Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Association of tuberculosis with smoking and indoor air pollution

Smokers have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection, TB disease and of dying from TB compared to people who do not smoke.

Read more »

Keywords: association, tuberculosis, smoking, indoor, air, pollution, tuberculosi

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Association of tuberculosis with smoking and indoor air pollution":

1. Global momentum for smoke-free indoor environments at tipping point
   04-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In a perspective in the April 12, 2007, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Association of European Cancer Leagues describe the growing momentum for indoor smoking bans in countries across the globe. They identify Ireland's pioneering 2004 comprehensive indoor smoking ban as a likely tipping point for fundamental change in social norms and public health worldwide. A map of smoke-free countries is included.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Model Homes Offer National Indoor Air Quality Impact Results
   10-06-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Engineers at NIST have developed a database of U.S. residential housing to help conduct nationwide analyses of ventilation, air cleaning or moisture control strategies to reduce indoor air pollution. The new database of over 200 residential dwellings, representing 80 percent of the United States housing stock, can be combined with a computer simulation technique to determine the impacts of indoor air quality interventions.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs
   04-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A total workplace ban on smoking in Ireland resulted in an 83 percent reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in airborne carcinogens for patrons and staff and an improvement in the respiratory health of bar workers, according to a one-year follow-up study.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Review study finds association between tobacco smoking and increased risk of tuberculosis
   01-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found consistent evidence that smoking is associated with an increased risk of TB. They also found that passive smoking (secondhand smoke) and the burning of biomass fuels was associated with an increased TB risk.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Poor indoor air quality means poorer health for patients with COPD
   08-31-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Poor indoor air quality can significantly worsen health problems in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, according to researchers in Scotland. High concentrations of fine particulate pollution -- the type of pollution associated with secondhand smoke and, in developing countries, indoor cooking and heating fires -- were strongly linked to poorer health status.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Air contaminants databases ease healthy homes planning
   02-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Air pollution sources are everywhere in the home, from the bacon and eggs frying in the kitchen, to the woodburning stove in the family room, the newly painted hallway, and even the carpet in the living room. To help estimate the seriousness of these and other indoor pollutant sources as well as to devise ways to reduce possible health impacts, NIST has developed searchable databases of relevant product emission studies.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Study confirms the risk of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke outdoors
   05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from secondhand tobacco smoke. While the health risks associated with indoor secondhand smoke are well documented, little research has been done on exposure to toxic tobacco fumes outdoors. Now, Stanford University researchers have conducted the first in-depth study on how outdoor smoking affects air quality. The results show that a non-smoker a few feet downwind from a smoldering cigarette is likely to be exposed to substantial levels of contaminated air.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Heavy metal slips down UK air quality charts
   01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Twenty-five years of pollution monitoring shows a fall in the presence of toxins in ambient air.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. White teens with high exposure to R-rated movies have increased risk of smoking initiation
   03-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   White adolescents with high exposure to R-rated movies and fewer restrictions on their television viewing habits are more likely to start smoking than those with low media exposure, but this association is not seen in black adolescents, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Exposure to smoking-cessation product ads helps smokers quit
    07-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
    The more magazine ads smokers see for the nicotine patch and other quit-smoking aids, the more likely they are to try to quit smoking and be successful -- even without buying the products, finds a new Cornell study presented at the American Marketing Association's recent meeting in Washington, D.C.
    Similar news · Read more »