April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Apr 26, 2022
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A ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on track to implement may have unintended consequences, according to a study by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical ...
Apr 21, 2022
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In a special communication published in Tobacco Control, investigators report finding considerable weaknesses in a previous analysis of San Francisco data suggesting that flavored tobacco bans applied to electronic nicotine ...
Mar 22, 2022
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From 2019 to 2020, there was a decrease in the prevalence of overall tobacco product use, according to research published in the March 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality ...
Mar 21, 2022
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During 2021, 13.4% of high school students and 4.0% of middle school students reported tobacco product use during the previous 30 days, according to research published in the March 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Nicholas Hopkinson at Imperial College London welcomes the move, saying this will give doctors another means to help smokers quit.
Jan 12, 2022
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Heated tobacco products are designed to heat tobacco without burning it or producing smoke. The popularity of these products soared in Japan after the release of an electronic device called IQOS in 2016. Heated tobacco products ...
Jan 7, 2022
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Regular smokers are at heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but crushing the butts in favor of a "smokeless" alternative like chewing tobacco, snuff or tobacco lozenges may go a long way toward bringing the ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Nearly all countries agree: Smoking is bad, and getting people to kick the habit is a worthy public health goal.
Dec 30, 2021
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Most smokers start early: According to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, nearly nine out of 10 adult smokers first tried tobacco by age 18, and the progression to daily use almost always occurs by age 26.
Dec 8, 2021
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