Health care providers who are working with adult patients struggling to stop smoking should consider discussing e-cigarettes as a potential tool if they've already tried FDA-approved medications, say tobacco researchers with ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Throat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to HPV. Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a type of head and neck cancer that can be divided into two subgroups: HPV-associated cancers ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Over the last three decades, heart disease deaths have plummeted in the US, but a new study suggests cardiovascular benefits apply only to people in higher-income populations. For poor populations, heart attack rates stayed ...
Apr 3, 2024
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When someone has a heart attack or a stroke, specialized care can give them the best chance of surviving.
Apr 2, 2024
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Vaping is a pressing public health issue. While adult smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates are rising. Some 7% of adults now vape daily, up nearly three-fold since 2019. Most alarmingly, the rate of current vape use—on ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Tobacco exposure before birth and beginning smoking during childhood/adolescence were significantly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes in adulthood, especially for people with a high genetic risk of type 2 ...
Mar 20, 2024
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The notion that enjoying a casual beer or sipping on your favorite wine could not only be harmless but actually beneficial to one's health is a tantalizing proposition for many. This belief, often backed by claims of research ...
Mar 19, 2024
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One in seven adults who smoke in Great Britain report using menthol-flavored cigarettes despite UK legislation that aimed to curb their use, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.
Mar 18, 2024
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More and more states in the U.S. are legalizing recreational cannabis, leading to concerns that teen use will increase. Tobacco consumption among high school students, including vaping and e-cigarettes, is a concerning 12.6%, ...
Mar 13, 2024
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While many cancer centers routinely document and ask about the smoking status of their patients, baseline survey results of a national quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) describe the ...
Mar 13, 2024
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