Premature infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new research out of the University of Calgary. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.

While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they want into the product. Published in

Expenditure on NHS Stop Smoking Services was almost £61 Million in 2007/08 - nearly £10 million more than in 2006/07 and almost £36 million more than in 2001/02, a report by The NHS Information Centre reveals). The report; Statistics on NHS Stop Smoking Services: England, April 2007 to March 2008; is the first annual report about NHS Stop Smoking Services covering the period since the introduction of the smoking ban in England on July 1 2007.

A quit smoking meter is one of the more widely used quit smoking products on the market today. Obviously, this doesn’t make it the best. Should you invest in one?

Smoking tobacco products is widely recognised as one of the most life-threatening and habit-forming habits an individual can practice. The entertainment industry for as indeterminable time related smoking with being fashionable and “trendy” and this has ultimately “legitimatised” smoking amongst millions of people. There’s no question that individuals do realise and recognise the risks associated with smoking tobacco but regrettably, nicotine, the principal constituent encountered in cigarettes as well as all other tobacco based products, is extremely habit-forming.

Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC) and Invacare Top End, the company’s sports and recreation division, are proud to launch an online feature dedicated to the Team Invacare athletes who are participating in the Paralympics in Beijing, China. It may be viewed at www.invacare.com/2008Paralympics. The Paralympics, held September 6 - 17, is the largest and most celebrated athletic competition in the world for athletes with disabilities.