More to smoking than just cancer

Tobacco has been commonly linked with cancer and cardiovascular disease, but there is also increased risk of other diseases such as lupus erythematosus, Grave's disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), and Alzheimer's disease. Autoimmune conditions, such as lupus, Grave's disease and RA, occur when the defence cells of the body recognize and attack itself, resulting in pain and inflammation.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by CBS News

Related Disease Topics:

• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Lupus erythematosus
• Grave's disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• RA
• Erectile dysfunction
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease
• GERD
• Alzheimer's disease
• Autoimmune conditions
• Lupus

Article Source Details

About: More to smoking than just cancer

Date: 18 August 2005

Source: CBS News

URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/18/earlyshow/health/health_news/main784532.shtml

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of cancer
• Cause of lung cancer
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of lupus erythematosus
• Cause of Grave's disease
• Cause of rheumatoid arthritis
• Cause of RA
• Cause of erectile dysfunction
• Cause of obstructive sleep apnea
• Cause of gastro-esophageal reflux disease
• Cause of GERD
• Cause of Alzheimer's disease
• Cause of autoimmune conditions
• Cause of lupus
• Cause of atherosclerosis
• Risk and tobacco
• Risk and cancer
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and lupus erythematosus
• Risk and Grave's disease
• Risk and rheumatoid arthritis
• Risk and RA
• Risk and erectile dysfunction
• Risk and obstructive sleep apnea
• Risk and gastro-esophageal reflux disease
• Risk and GERD
• Risk and Alzheimer's disease
• Risk and autoimmune conditions
• Risk and lupus
• Risk and tobacco smoke
• Risk and tobacco
• Risk and lung cancer
• Side effects and tobacco
• Side effects and tobacco smoke
• Side effects and smoking
• Side effects and second hand smoke

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