HeartCorps articles from January 1990

HeartCorps archives from January 1990

Smokers who fail to quit shouldn't give up hope.
January 1, 1990... SMOKERS WHO FAIL TO QUIT SHOULDN'T GIVE UP HOPE "People who have quit smoking had to try an average of three times before they were successful. Patients who have tried to quit once therefore have good reason to try again," Dr. Nancy Rigotti...

Low nicotine cigarettes. (risk of heart attack not reduced by lower nicotine and CO levels)
January 1, 1990... LOW NICOTINE CIGARETTES Smoking cigarettes with less nicotine and carbon monoxide than regular cigarettes does not reduce the risk of heart attack, a new study has found. The researchers said the findings contradicted advertising...

The cost of smoking. (illustration)
January 1, 1990... THE COST OF SMOKING At $1.75 per pack and at one pack per day, the yearly cost of your smoking habit will be $638.75. If you smoke for five years, the cost will be $3,193.75 If you smoke for 10 years the cost will be ...

Cholesterol and smoking. (each cigarette raises cholesterol half a point)
January 1, 1990... CHOLESTEROL AND SMOKING Here's some news that might just make smokers finally decide to quit. A new study has found that the number of cigarettes smoked per day correlates directly with a person's cholesterol level. Every cigarette...

Smoking in the workplace.
January 1, 1990... SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE Employers are beginning to recognize that non-smoking employees are more productive than those who smoke. One study shows that smoking costs employers an average of $5,662 per year! This is because smokers tend to...

Smoking and body fat. (smoking redistributes body fat in a way that increases risk of disease)
January 1, 1990... SMOKING AND BODY FAT The popular wisdom is that smoking helps people to keep weight off, while quitting adds pounds, if only temporarily. While there is certainly some truth to this, it is only part of the story. What smoking also does is...

Teens and smoking.
January 1, 1990... TEENS AND SMOKING The number of teenagers and young men who chew tobacco is increasing dangerously, according to recent federal government surveys. - National Cancer Institute A survey of a high school class of 380 students revealed two...

Myth: smokeless cigarettes are a safe alternative.
January 1, 1990... MYTH: SMOKELESS CIGARETTES ARE A SAFE ALTERNATIVE Fact: the new smokeless cigarette now being test-marketed by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (under the brand name Premier) is hardly the answer to smokers' prayers. This new cigarette...

The physiology of smoking. (includes related articles )
January 1, 1990... THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SMOKING Oxygen is good. Blood must go round and round. These two simple axioms not only summarize cardiology, but also explain why tobacco smoking, chewing, sucking and spitting is deadly. Because we see people smoking...

How to quit smoking! (includes related information)
January 1, 1990... HOW TO QUIT SMOKING You've been thinking about quitting smoking for years and now you've decided that there's no choice - it's time to give up the habit FOR GOOD. Your doctor, your family and your friends are constantly nagging about your...

Famous quitters. (celebrities who quit smoking)
January 1, 1990... FAMOUS QUITTERS SHIRLEY MACLAINE, ACTRESS AND AUTHOR "As a dancer, I have much more energy from not smoking. And a lot of friends who are thankful, as well." LARRY HAGMAN, STAR OF DALLAS "I quit smoking for about the tenth time on January...

Exercise to the rescue. (physical activity reduces addictive need for cigarettes)
January 1, 1990... EXERCISE TO THE RESCUE On April 30, 1884, the modern cigarette was born in the North Carolina factory of W. Duke and Sons. The new Bonsack rolling machine marked the end of the inefficient hand-rolling era and allowed cigarette output and...

Are pipes and cigars really safe? (includes related article)
January 1, 1990... ARE Pipes & CIGARS REALLY SAFE? The belief that smoking pipes and cigars is safer than smoking cigarettes is widespread. Even the Surgeon General's annual reports on smoking have contributed to this belief. The 1979 report devoted a...

Nutritional hints ... for quitting smoking. (includes related information)
January 1, 1990... NUTRITIONAL HINTS...FOR QUITTING SMOKING AN ESTIMATED 30 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN QUITTING SMOKING. You can join their ranks in 1990. Ring in the New Year with confetti floating through clean air and lungs ready to inhale the...

A new leaf. A tobacco heir stops smoking. (Patrick Reynolds)
January 1, 1990... A New Leaf. Tobacco was his legacy. Quitting smoking is his nemesis. He is Patrick Reynolds. For his family, smoking was more than an idle pleasure - for them tobacco was the crop that made their family one of America's wealthiest. ...

Smoke gets in your eyes: the hazards of secondhand smoke.
January 1, 1990... SMOKE GEST IN YOUR EYES Even though you don't smoke, just living or working with smokers may endanger your health. Scientific studies show that exposure to the smoke of others, known as passive or involuntary smoke, may increase your risk...

Are you smoking your medication away? (smoking may interact with your medication)
January 1, 1990... ARE YOU SMOKING YOUR MEDICATION AWAY? Trying to stop smoking but just can't manage it? Here's one more reason to try a little harder - smoking may interact with your medication. Smoking decreases the effects of a wide variety of...

The Lifesign quit-smoking program.
January 1, 1990... The LifeSign Quit-Smoking Program Sometimes, it takes more than willpower to stop smoking. Even if you want to quit, many stop-smoking methods fail to address the key barriers involved - the unpleasant side effects of nicotine withdrawal...