For immediate release-
2008-15
OTTAWA (May 28, 2008) - Men around the world smoke more than women. But why? Because tobacco companies and advertisers have targeted men for the longest time, or is it just that women care more about their health? The majority of Canadian smokers are men (58%), compared to 42% for women, according to the 2006 Health Canada report.
Several experts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are available to comment on different aspects related to smoking for this World No-Tobacco Day.
Experts:
Young men looking for cigarettes
Dr. Joy Johnson, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (Vancouver)
Why do men smoke more, but women are at higher risk of lung cancer?
Dr. Donald Sin and Dr. Stephen Lam, CIHR-funded researchers from St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)
Mommy smokes, baby smokes
Dr. Alison Holloway and Ms. Jennifer Ellen Bruin, CIHR-funded researchers from McMaster University (Hamilton)
Mental illness and smoking addiction = an explosive mix
Dr. Rémi Quirion, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (Montreal)
The baby is the patch: Dads quit smoking
Dr. Joan Lorraine Bottorff, CIHR-funded researcher from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
Which came first, the depression or the cigarette?
Mr. Michael Oliver Chaiton, CIHR-funded researcher from the University of Toronto (Toronto)
Effect of smoking on the immune system
Dr. Martin Robert Stampfli, CIHR-funded researcher from the McMaster University (Hamilton)
Too many cigarettes, too little exercise
Mr. Mathieu Bélanger, CIHR-funded researcher from McGill University (Montreal)
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For an interview, please contact:
David Coulombe
CIHR Media Relations
Telephone: 613-941-4563
Cellular: 613-808-7526
Email: mediarelations@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is the Government of Canada's agency for health research. CIHR's mission is to create new scientific knowledge and to catalyze its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health-care system. Composed of 13 Institutes, CIHR provides leadership and support to more than 11,000 health researchers and trainees across Canada.
