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13 Dec
E-cigarettes join traditional cigarettes and cigars as a danger to oral health, researchers say.
Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can deliver a big payoff for another major health concern: the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Cancer patients who kept smoking had a nearly doubled risk of either of those emergencies, as well as death from cardiovascular disease, new research showed.
“A cancer diagnosis is an extremely stressful life event, which often leads to significa...
Toxic chemicals that develop from car exhaust, smoking and backyard grilling might increase your risk of developing the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.
These chemicals are called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). They form as coal, oil, gas, wood or tobacco burn. Flame grilling of meat and other foods also contribute to PAH formation, the researchers ...
Quitting smoking will have benefits, even for those who are later diagnosed with lung cancer, new research indicates.
While often studies compare outcomes for smokers vs. never smokers, investigators found that quitting smoking earlier also was beneficial.
Among people diagnosed with the most common type of lung cancer, called non-small cell lung cancer, current smokers had 68% hig...
Quitting smoking may leave you with more money for food.
Having a tobacco smoker quit is not just a boon to lung health. In poorer families, it can also help prevent hunger, according to new research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
“We aimed to explore if tobacco cessation could improve food security,” said lead author
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking cigarettes, as rates dropped again last year, according to federal health officials.
In all, 1 in 9 American adults smoked cigarettes last year, an all-time low, and a significant change from the 1960s when 42% smoked.
The results weren't all positive, the Associated Press reported, as vaping rose to about 1 in 17 adults. For 2022, use of elect...
Put out that cigarette for the health of your four-legged friend.
When smokers search social media for anti-tobacco information, they tend to engage most with posts about the risk of secondhand smoke on their pets, a new study reveals.
Posts with new information about harmful chemicals also receive high engagement, researchers found.
“Our results show that people respond to ...
Causes of different kinds of dementia vary, but about 40% are affected by risk factors a person can influence through lifestyle choices.
Two University of Michigan neurologists offer 10 tips for modifying those risks.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's heavily criticized tobacco program promised changes on Friday, including a five-year strategic plan to better outline priorities.
"As we enter this era of declining use of combustible tobacco and continued innovation in the e-cigarette industry, the societal concerns are not subtle," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said in an agency news release...
People who get COVID-19 are at risk for long-term health consequences, but a healthy lifestyle may protect against long COVID, a new study suggests.
Women who maintained six healthy habits -- a healthy weight, didn't smoke, exercised regularly, slept and ate well, and drank alcohol in moderation -- cut their risk of long COVID by about 50%, compared with women without those healthy habits...
Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows.
The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark.
“To our surprise, we could see that the diseas...
When it comes to tobacco control, some states do a far better job than others of preventing and reducing smoking.
A new report from the American Lung Association (ALA) notes that California, Maine, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., are doing the best job of putting proven tobacco control policies in place.
Conversely, those who have the most need to enact policies are Alabama, Mi...
The key to keeping those New Year's resolutions from fading out by February: Make sure you've set achievable goals.
Resolutions are often lifestyle changes and those are best managed when the goal is something attainable, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
"Resolutions and lifestyle changes are very similar. When we think about lifestyle changes, it's ...
Despite tobacco industry claims, a new study found that banning menthol-flavored cigarettes did not lead to more people purchasing illicit smokes.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo surveyed smokers to study the impact of a menthol cigarette ban in Canada. Smokers of both menthol and non-menthol cigarettes were surveyed before and after Canada's ban, and asked about their usual cig...
Giving up nicotine can be a brutal experience that can include everything from physical symptoms, such as headache and nausea, to mood issues, including irritability, anxiety and depression.
Yet, it is still possible to get through nicotine withdrawal symptoms with a good plan and specific tools, according to a smoking cessation expert, who offered some suggestions for coping with nicoti...
Herbal cigarettes: They carry a certain "coolness factor" and sound like they might be a healthier alternative to tobacco, but are they really safer to smoke?
Not really, experts say.
