Addiction
With new campaign, Philly recruits former smokers to encourage current ones to quit
A new city antismoking campaign is highlighting Philadelphians' stories about quitting to encourage others to do the same.
Jul 21, 2022
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FDA to take a hard look at its food, tobacco programs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes.
Jul 21, 2022
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Health
Smoke without fire? Researchers question heated tobacco products
Heated tobacco products have soared in popularity as a "smoke free" alternative to cigarettes in recent years, but a peer-reviewed report has suggested their emissions could be considered smoke—a claim strongly rejected ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Addiction
Higher taxes on e-cigs likely to boost cigarette smoking among young adults
In an attempt to curb the use of increasingly popular electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes, 30 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. have implemented taxes on these products. But a growing body of evidence ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Health
'The best option is always to quit smoking'
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced plans to require tobacco companies to cut the amount of nicotine in traditional cigarettes. It also announced a ban of Juul e-cigarettes in the U.S., saying the company ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Health
New research calls for a health equity lens in commercial tobacco product regulation
University of Minnesota School of Public Health Assistant Professor Dana Mowls Carroll co-authored a recent commentary in Preventive Medicine on how commercial tobacco policies contribute to inequities, including the unequal ...
Jul 19, 2022
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Addiction
Largest ever study of tobacco content on social media links exposure to tobacco use
People who have viewed tobacco content on social media are more than twice as likely than non-viewers to report using tobacco and, among those who have never used tobacco, more likely to be susceptible to use in the future.
Jul 11, 2022
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Cardiology
Your pay, postcode and parents affect your heart disease risk
Most of us know our risk of heart disease increases as we age, and it's more common in men. But are you aware the risk of heart disease, and of death from heart disease, is greater if you're Indigenous or of low socioeconomic ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Addiction
To reduce smoking rates in prisons, cessation programs must be expanded and extended
More than half of all people incarcerated in the U.S. smoke cigarettes, a hidden health crisis that has long been under-researched and under-resourced.
Jul 5, 2022
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Health
Politicians live longer than the populations they represent: new research
In many countries, inequalities in income and wealth have been rising since the 1980s. It has been estimated that the top 1% of income earners globally earn 20% of total income. But inequality isn't just about wealth—elite ...
Jul 5, 2022
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