Native Americans and higher cigarette use: Stereotype goes up in smoke
Credit: (The University of Arizona Health Sciences TUCSON, Ariz. - Multiple past studies have reported that, compared to whites, Native ...
Tag: Smoking/Tobacco
E-cigarette users are exposed to potentially harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage
Zinc excess in the body correlates with oxidative stressCredit: Talbot lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Researchers at the University ...
Bright idea in dentist’s office leads to innovative smoking cessation project
Results from this study recently published online in Addiction found primary care physicians providing smokers with a free, two week ...
Never too late to quit — protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Credit: The Sanger Institute / UCL Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the ...
Abnormal imaging findings key to EVALI diagnosis in vapers
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Pulmonary imaging is important in the diagnosis of the acute ...
Helping patients prep mind and body for surgery pays off, study suggests
'Prehabilitation' for at-risk patients linked to lower length of stay and total costs by encouraging walking, breathing exercises, nutrition, and ...
Researchers surprised by high levels of alcohol consumption among cancer survivors
First-ever large study on drinking habits of cancer survivors -- published in JNCCN -- finds more than a third exceed ...
Vaping lung injury symptoms have been reported online for at least seven years
UC Riverside research used internet data mining to monitor health effects reported by electronic cigarette users over timeCredit: I. Pittalwala, ...
Half of women with heart failure get the wrong treatment
As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure ...
Following scientific literature review, Imperial Brands calls for legalisation of snus in EU
Credit: Imperial Brands Following a new literature review* of the harm reduction potential of snus, Imperial Brands - owners of ...
Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens
NIH's 2019 Monitoring the Future survey finds continuing declines in prescription opioid misuse, tobacco cigarettes, and alcoholCredit: University of Michigan ...
Researchers awarded $3.1 million to address vaping epidemic among youth
Credit: UTHealth As e-cigarette use by young people reaches epidemic proportions, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
Pregnant smokers at higher risk for gestational diabetes, Hebrew University study finds
Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash 90 Smoking during pregnancy is one of the most significant risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. In ...
Research: Alcohol and tobacco policies can reduce cancer deaths
Credit: Pixabay Policies aimed at cutting alcohol and tobacco consumption, including the introduction of random breath testing programs and bans ...