Accurate labels like ‘aerosol’ or ‘chemicals’ increase perceived risks of e-cigarette use
George Mason study reveals that labeling e-cigarette emissions as 'chemicals' or 'aerosols' rather than 'vapor' increases the perceived risk of ...
Tag: Smoking/Tobacco
Nicotine vapour more rewarding for adolescents than adults
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers are the first to discover that adolescents react differently to e-cigarette vapour ...
Cigarette smoking associated with worse outcomes for bladder cancer patients after surgery
Study from Keck Medicine of USC links smoking with a higher risk of death and cancer recurrence, and less responsiveness ...
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Increases are among the largest in history of national studyCredit: National Institute on Drug Abuse Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine ...
UC study: Secondhand smoke sends more kids to the hospital
New research by UC reveals kids exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of hospital admissionsCredit: Provided/Ashley Merianos Children who ...
Lung injuries from vaping have characteristic patterns on CT
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Injuries to the lungs from vaping have suggestive patterns on ...
Green apple e-cigarette flavorant triggers reward-related behavior in the brain
Credit: Lead Author Skylar Cooper, PhD candidate, Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A common green apple vape flavor enhances nicotine ...
Heavier smoking linked to skyrocketing health risks
Credit: Billion Photos Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more ...
Though concerned about COVID-19, cigar smokers are smoking more, survey finds
Credit: UNC Lineberger An online survey involving nearly 800 cigar smokers found while the majority of the people surveyed intended ...
A targeted treatment for emphysema?
Small engineered peptide maintains lung tissue in animal modelsCredit: Hao Wu, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating ...
Quitline plus surgery are big motivators for giving up smoking
Surgery clinics provide unique opportunities for encouraging healthy changesCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis Health Smokers who have thoracic surgery ...
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...
Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings
Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams ...
Flavored cigarette ban significantly reduced youth smoking, new study finds
George Mason University study finds 2009 US Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by ...
Experts strongly recommend varenicline over the patch for adult smokers hoping to quit
ATS publishes new practice guideline on tobacco dependence treatmentCredit: ATS July 15, 2020 - Smoking cessation initiatives notwithstanding, along with ...
How vaping companies are use Instagram to market to young people
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are ...
Reducing high school prescription drug abuse through a hybrid prevention program
George Mason University receives funding for Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin to test an evidence-based drug abuse prevention program using hybrid ...
Continued nicotine use promotes brain tumors in lung cancer patients, study suggests
Wake Forest researchers suggest nicotine replacement therapies may not be suitable smoking cessation strategies for this populationCredit: Wu et al., ...
New insights into vaping uptake among Māori and Pacific peoples
Credit: University of Otago Māori and Pasifika who have not been able to quit smoking may need more support to ...
Can vaping scar your lungs? New insights and a possible remedy
E-cigarette liquid found to affect lung tissue repair process; inhibiting nicotine receptors may helpCredit: Richard Nho, University of Minnesota Bethesda, ...