Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Living with COPD
November is National COPD Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Nov 2, 2023
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News tagged with cigarette smoke
Addiction
Researchers document how surge of cheap, flavored cigars targets young consumers
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares to issue a final rule prohibiting flavored cigars, a report issued today by the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Risk of premature birth from smoking while pregnant more than double previous estimates
Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers—more than double the previous estimate.
Sep 27, 2023
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Health
Study finds link to unclean cooking fuels and developmental delays in children
Just about everyone knows that cigarette smoke is bad for babies. Should cooking fuels like natural gas, propane and wood be viewed similarly when used indoors?
Sep 26, 2023
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Addiction
Population study finds no sign that e-cigarettes are a gateway into smoking
The most comprehensive study to date investigating whether e-cigarettes are a gateway into or out of smoking finds that, at the population level, there is no sign that e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine delivery ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Cardiology
E-cigarettes not a safer alternative to smoking, expert says
Electronic cigarette use, or vaping, has been seen as a potentially less harmful alternative to traditional cigarette smoking. A University of Texas at Arlington expert says otherwise.
Sep 18, 2023
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Health
Nicotine e-cigarettes, prescription drugs and dual NRT identified as most effective stop-smoking aids
Nicotine e-cigarettes and two prescription medications that curb symptoms of withdrawal are the most effective stop-smoking aids, according to a comprehensive, multinational review by a team of scientists, including a University ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How e-cigarette or nicotine replacement therapy influences smoking cessation later in pregnancy
The risks of smoking during pregnancy for both maternal and fetal health are well documented, but only about half of pregnant people quit smoking on their own.
Sep 12, 2023
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Genetics
Boys who smoke in their early teens found to risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children
A new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.
Aug 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smoking found to significantly increase the risk of depression
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy.
Aug 30, 2023
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