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		<title>Unhealthy Lifestyle Associated With Sexual Dysfunction in Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unhealthy lifestyle could put men at risk for sexual dysfunction, according to a new study.
Several factors associated with an unhealthy lifestyle, such as weight problems, physical inactivity, high alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking and hard drugs appear to be associated with sexual dysfunctions.
Additionally, unhealthy lifestyles are more common among persons who are sexually inactive.
Danish researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smokers Have Strokes At Younger Ages</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to a new study.
Researchers studied nearly 1000 stroke patients between January 2009 and March 2011 and found that the average age of stroke patients who smoked was 58, compared to age 67 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Misconceptions, Smoking Hookah Can Be Just As Dangerous As Smoking Cigarettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a growing number of cities instituting smoking bans across the country, hookah bars are continuing to crop up everywhere and gaining a loyal customer base in young adults.
Hookahs, for those who are unfamiliar, are smoking instruments that use charcoal to heat flavored tobacco. The smoke from the heated tobacco is then sucked through a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air Cleaners Can Reduce Asthma Symptoms in Children Who Live With Smokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While a smoke-free home for children who have asthma is the best option, a new study shows that indoor air cleaners can significantly reduce household air pollution and reduce rates of daytime asthma symptoms.
Johns Hopkins researchers found that air cleaners could improve overall air quality in homes, and in some cases lead to a reduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Your Brain on Cigarettes: How Smokers&#8217; Brains Differ from Non-Smokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have seen the shocking new images on cigarette packages meant to discourage smokers from buying them.  But do they actually work?
Not really, according to researchers, because cigarette smokers appear to have lower activity in the fear centers of their brains compared to non-smokers.
Heavy smokers actually appear to need nicotine to keep their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texting May Help People Quit Smoking, Study Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget nicotine patches and gum.  Efforts to quit smoking have officially moved into the 21st century.
According to British researchers, smokers are twice as likely to succeed in quitting if they receive supportive text messages, USA Today reported.
The researchers followed 5,800 smokers in their attempts to quit the habit.  One group was sent motivational text messages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking: Kicking the Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody wakes up one morning and suddenly decides to be a smoker. Smoking is a habit picked up from others who smoke. It&#8217;s a social disease. Individuals do it in imitation of somebody they respect who smokes, like parents or teachers, or they do it because their high school or college friends smoke and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secondhand Smoke Can Create Symptoms of Nicotine Addiction in Non-Smoking Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/secondhand-smoke-can-create-symptoms-of-nicotine-addiction-in-non-smoking-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think your smoking isn’t affecting your kids?  Think again.
According to a new study, mere exposure to secondhand smoke can spur symptoms of nicotine dependence in non-smoking pre-teens.
Not only that, the study also indicated that pre-teens who repeatedly observe a parent, sibling friend or neighbor smoking cigarettes are more likely to pick up the habit themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rates of &#8220;Pack-A-Day&#8221; Smokers Fall in the United States</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/rates-of-pack-a-day-smokers-fall-in-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, the rate of “pack-a-day” or more smokers in the United States has fallen sharply since 1965, particularly in California, which has led the nation in its anti-smoking efforts, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
In the mid 1960s, 56 percent of smokers in the U.S. lit up 20 or more cigarettes a day.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Fathers-To-Be Smoke, Risks of Stillbirth and Birth Defects Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/when-fathers-to-be-smoke-risks-of-stillbirth-and-birth-defects-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/when-fathers-to-be-smoke-risks-of-stillbirth-and-birth-defects-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Somers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s long been recommended that mothers-to-be quit smoking to reduce risks of pregnancy complications and birth defects, but new research indicates that fathers-to-be should drop the cigarette habit as well, the BBC News reported.
When pregnant women are exposed to smoke at work or at home, even if they do not smoke themselves, their risk of [...]]]></description>
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