“Even herbal cigarettes with no tobacco give off tar, particulates and carbon monoxide, and are dangerous to your health,” according to the
Sometimes it really does "take a village" to help you meet life's challenges, and quitting smoking can be one of the toughest challenges out there.
That's why specially designed smoking-cessation programs can make all the difference, experts say.
Many programs employ a combination approach, one that treats the physical and the psychological addictions you're trying to brea...
Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren't strongly motivated.
Yet, just minutes after that first smoke-free breath, your body starts to change for the better. And with all the health...
So much for vaping as a smoking-cessation tool: New research finds most folks who use both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes are likely to continue smoking rather than quit, a new study finds.
How much is most? Only 10% quit vaping and smoking.
"As used by the general population, e-cigarettes have not contributed to substantial smoking cessation," said lead researcher
A proposed U.S. federal ban on menthol cigarettes doesn't go far enough and needs to include other menthol products, from pipe tobacco to cigarette tubes, researchers say.
New evidence shows both the appeal and the addiction potential of these substitutes in adults who smoke menthol cigarettes, said scientists from Rutgers University Center for Tobacco Studies in New Brunswick, N.J., and...
Annual lung cancer screening for heavy smokers can provide a big boost in lung cancer survival over the long term, a new study shows.
When low-dose CT screening identifies early-stage lung cancer, patients have an 80% chance of surviving 20 years, researchers found. And for some, the odds are as high as 100%.
But only 16% of lung cancers are caught early, and more than half of...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels, but there's been concern that the drop in nicotine could exacerbate anxieties in smokers who might already battle mood issues.
However, a...
Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organizations said in a joint statement issued Tuesday.
What prompted the move? Low-dose CT screening is recommended for people who are more likely to develop lung cancer, yet only 5....
Smoking is an incredibly hard habit to break. Anne Levine of Baltimore can attest to that.
But Levine, 58, is getting help from a potential new tool: psychedelics.
The four-decade smoker has tried to quit a dozen times. But once she became part of a res...
Pregnancy can be a big motivator for women to stop smoking. Now a new study suggests that at least some pregnant smokers start cutting back even before they know they've conceived.
The findings, researchers say, suggest there may be biological mechanisms during pregnancy that can bl...
Though it is illegal nationwide to sell tobacco products to anyone under age 21, many New Jersey stores still do, an undercover study revealed.
More than 40% of store visits by 18- to 20-year-olds in New Jersey resulted in purchase of cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products,
Eating well and exercising can make for a longer life, and that holds true for former smokers, too, a new study shows.
Researchers found that of nearly 160,000 former smokers, those who exercised, ate healthfully and limited their drinking were less likely to die over the next couple of decades, versus their counterparts with less-healthy habits.
It's well known that when smokers ki...
Smoking isn't only costly in terms of health risks, it also cost the U.S. economy $891 billion in 2020.
That was almost 10 times the cigarette industry's $92 billion revenue, according to the authors of a new American Cancer Society study.
"Economic losses from cigarette smoking far outweigh any economic benefit from the tobacco industry -- wages, and salaries of those employed by t...
Fewer people tried to quit smoking as the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this continued for at least a year, according to a new U.S. study.
The American Cancer Society detailed pandemic smoking behavior in the report, while stressing the need to re-engage smokers in
Pills, patches, gums, nasal sprays and lozenges used to help smokers kick the habit can also help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, a new study suggests.
The finding follows several months spent working with 400 smokers with HIV who were also heavy drinkers.
Researchers...
Teens increasingly are turning to nicotine-loaded gum, lozenges and gummies for a quick rush, a groundbreaking study warns.
Tobacco-free oral nicotine products were the second-most commonly used nicotine or tobacco items among more th...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.
Unfortunately, neither of those facts has sunk in for many Americans, according to a new survey from the American Lung Association (ALA).
Only 29% of Americans know that
Many smokers eager to quit embrace electronic cigarettes as a tool for kicking the habit, but a new study warns the move may raise the risk for becoming addicted to both cigarettes and vaping.
