Why say no to tobacco: Indian perspective.

Is It Time to Say Farewell to the ISDS System?; Comment on “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Is It Everything We Feared for Health?”

Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) continues to plague health-oriented government regulation. This is particularly reflected in recent challenges to tobacco control measures through bilateral investment agreements. There are numerous reform proposals circulating within the public health community. However, I suggest that perhaps it is time for the community to explore a stronger position ...

Tobacco use among women: gendered perspective to be included in global tobacco control policies.

Protective Effects of Educational Attainment Against Cigarette Smoking; Diminished Returns of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the National Health Interview Survey

Introduction: Although educational attainment is protective against health risk behaviors such as smoking, the Minorities’ Diminished Return theory posits that these protective effects are smaller for ethnic minorities than majority groups. This study compared the effects of educational attainment on the smoking status of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) and White ...

Smoking as a coping strategy.

The relationship between tobacco smoking and stress has been debated for some time. Adult smokers say cigarettes help them to relax, but also report feeling more stressed than non-smokers (Parrott, 2000). This positive connection between smoking tobacco and relieving stress leads to a regular pattern of smoking. However, when smokers stop, they gradually become less stressed over time (Parrott,...

ESCAPEing from bad-quality air: a cleaner air, from Europe to elsewhere.

There are many areas of life we don’t fully understand: how do babies learn to speak? Why do we sometimes laugh while reading? Why did Peter Sellers never receive an Oscar? Making the connections is not always easy. In a similar way, seasoned respiratory experts often say there are two types of respiratory research that are intrinsically difficult: anything related to tobacco, and environmental...