One Half Hour of Passive Smoking Damages Heart [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,526991,00.html ]
News report on research that shows that breathing secondhand smoke for just 30 minutes can damage the heart. - [ Read more ]

JAMA: Protective Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Ischemic Stroke [ http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/1/53 ]
The protective effect of moderate consumption of alcohol was found in various populations. Journal of the American Medical Association. - [ Read more ]

NutraIngredients.com: 'Direct Evidence' that Cocoa Benefits Heart Health [ http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=65154-mars-cocoa-flavanols-heart ]
A cocoa flavanol was shown to improve blood vessel relaxation in a study carried out by UC Davis in the United States, and sponsored by confectionery company Mars. - [ Read more ]

Ill Effects of Caffeine and How to Quit Coffee [ http://www.twilightbridge.com/deaddictions/coffee.htm ]
Information about symptoms of caffeine addiction, calculating daily intake, withdrawal symptons, and quitting gradually. - [ Read more ]

University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network [ http://www.umich.edu/~umtrn/ ]
Network of University of Michigan scholars, spanning many disciplines in numerous UM schools and colleges, who share an interest in tobacco and nicotine related research. Tobacco websites, news and events, research. - [ Read more ]

The World's Healthiest Foods: Do I need to eat dairy products in order to prevent osteoporosis? [ http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=79 ]
Explores consumption of dairy products as a nutritional strategy for preventing osteoporosis. Includes a list of calcium-rich foods and references. - [ Read more ]

BBC News: Red Wine 'Protects From Colds' [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1986514.stm ]
Report on a study that moderate consumption of wine, especially red wine, helps fight off the common cold. - [ Read more ]

The Arents Collection [ http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/arents.html ]
New York Public Library collection said to be the largest and most comprehensive collection in the world on the history, literature, and lore of tobacco. - [ Read more ]

ScienceDaily Magazine -- Use Of Smokeless Tobacco May Lead To Breast Cancer, Wake Forest Team Reports [ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/05/000509003313.htm ]
Preliminary results suggest that using smokeless tobacco may dramatically increase the risk of breast cancer, Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers reported. - [ Read more ]

Realbeer.com: Beer And Your Health [ http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/ ]
A variety of articles on the effects of beer on nutrition and health. - [ Read more ]

I Can Quit Anytime I Want [ http://www.pulitzer.org/year/1995/editorial-cartooning/works/images/smoke.gif ]
Pulizter prize winning cartoon for 1995. - [ Read more ]

Public Misled Over Fire-safe Cigarettes [ http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993192 ]
New Scientist article reports the tobacco industry misled the public and legislators over fire-safe cigarettes, according to internal tobacco industry documents. - [ Read more ]

JAMA Tobacco [ http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/collection/tobacco ]
Recent papers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on tobacco and related topics. - [ Read more ]

Cigarettes Engineered for Addiction [ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/393075.stm ]
BBC News article on substances added to cigarettes by the industry to increase their addictiveness. - [ Read more ]

Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking [ http://www.epa.gov/nceawww1/ets/etsindex.htm ]
1992 EPA report identifies diseases caused by secondhand smoke, estimates exposures. - [ Read more ]

CBC Marketplace: Milk [ http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/food/milk/index.html ]
Milk consumption in Canada, government recommendations, and medical research. Includes a dairy factsheet, alternative sources of calcium, and links. - [ Read more ]

Consumer Health Journal: Hormones in Milk Are Linked to Cancer [ http://www.consumerhealthjournal.com/articles/milk-and-cancer.html ]
Alison Stewart's article on the presence of IGF-1 in milk from both treated and untreated cows, and an analysis of the studies connecting it to cancer. - [ Read more ]

National Conference on Tobacco Or Health: Program Listings [ http://ncth.confex.com/ncth/2002/techprogram/programssched.htm ]
Summaries of poster sessions and papers. - [ Read more ]

The University of Western Ontario - Study Shows Beer Has Same Benefits As Red Wine [ http://communications.uwo.ca/media_newsroom/story.html?listing_id=14653 ]
Press release describing the results of the study, which show a glass of beer or stout has the same antioxidant properties as a glass of red wine. - [ Read more ]

Smoking and Stroke: A Caustive Role [ http://www.differentstrokes.co.uk/smoking.htm ]
All tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, cause stroke. - [ Read more ]