Posted by laima on March 6, 2007, at 9:24:32 [reposted on March 8, 2007, at 8:51:31 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Nicotine as a therapeutic medication » Phillipa, posted by Quintal on March 6, 2007, at 4:10:17
Well, here's a little good news- currently posted in the New York Times online Health section.March 6, 2007
Vital Signs
Exercise: Workouts May Offset One Effect of SmokingSmokers who cannot give up the habit can still help themselves through exercise.
Those who exercise, a new study finds, are less likely to develop a serious lung ailment common to smokers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The article appears in the March issue of The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
For the study, Dr. Judith Garcia-Aymerich of the Municipal Institute of Medical Research in Barcelona, Spain, and her colleagues followed the health of almost 6,800 people, smokers and nonsmokers, over 11 years. Of these, 928 developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which killed more than 100,000 Americans in 2003, the researchers said.
The study found that among the smokers, the disease occurred about 20 percent less in those who reported moderate or high levels of exercise.
“It is plausible that regular physical activity could counteract the smoking effects through an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanism,” the study said.
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