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UrduE-cigarette vapor may have similar effects to cigarette smoke on bacteria associated with smoking-related illness such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, according to a study published in Respiratory Research . Although e-cigarettes are perceived as a safer…
Tag: SMOKING/TOBACCO
Review of studies on cigarette smoking, multiple sclerosis
What The Study Did: Researchers conducted a literature review of studies to summarize outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis who smoke cigarettes and who are exposed to smoke. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at…
Three quarters of teens who vape report using nicotine, marijuana, or multiple substances
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides data that highlight disturbing trends in teen e-cigarette use
E-cigarettes significantly raise risk of chronic lung disease, first long-term study finds
‘Dual use’ of both e-cigarettes and smoked tobacco is riskiest, say authors
Review of studies on cigarette smoking, multiple sclerosis
What The Study Did: Researchers conducted a literature review of studies to summarize outcomes in patients with multiple sclerosis who smoke cigarettes and who are exposed to smoke. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at…
Three quarters of teens who vape report using nicotine, marijuana, or multiple substances
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides data that highlight disturbing trends in teen e-cigarette use
E-cigarettes significantly raise risk of chronic lung disease, first long-term study finds
‘Dual use’ of both e-cigarettes and smoked tobacco is riskiest, say authors
E-cigarette user found to have rare form of lung scarring typically found in metal workers
European Respiratory Society warns against vaping for smoking cessation
Pot while pregnant: UNLV medicine doctors urge caution
New study links daily marijuana use to adverse fetal health outcomes
Pot while pregnant: UNLV medicine doctors urge caution
New study links daily marijuana use to adverse fetal health outcomes
Additives result in higher toxins for vape users, Portland State study finds
The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin led a research…
Additives result in higher toxins for vape users, Portland State study finds
The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin led a research…
Research: Alcohol and tobacco policies can reduce cancer deaths
Policies aimed at cutting alcohol and tobacco consumption, including the introduction of random breath testing programs and bans on cigarette advertising, have resulted in a significant reduction in Australian cancer death rates, new research shows. The La Trobe Centre for…
Why cigarettes initially feel disgusting and how this could help smokers quit
Scientists identify the cells behind nicotine aversion in the mouse brain
Why cigarettes initially feel disgusting and how this could help smokers quit
Scientists identify the cells behind nicotine aversion in the mouse brain
Is parents’ use of marijuana associated with greater likelihood of kids’ substance use?
Bottom Line: Recent and past use of marijuana by parents was associated with increased risk of marijuana, tobacco and alcohol use by adolescent or young adult children living in the same household in this survey study. Researchers examined data for…
New type of e-cigarette vaping injury described in CMAJ
A research case report describing lung injury related to e-cigarette use in a 17-year-old Canadian may be the first documented case of a new form of damage from vaping products. The article, published in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal…
Study finds increase in US adults who perceive E-cigarettes more harmful than cigarettes
ATLANTA–The number of U.S. adults who perceive e-cigarettes to be at as harmful as, or more harmful than, cigarettes has increased between 2017 and 2018, even prior to the national outbreak of vaping-related lung disease and deaths, a study by…
Firefighters can ease one another’s job stress, but loving spouses may increase it
Firefighting adage is to ‘leave it at the firehouse,’ but prevention of spillover stress in personal life may bring its own tension
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issues policy statement on e-cigs
‘Electronic cigarettes should never be used by youth or by adults who are not currently smoking’
Use changes after recreational marijuana legalization
Bottom Line: How the legalization of recreational marijuana in some states was associated with changes in marijuana use and cannabis use disorder compared to other states from 2008 to 2016 was the focus of this study. Researchers used national survey data…
Firefighters can ease one another’s job stress, but loving spouses may increase it
Firefighting adage is to ‘leave it at the firehouse,’ but prevention of spillover stress in personal life may bring its own tension
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer issues policy statement on e-cigs
‘Electronic cigarettes should never be used by youth or by adults who are not currently smoking’
Use changes after recreational marijuana legalization
Bottom Line: How the legalization of recreational marijuana in some states was associated with changes in marijuana use and cannabis use disorder compared to other states from 2008 to 2016 was the focus of this study. Researchers used national survey data…
Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs
Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as results of new research show the damage they cause to the brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs. The study, which is published in the…
Fetal nicotine exposure harms breathing in infants
Neurons controlling the tongue could play a role in sudden infant death syndrome
