A new study has found that teenagers who are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke are more likely to have changes to their blood vessels that could lead to heart disease later in life. Researcher Katariina Kallio of the University of Turku in Finland says her study on teenagers extends previous research, which found cardiovascular damage in grown-ups who breathed in other peoples’ smoke. “We know previously that in adults there is tha ... Jump to full article >>

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Peter Corroon sat at his dining room table holding a pack of Marlboro Light cigarettes, surrounded by his wife, Amy, and their three young children, but he wasn’t even thinking about lighting up. The Salt Lake County mayor, who has his sights set on the Governor’s Mansion just around the corner from his home in the Avenues, talked Sunday with his kids about the health risks of smoking while repeating his support for increasing the sta ... Jump to full article >>

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Location may be as significant to health outcomes as it is to real estate, a ranking of health by county indicates, U.S. researchers say. The County Health Rankings — by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — the first set of reports to rank the overall health of every county in all 50 states — is at: www.countyhealthrankings.org. Each county is ranked within a st ... Jump to full article >>

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Guilford County may have banned smoking from area bars and restaurants at the first of the year, but technology is giving county health officials and other anti-smoking advocates fits. “E-cigs” – also known as “electronic cigarettes” – are becoming the nicotine dispenser of choice now that smoking traditional cigarettes has been declared illegal in most public buildings. Electronic cigarettes are meant to simulate the ... Jump to full article >>

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Maryland’s recently enacted $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase has been a budgetary and public health success for which Gov. Martin O’Malley and the General Assembly should be proud. In the year after it took effect on Jan. 1, 2008, the cigarette tax increase brought $144 million in additional funds into the state coffers, which have helped to fund Maryland’s recent health care expansion. This expansion brought health care cover ... Jump to full article >>

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Smoking with young children in the car can be dangerous to their health, and in Arkansas it’s also against the law. The law was passed in 2008, one reason why some smokers 40/29 talked with had no idea it even exists. Fayetteville resident R.L. Jackson said, “I’ve never heard of the law before.” Jackson has been a smoker for a long time, and was raised in a smoking environment himself. “I grew up with a father smoking and I had ... Jump to full article >>

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