Authors: American Council on Science and Health, Elizabeth M. Whelan, American Council on Science and Health, Elizabeth M. Whelan
ISBN-13: 9781573921589, ISBN-10: 1573921580
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date Published: January 1997
Edition: New Edition
From impotence to diabetes, cataracts to psoriasis, the proven dangers of smoking go well beyond heart and lung disease. Here, for the first time in one complete volume, noted experts detail all the known health threats of smoking. Twenty eye-opening chapters--all carefully reviewed by independent health experts--explain clearly and honestly how cigarette smoking can affect the body from head to toe. 215 pp.
Foreword: Cigarettes: The Undisclosed Medical Risks | ||
Preface | ||
Introduction: The Leading Cause of Preventable Death | 1 | |
Ch. 1 | Smoking and Lung Disease | 5 |
Ch. 2 | Oncology: Smoking and Cancer Risk | 13 |
Ch. 3 | Smoking and Heart Disease | 25 |
Ch. 4 | Smoking and Peripheral Vascular Disease | 35 |
Ch. 5 | Smoking and the Skin | 41 |
Ch. 6 | Smoking and Surgical Risk | 47 |
Ch. 7 | Smoking and Orthopedic Problems | 55 |
Ch. 8 | Smoking and Rheumatologic Conditions | 61 |
Ch. 9 | Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Pediatric Illnesses | 69 |
Ch. 10 | Smoking and Complications in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 81 |
Ch. 11 | Smoking and Urology: Male Infertility and Sexuality Dysfunctions | 95 |
Ch. 12 | Smoking and Neurological Disorders | 101 |
Ch. 13 | Psychiatry: Smoking, the Brain and Behavior | 111 |
Ch. 14 | Otolaryngology: Abnormalities of the Ears, Nose and Throat Associated with Smoking | 117 |
Ch. 15 | Smoking and the Eyes | 121 |
Ch. 16 | Smoking and Oral Health | 129 |
Ch. 17 | Smoking and the Endocrine System | 135 |
Ch. 18 | Smoking and Gastrointestinal Diseases | 145 |
Ch. 19 | Smoking and the Immune System | 155 |
Ch. 20 | Smoking and Emergency Medicine | 163 |
Afterword: Tobaccosis, A Twentieth-Century Catastrophe | 169 | |
Epilogue | 175 | |
Index | 179 |