Dentistry
Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren't enough, there's more bad news for cigarette smokers.
Sep 26, 2018
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Health
Tobacco display ban linked to fewer children buying cigarettes in shops
Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17 per cent.
Sep 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Number of vapers tops 3 million for first time in Britain
More than 3 million people in Great Britain are now vaping, according to new survey data.
Sep 17, 2018
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Health
Even 'good' levels of air pollution are bad for smokers
(HealthDay)—Even low levels of air pollution can pose a threat to the lungs of cigarette smokers, researchers say.
Sep 4, 2018
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Health
E-cigarettes don't seem to aid smoking cessation efforts
(HealthDay)—Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is most common among current smokers, according to a study published online July 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 2, 2018
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Health
U.S. smoking rate hits all-time low
(HealthDay)—Fewer than 14 percent of American adults smoked cigarettes in 2017, the lowest level seen since data collection started in 1965, government health officials reported Tuesday.
Jun 19, 2018
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Health
Marijuana may lead non-smokers to cigarettes
While cigarette smoking has long been on the decline, marijuana use is on the rise and, disproportionately, marijuana users also smoke cigarettes. A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public ...
Mar 27, 2018
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Health
E-cigarettes doing more harm than good: study
(HealthDay)—Electronic cigarettes do little to help smokers quit, and could actually increase the likelihood that teens and young adults will start smoking, a new study suggests.
Mar 14, 2018
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Health
Balancing the benefits and risks of electronic cigarettes
What should physicians say to their patients who ask them about the safety of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and whether the devices can help them quit smoking? Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physician Nancy Rigotti, ...
Feb 12, 2018
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Addiction
Benefits of smoking cessation medications diminish over time
A new Tel Aviv University study published in Addiction finds that only eight out of 100 smokers who take smoking cessation medications will have benefited from taking smoking medications after one year's time. The researchers ...
Jan 30, 2018
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