Health
Effects of chewing wild tobacco during pregnancy: study
A University of Queensland PhD scholar is examining the health effects of chewing wild tobacco plants by Central Australian Aboriginal women during pregnancy.
Jul 29, 2011
0
0
News tagged with nicotine
Health
Experts warn that e-cigarettes can damage the lungs
New research has shown that despite electronic cigarettes being marketed as a potentially safer alternative to normal cigarettes, they are still causing harm to the lungs.
Sep 2, 2012
0
0
Neuroscience
Nicotine withdrawal affects the brain's cognitive systems, researchers find
Most attempts to stop smoking are unsuccessful in the long term, even with smoking cessation methods such as nicotine replacement therapy. Penn State researchers are looking at how reward processing and working memory may ...
Dec 6, 2017
1
7
Health
Europe and electronic cigarettes
France said on Friday it would apply the same bans to electronic cigarettes as it does to tobacco but would not completely outlaw the popular smokeless product.
Jun 1, 2013
0
0
Addiction
E-cigarettes may be as addictive as traditional ones
Electronic cigarettes or "e-cigs" have been touted as a tool smokers can use to wean themselves off of traditional cigarettes, which many believe are more harmful than their "e" counterparts. But because e-cig liquid also ...
Jul 22, 2015
0
29
Health
Women find it more difficult to quit smoking
Women are half as likely to quit smoking as men, according to research presented at the 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC). Affordability of smoking cessation medications was another barrier to success.
Oct 28, 2019
1
31
Health
How quickly smokers metabolize nicotine may point to most effective way to quit
Nearly 70 percent of smokers who try to quit relapse within one week - daunting odds for people trying to kick the habit. Researchers have long theorized that some individuals may be genetically programmed to have an easier ...
Jan 11, 2015
0
79
Health
Nicotine exposure during and after pregnancy can cause hearing problems in children
Nicotine exposure, before and after birth, can cause a child to have hearing problems due to abnormal development in the auditory brainstem. This is according to a mouse model study published in The Journal of Physiology.
Feb 13, 2017
0
15
Addiction
Progressively reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes may not lead smokers to quit
The US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, passed in 2009, permits the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set standards for cigarette nicotine content. The FDA is accordingly supporting research into ...
Jul 22, 2015
0
38
Psychology & Psychiatry
Tobacco increases risk of schizophrenia, psychosis
Tobacco smokers are at increased risk of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Nov 21, 2018
0
7
