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Good smells may help ease tobacco cravings
(HealthDay)—Could quitting tobacco involve something as simple as a pleasant scent?
Apr 15, 2019
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Graphic cigarette warning labels can deter some sales
Placing graphic anti-smoking warning labels on cigarette packages may deter some adults from purchasing tobacco products, but the strategy is unlikely to influence those smokers who are most addicted to nicotine, according ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up
As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes : curbing cigarette smoking.
Apr 7, 2019
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Waterpipe and cigarette smoking linked to heart attacks at younger age in Saudi Arabians
Waterpipe and cigarette smoking are associated with heart attacks at a younger age in Saudi Arabians, reports a study presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart Association (SHA 30). Smokers have more complications ...
Mar 7, 2019
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Researchers find genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker's preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavor additive. The variant of the MRGPRX4 gene is five to eight times more frequent ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
E-cigarette users show cancer-linked genetic changes
If you think vaping is benign, think again
Feb 15, 2019
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What do we really know about e-cigarettes and vaping?
E-cigarettes get teenagers hooked on nicotine. Or they aid cigarette smokers seeking to quit. Or they may be harmful in other ways. Those competing messages make the devices a tricky subject for health communicators, says ...
Feb 12, 2019
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E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement therapies, finds major trial
E-cigarettes are almost twice as effective as nicotine replacement treatments, such as patches and gum, at helping smokers to quit, according to a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London.
Jan 30, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scaring smokers into stopping starts to pay dividends
Smokers once used to turn a blind eye to health warnings on cigarette packets. But now researchers at the University of Huddersfield have used eye-tracking technology to prove that new-style packs have shifted the focus so ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Cigarette smoking may contribute to worse outcomes in bladder cancer patients
In a study of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who had undergone radical cystectomy, cigarette smoking was linked with poor response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Also, current smokers in the study, published ...
Jan 9, 2019
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