The finding follows a look at the experience of nearly 112,000 smokers who sought outpatie...
A new rule that would require tobacco companies to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes could be issued Tuesday by the Biden administration.
The rule, which would have an unprecedented effect in lowering smoking-related deaths, would be unveiled as part of a compilation of planned federal regulatory actions released twice a year, an individual with knowledge of the rule who spoke on the co...
You can add more risk of broken bones to the long list of health harms that smoking poses to men.
Along with cancer and respiratory diseases, men who smoke have a significantly increased risk of osteoporosis,
Graphic images on cigarette packs of diseased body parts and other smoking horrors may not have the desired effect on smokers themselves, a new study finds.
Many smokers kept cigarette packs with gruesome warning images hidden, but the images didn't have a lasting effect on their smoking habits, researchers discovered after presenting thousands of specially designed cigarette packs to smo...
Some smokers use e-cigarettes to try to kick the habit, but new research shows mixing smoking and vaping is no better for your heart health than just smoking.
Among 24,000 men and women, smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes didn't reduce the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke or any ...
Smoking is said by some to be the hardest addiction to break, and certain people might benefit from brain stimulation to quit, French researchers suggest.
Smokers who received noninvasive brain stimulation -- using low-intensi...
Folks who struggle with depression and substance use disorders often tend to be smokers, but a new study finds that smoking rates among these vulnerable Americans have fallen significantly.
"This study shows us that at a population-level,...
Strong natural protection against cancer-causing mutations may explain why some longtime smokers don't develop lung cancer, according to a new study.
Researchers compared mutations in cells lining the lungs from 14 never-smokers, ages 11 to 86, and 19 smokers, ages 44 to 81. The smokers had used tobacco up to 116 pack years. One pack year equals 1 pack of cigarettes smoked every day for a...
Quitting smoking can give heart disease patients nearly five additional years of life without heart problems, according to a new study.
"Kicking the habit appears to be as effective as taking three medications for preventing heart attacks and strokes in those with a prior heart attack or procedure to open blocked arteries," said study author Dr. Tinka van Trier, of Amsterdam University Me...
Consider it a silver lining, courtesy of the coronavirus: A new government report reveals that both cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use droppe...
Could cigarette taxes help lower newborn and infant death rates?
Yes, claims a new study. The researchers suggest that pregnant women are less likely to smoke when tobacco taxes are raised, leading to fewer infants being exposed to secondhand smoke.
People who vape may be setting themselves up for developing diabetes, even if they don't smoke traditional cigarettes, a new study suggests.
Among more than 600,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that those who used electronic cigarettes were more likely to have prediabetes than people who'd never vaped or smoked. The link was seen even among e-cigarette users who said they had never smok...
While smoking has declined in the United States, the rate of tobacco use in poorer communities is double nationwide levels, according to a new study.
It also linked smoking to mental health conditions and substance use disorders in these communities. The findings highlight the need for targeted smoking prevention and cessation programs in less advantaged U.S. communities, researchers said...
Smoking in the weeks before and after conception has a potentially unhealthy effect on an embryo, Dutch research shows.
"Smoking not only impacts an embryo's growth during pregnancy and birth weight, but also embryo development right from the very early stages of pregnancy," said...
To live healthier and longer in the United States, it helps to have money and education -- and if you live in Hawaii or California, your odds are even better, according to a new government report.
Life expectancy varies dramatically from state to state, health officials say, because of factors like chronic disease and drug overdoses; rates of obesity, smoking and health insurance, an...
E-cigarettes have been touted as an aid to quit smoking tobacco cigarettes, but a new study suggests that's a myth.
Researchers found that using e-cigarettes resulted in fewer successful attempts than other smoking cessation aids. And, they added, e-cigarette users weren't less...
Tobacco use is far and away the leading cause of lung cancer, but non-smokers are also at risk, experts say.
People who smoke have the highest risk, and smokeless tobacco is also a threat. About 90% of lung cancer cases could be prevented by eliminating tobacco use, according to the World Health Organization...