Tag: Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking
FDA Asks Biden Administration to Limit Nicotine in Tobacco Products
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to limit the harms of...
Dual Electronic, Conventional Cigarette Use Not Tied to Cessation
Most dual users either continue dual use or transition to exclusive conventional cigarette use
Transitioning to E-Cigarettes Aids Resolution of Respiratory Symptoms
Those who switch to dual use or who maintain, increase smoking intensity have reduced rate of symptom resolution
Dose-Dependent Association Seen for Smoking, CVD Risk
Light ex-smokers have significant reduction in CVD risk within 10 years of cessation, while risk disappears in >25 years for heavy ex-smokers
Inhaled Nicotine Disrupts Normal Heart Function
Effects seen in rats in recent study
Smoking Tied to Increased Opioid Use
Higher levels of smoking also tied to pain-related work limitations and worse self-reported health, mental health
Tobacco-Free Generation Could Prevent 40 Percent of Predicted Lung Cancer Deaths Globally
Most of the potential prevented deaths would occur in low- and middle-income countries
U.S. Youth Vaping Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Just 5.9% of American middle and high school students now vape, a big...
Smoking Before or During Pregnancy Tied to Severe Neonatal Morbidity
Findings seen even at a low dose of one to two cigarettes per day
Most Americans Don’t Know About Lung Cancer Screening: Survey
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People who've had a history of smoking can get lung cancer spotted early...