Fetal nicotine exposure harms breathing in infants
Neurons controlling the tongue could play a role in sudden infant death syndrome
Physicians create guide for identifying, treating vaping lung illness
Clinicians’ tool for EVALI treatment published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Eight tips for promoting men’s health
UBC men’s health expert John Oliffe has a few tips that can help ensure the success of men’s health programs
‘Vaping’: The BfR advises against self-mixing e-liquids
E-cigarette consumers should avoid products of uncertain origin
‘Vaping’: The BfR advises against self-mixing e-liquids
E-cigarette consumers should avoid products of uncertain origin
Popular flavors of JUUL electronic cigarettes used by teens
Bottom Line: Estimating the most common JUUL electronic cigarette flavors used by U.S. teenagers in 2019 was the focus of this study. Nationally representative survey data collected in 2019 from about 14,000 eighth, 10th and 12th graders were used, of…
Study: A mother’s warmth, sensitivity can mitigate obesity risk factors in infants
A majority of mothers in the UB study had used cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana or cocaine during pregnancy, an obesity risk factor
Evidence that tobacco smoking increases risk of depression and schizophrenia
A new study published today [6 Nov] in Psychological Medicine and led by University of Bristol researchers has found that tobacco smoking may increase your risk of developing depression and schizophrenia. It is well known that smoking is much more…
Preventing smoking — evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department. Studying patients in urban emergency departments matters because these patients…
Association of canadian provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors, use
What The Study Did: This study investigated how Canadian provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors were associated with changes in their e-cigarette use. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https:/…
Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
How a common diabetes drug works in the brain may provide a new strategy in the battle to quit smoking
Study finds teen vaping probably doesn’t lead to smoking
A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research , published by Oxford University Press, suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more similar to conventional cigarette smokers than they are to non-tobacco users in terms of demographics and behavioral characteristics. While…
Preventing smoking — evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department. Studying patients in urban emergency departments matters because these patients…
Study finds teen vaping probably doesn’t lead to smoking
A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research , published by Oxford University Press, suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more similar to conventional cigarette smokers than they are to non-tobacco users in terms of demographics and behavioral characteristics. While…
Preventing smoking — evidence from urban emergency department patients
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation offers a more in-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department. Studying patients in urban emergency departments matters because these patients…
Association of canadian provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors, use
What The Study Did: This study investigated how Canadian provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors were associated with changes in their e-cigarette use. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https:/…
Association of canadian provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors, use
What The Study Did: This study investigated how Canadian provincial bans on electronic cigarette sales to minors were associated with changes in their e-cigarette use. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https:/…
Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
How a common diabetes drug works in the brain may provide a new strategy in the battle to quit smoking
Study finds teen vaping probably doesn’t lead to smoking
A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research , published by Oxford University Press, suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more similar to conventional cigarette smokers than they are to non-tobacco users in terms of demographics and behavioral characteristics. While…
Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
How a common diabetes drug works in the brain may provide a new strategy in the battle to quit smoking
Study examines first use of flavored tobacco products
What The Study Did: Associations between the first use of flavored tobacco products and subsequent use of those products were examined in this observational study based on nationally representative survey data of more than 38,400 youth and adults in the…
Is cigarette type associated with lung cancer outcomes?
What The Study Did: An association between lung cancer outcomes and the filter status of cigarettes, their tar level and menthol flavor was examined using data from more than 14,000 participants in a lung screening trial who completed detailed questionnaires…
E-cigarettes may help more than 50,000 smokers to stop smoking in England each year
A new study published today by the scientific journal Addiction found a positive link between the number of people in England giving up smoking when using e-cigarettes to try and quit. The study, led by UCL researchers and funded by…
Is there evidence of the ‘immigrant health paradox’ among Arab Americans?
There is a need to intentionally collect ethnicity and racial data on Arab immigrants in order to better understand their health, according to a Boston College researcher