight, adult smoking, obesity and sexually transmitted infections. Rural Hospital Data: Rural Hospital Data, part of the National Rural Health Association,…
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…of coupons was associated with increased odds of starting smoking. People who were merely experimenting with smoking who received the coupons were more likely to become established smokers, and non-daily…
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