Tag: Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking
Smokers More Likely to Report Symptoms Suggestive of COVID-19
Current smokers have increased risk for reporting classic symptoms, more than five symptoms, more than 10 symptoms
Causal Link Suggested for Smoking, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Genetic susceptibility to smoking, assessed using polygenic risk score, is associated with increased risk for SAH
CVD Biomarker Levels Up for Dual Use of E-Cigarettes, Cigarettes
Levels of biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress similar for dual users and exclusive cigarette users
Tobacco Product Use Decreased Among U.S. Middle, High School Students
Decreases seen in current use of any tobacco product, any combustible tobacco product, multiple tobacco products from 2019 to 2020
Smoking Prevalence High Among Adults With Active, Inactive Epilepsy
Health care personnel should ensure patients with epilepsy are provided with smoking cessation information and resources
Young Adult Never Smokers Show Growth in E-Cigarette Use
Results show nicotine initiation with e-cigarettes among young, switch to e-cigarettes in smokers
Reducing Drinking May Improve Pain Interference Symptoms
Improvement seen in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, cocaine use, although confidence intervals wide
Smoking Tied to Worse Bladder Cancer Outcomes After Surgery
Poor outcomes include lower response rate to chemotherapy, higher mortality, recurrence
Many Doctors Misinformed About Nicotine’s Risks
Less than one-third of doctors correctly agree that nicotine directly contributed to birth defects
Study Examines Diet and Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women
Adherence to Mediterranean diet might lower rheumatoid arthritis risk in female ever-smokers
