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Study shows school-based life skills tobacco control program can lower smoking rates in youth
April 19, 2012 A new study provides the latest evidence that school-based tobacco control programs can have a positive effect in lowering tobacco use among youth. The study was an evaluation of Salaam Bombay Foundation’s (SBF) life-skills tobacco…
Most Americans support reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes to stop children from taking up smoking
A vast majority of U.S. adults support reducing nicotine in cigarettes to below nonaddictive levels if it means fewer children and adults will become addicted to cigarettes, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health…
Nicotine replacement therapies may not be effective in helping people quit smoking
For immediate release: Monday, January 9, 2012 Boston, MA – Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even…
Tobacco control news: e-cigarette health risks; decline in Greek smoking rates
E-cigarettes affect airways A new study finds that electronic cigarettes, marketed as safer alternatives for nicotine fixes than tobacco products, carry health risks of their own. Researchers from the Center for Global Tobacco Control at Harvard School of…
Researchers shed light on what triggers tumors in lung cancer
October 12, 2011 -- For decades cigarette smoking has been considered a risk factor for lung cancer, but exactly how tobacco use causes tumors to grow in the lungs is not fully understood. A new study led by…
Secondhand smoke may cause mental health problems in children
Living in a household with secondhand smoke may increase children’s odds of developing certain neurobehavioral disorders, such as learning disabilities and conduct and behavior disorders, by 50%, according to Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) research reported in…
Smoking may increase risk of prostate cancer recurrence, death
For immediate release: June 21, 2011 Boston, MA – A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of California, San Francisco, researchers suggests that men with prostate cancer who smoke increase their risk of prostate cancer…
HSPH's Connolly fighting tobacco use worldwide
Gregory N. Connolly, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control and professor of the practice of public health at HSPH, was featured in the Harvard Gazette for his research into the health effects of tobacco and the…
HSPH's Connolly passionate about curbing smoking worldwide
Gregory N. Connolly, professor of the practice of public health at HSPH and director of HSPH’s Center for Global Tobacco Control, is spotlighted in the March-April 2011 issue of Harvard Magazine for his far-reaching anti-tobacco efforts. Before coming…
Secondhand smoke laws may reduce childhood ear infections
For immediate release: Thursday, January 27, 2011 Boston, MA -- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues from the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Republic of Ireland, have found that a reduction in secondhand…
