Health
Vapers do not undermine desire to quit smoking
Smokers who regularly spend time with vapers (people who use e-cigarettes) are more likely to try quitting smoking, according to a new study carried out by UCL.
Nov 13, 2018
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Health
The tobacco industry plays price games to make it even tougher to quit smoking
It is thought about two in three smokers want to kick their deadly habit, and with good reason – the same proportion of them are believed to die prematurely because of smoking. Around the world, the habit kills more than ...
Nov 8, 2018
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Pediatrics
New study is a smoking gun, shows vaping is no deterrent to teen tobacco use
Kids who experiment with e-cigarettes end up smoking tobacco about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices, according to a USC study in the Nov. 5 journal Pediatrics.
Nov 5, 2018
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Health
If you smoke, now is a very good time to quit
For former smokers it took more than 15 years for cardiovascular disease risk to return to the level of those who never smoked, according to preliminary research to be presented in Chicago at the American Heart Association's ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Health
Can an exhausted lung cell of a smoker fight bacterial infection?
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how lung cell exhaustion affects a patient's ability to fight diseases.
Nov 1, 2018
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Health
Physical activity has health benefits for smokers, regardless of air pollution levels
Regular physical activity is associated with better lung function among current smokers in European cities, regardless of air pollution levels. This is the main conclusion of a new study comprising over 4,500 people from ...
Oct 12, 2018
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Health
Canadian smokers support bold new approaches to end tobacco use
Most Canadian smokers are in favour of novel policies to reduce tobacco use, according to a national survey by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) at the University of Waterloo.
Oct 11, 2018
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Health
E-cigarettes research shows clear benefits of switching from tobacco
Latest figures from the WHO show that smoking is still the number one preventable disease, killing seven million people globally each year.
Oct 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer will remain major health issue, despite falling rates
Smoking-related lung cancer rates are expected to drop dramatically over the next 50 years, but lung cancer will continue to be a significant health problem in the United States, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Oct 9, 2018
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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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