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National: Most smokers 'want to quit but struggle to go without',
BBC News, 7 March 2011.

Most smokers want to give up but simply find it hard to even go a day without lighting up, research shows. The Office for National Statistics report, based on a survey of more than...

 

National: Women's lung cancers has doubled since 1970s in over-60s,
BBC News, 7 March 2011.

Lung cancer rates have more than doubled for women over 60 since the mid-1970s, figures show. Cancer Research UK figures say the rate rose from 88 per 100,000 in 1975 to 190...

 

National: Lung cancer rates double in women over 60 since 1970s,
Telegraph, 7 March 2011.

Lung cancer rates for retired women have more than doubled since the mid-1970s because of an increase in the number of female smokers, new figures have shown. Rates for British...

 

National: Gene that predicts risk of heart attack identified by scientists,
Telegraph, 6 March 2011.

Scientists from all over the world, including Britain, studied the genetic make up of more than 140,000 people to find DNA faults in those susceptible to coronary heart disease...

 

National: Passive smoke 'raises breast cancer risk',
NHS Choices, 3 March 2011.

"Second-hand tobacco smoke as a child or adult appears to increase the risk of breast cancer," reports the BBC News. The news is based on a large, well-conducted study...

 

National: Passive smoking 'raises breast cancer risk',
BBC News, 2 March 2011.

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke as a child or adult appears to increase a woman's risk of breast cancer, experts say. Their study of nearly 80,000 women found breast...

 

Local: No Smoking Day is the perfect time to stop smoking,
Wales Online, 28 February 2011.

Dr Tony Jewell, Wales’ chief medical officer, says No Smoking Day is the perfect time to stop smoking. WE KNOW the majority of smokers want to give up, but as many as one in four...

 

Local: Bold plans to slash number of Welsh smokers by a third,
Wales Online, 24 February 2011.

Ambitious plans will today be published to slash the number of smokers in Wales by a third in just 10 years. If successful Wales would be comparable to California, which has taken an...

 

Local: We ask you: Should South Wales follow New York in banning smoking in public parks?,
This is South Wales, 8 February 2011.

THE Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg has extended a smoking ban to parks and public places in the US city. NYC now has one of the strictest anti-smoking regimes in the world...

 

Local: Lifestyle choices are vital in cutting cancer,
Wales Online, 7 February 2011.

THOUSANDS of cases of Wales’ most common cancers could be prevented by simple changes to people’s lifestyle, it has been claimed. The World Cancer Research Fund...

 

Local: The World Cancer Research Fund has drawn up 10 recommendations, which include the best advice for reducing the risk of cancer,
Wales Online, 7 February 2011.

Be as lean as possible without becoming underweight. Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of cancer. Be physically active...

 

Local: Decline in lung cancer threatened by schoolgirls taking up smoking,
Wales Online, 7 February 2011.

WALES could be turning the corner on lung cancer, with new figures showing a decline in the number of cases in men and women. Fewer men were diagnosed with the deadly...

 

Local: Welsh mums-to-be top UK league for smoking during pregnancy,
Wales Online, 6 February 2011.

MUMS-TO-BE are risking the lives of their unborn babies by smoking, binge drinking and even taking drugs, Wales on Sunday can reveal today. Alarming new figures show more women...

 

National: Nicotine addiction: all in the head?,
NHS Choices, 31 January 2011.

"Chain smokers battling in vain to quit may be able to blame it on their miswired brains," reported The Sun. It said that scientists have revealed that the problem lies in a gene...

 

Local: Plan to stop pregnant women smoking,
Wales Online, 26 January 2011.

PLANS to stop pregnant women smoking and encourage them to lead healthier lives will be unveiled today. Wales has the highest rates of women who smoke while they are...

 

Local: The supplements that could help you stop smoking,
Wales Online, 24 January 2011.

NEW Year resolutions for 2011 have been declared by millions and not surprisingly perhaps, stopping smoking is among the top three things we resolve to change for the better...

 

Local: Plan to stop smoking on hospital grounds,
Wales Online, 20 January 2011.

PATIENTS and staff face a ban on smoking on South Wales hospital grounds as NHS chiefs consider tough new rules to protect people’s health. Cardiff and Vale University Health...

 

National: Smoking is the reason men die earlier,
BBC News, 19 January 2011.

SMOKING is the main reason why on average men die earlier than women across Europe, researchers have found. World Health Organisation data on death rates reveals tobacco-related illness accounts for up to 60% of the gender health gap in most countries...

 

National: Smoking linked to earlier male deaths,
BBC News, 18 January 2011.

Smoking is the main reason why on average men die sooner than women across Europe, according to research. World Health Organization figures on death rates reveal tobacco...

 

National: Smoking 'causes damage in minutes', US experts claim,
BBC News, 16 January 2011.

Smoking damages the body in minutes rather than years, according to research in the US. The report, published in Chemical Research in Toxicology, shows that chemicals which...

 

National: How to get your health back on track,
Wales Online, 12 January 2011.

Like many people, I completely overindulged during the festive period but unlike my friends who have started 2011 determined to get fit and healthy, I’m finding it a real struggle to...

 

National: The future of smoking: in graphs,
Telegraph, 8 January 2011.

Citigroup has predicted that smoking will no longer exist in the developed world by 2050. Here, in graphs, is their evidence...

 

National: Teen heart risks 'can be tackled', a study suggests,
BBC News, 4 January 2011.

Health campaigns targeted at teens could help reduce their risk of heart problems as adults, a study suggests. Concerns have been raised that warning signs like high cholesterol are...

 

Did you know

  •    You are entitled to review your medications with your local pharmacist free of charge.
  •    A healthy balanced diet, taking more exercise and losing weight if necessary may delay the onset of diabetes.
  •    Young people aged 13-25 years can access free, confidential sexual health advice and condoms from the Cardiff Condom-Card (C-Card) Scheme.
  •    A reduction in dietary salt intake from 9g to 6g could reduce blood pressure.
  •    In England and Wales, alcohol misuse leads to some 33,000 hospital admissions each year for alcohol-related liver disease.
  •    Improving your diet could prevent an estimated third of cancers.
  •    Over 40% of 5 year olds in Cardiff have one or more decayed teeth.
  •    Currently, over half of the population of Cardiff are reported to be overweight or obese.
  •    If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash, than a driver who hasn't been drinking.
  •    A healthy balance diet, physical activity and maintaining a healthy body weight have been shown to be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
  •    Obesity is associated with a reduction in life expectancy of approximately 9 years.
  •    Regular exercise can really help if you're feeling depressed, stressed or anxious.
  •    A diet rich in fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of coronary heart disease.
  •    Of the people alive today, 650 million will eventually be killed by tobacco.
  •    An extra portion of fruit and vegetables per day could decrease the risk of coronary heart disease by 4% and stroke by 6%.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are 50% less likely of becoming obese.
  •    Nearly £2000 a year could be saved by quitting smoking 20 cigarettes per day.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are approximately 50% less likely to develop coronary health disease than those who do not exercise.
  •    By taking regular physical activity you are at reduced risk of developing osteoporosis.
  •    Smoking during pregnancy has been identified as a cause of cot death.
  •    In Wales, the total cost of physical inactivity to the health service and the economy as a whole is estimated at around £650 million per year.
  •    6,000 deaths from coronary heart disease in men each year are directly due to alcohol.
  •    Only 26% of adults in Cardiff undertake the recommended 5 x 30 minutes exercise per week.