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01 Sep
Smoking Cigarettes Changes the Teenage Brain, New Study Finds
A new study finds gray matter differences in the teenage brain that may lead to early nicotine use and long-term addiction.
16 Aug
Is Marijuana Smoke Safer Than Cigarette Smoke?
A new study finds many adults wrongly believe smoking pot daily is safer than smoking cigarettes.
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Even With Weight Gain, Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy Still Best for Health
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2024
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Women who smoke and become pregnant may worry that the weight gain that comes with quitting might bring its own harms to themselves or their baby.
Anti-smoking Groups Sue FDA Again Over Menthol Ban Delays
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2024
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Three anti-smoking groups announced Tuesday that they have sued the U.S. government yet again after it missed its latest deadline for enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes.
This is the second ...
Weed Plus Cigarettes Takes Toll on High Schoolers' Grades
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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High school students who use tobacco and cannabis products miss more school and have lower grades than classmates who use them individually or not at all.
That's the conclusion of a study by researchers at UC Davis Health.
"Substance use is a main predictor of educ...
Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 23, 2024
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Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would be strongly opposed by Black Americans, a new survey shows.
Black voters support by a 37-point margin the menthol ban proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio...
Smoking Harms Immune System Years After Quitting
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 15, 2024
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The harms of smoking are many, but new research delivers evidence of another troubling type of damage: Lighting up alters your immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to disease and infections even years after quitting.
“Stop smoking as soon as possible,” study co...
CDC Restarts National Anti-Smoking Campaign, With Focus on Menthols
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2024
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resumed a national campaign that uses the stories of former smokers to warn Americans about the many health dangers of tobacco.
Known as the "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign, seven new people are featured in ads ...
Study Confirms Link Between Smoking and ALS
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2024
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New research is helping confirm smoking as a risk factor for the devastating brain illness amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
ALS affects roughly 31,000 Americans each year, with about 5,000 new cases diagnosed annually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro...
High School Kids Who Use Weed, Alcohol Face Higher Risks for Suicidal Thoughts
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2024
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High school students who smoke, drink or use weed are more likely to be emotionally troubled and have suicidal thoughts, a new study finds.
Teens who turn to nicotine, alcohol or marijuana are more likely to think about suicide, feel depressed or anxious, have psychotic ...
American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2024
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The American Lung Association's annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for failing to finalize rules that would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Last month, the Biden administration announced it was delaying until March a ban on mentho...
Smoking Residue on Household Surfaces Can Harm Kids
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2024
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Nearly half of homes tested in a new study contained toxic byproducts of cigarette smoke.
Known as thirdhand smoke, these tobacco byproducts remained on furniture, floors and bric-a-brac.
Researchers who tested homes of 84 children found nicotine on surfaces in eve...
U.S. Teen Smoking Rates Have Plummeted, With Less Than 1% Now Daily Smokers
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2024
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The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily.
Researchers tracked data on students in grades 9 through 12 from 1991 through to 2021. Th...
Biden Administration Delays Decision on Menthol Cigarette Ban Amid Pushback
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 7, 2023
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The Biden administration has again delayed enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes following intense lobbying from the tobacco industry.
Along with that pressure, other critics of the ban have warned that it might anger Black smokers, who use menthol cigarettes at far highe...
Smoking Tobacco Plus Weed Greatly Raises Odds for Emphysema
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2023
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Folks who smoke weed along with cigarettes are doing serious damage to their lungs, a new study warns.
People who do both are 12 times more likely to develop emphysema than nonsmokers, due to the damage they're doing to the lung's air sacs, researchers report.
“T...
Prediabetes Plus Smoking a Deadly Combo for Young Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 13, 2023
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Young people who smoke and have prediabetes have triple the risk of suffering a stroke, a new study shows.
Overall, hospitalized tobacco users with prediabetes had a 3.3 times higher risk that they were in the hospital due to a stroke, after researchers accounted for oth...
Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2023
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Everyone knows smoking to be a major cause of cancer.
Now, exactly how tobacco smoke triggers tumor development just got a bit clearer, thanks to new Canadian research.
According to a team at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) in Toronto, smo...
When California Banned Flavored Vapes, Many Just Shopped Online
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2023
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California banned menthol cigarettes and flavored vaping products in late 2022, based on concerns the flavors encouraged teens to get hooked on nicotine.
But a new study finds many smokers simply shrugged and turned to online shopping for their flavored vapes.
Onli...
Experts Widen Criteria for Those Who Should Get Lung Cancer Screening
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2023
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The American Cancer Society has expanded its recommendations for who should get lung cancer screening.
The updated guidance now says annual screening should start at a younger age and among those who smoke less, and it should continue regardless of how many years ago a f...
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2023
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While U.S. policymakers have restricted flavored vapes to make e-cigarettes less appealing to young people, that plan may be backfiring.
A new study found that for every 0.7 milliliters of “e-liq...
FDA Moves Closer to Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2023
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A proposed rule from federal regulators that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final review.
As Menthol Ban Nears, Big Tobacco Is Adding Synthetic Version to Cigarettes Instead
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2023
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Cigarette makers are using synthetic menthol substitutes in what appears to be an effort to skirt a looming federal menthol ban, researchers say.
The menthol flavor appeals to younger and newer smokers, according to investigators at Duke Health in Durham, N.C., and Yale ...
Coffee Won't Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2023
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Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests.
Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to nonsmokers, a risk that was double that of pr...
FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2023
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A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco.
Among the report's findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to get tough on retailers selling tobacco to youth and should...
Millions Are Exposed to Secondhand Smoke and Don't Know It
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2023
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A lot of people who think they don't have secondhand smoke exposure actually do, according to a new study that compared survey answers with blood tests.
According to the results of sensitive blood tests, more than half of American adults in the study had recently been ex...
Depression Risk Rises in Folks Who Use Both Marijuana & Tobacco
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2023
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Using both tobacco and marijuana is tied to significantly higher odds for depression and anxiety, a new study suggests.
Among nearly 54,000 U.S. adults, those who used both substances experienced anxiety or depression at nearly twice the rate of nonusers, researcher...
Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2023
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Smoking may not only harm the smoker and those who breathe in the secondhand fumes, but also their future children.
New research suggests that boys who ...
Tobacco Company Coupons Raise Odds Ex-Smokers Will Light Up Again
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 25, 2023
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Coupons for tobacco products appear to have a big impact on relapse rates for smokers who have recently kicked the habit, researchers report.
A study of more than 5,000 former smokers who participated in a national survey found double the relapse rate for those who recei...
Does Smoking Change the Teenage Brain?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 18, 2023
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Teens' desire to start smoking, and later to keep smoking, may be linked to differences in gray matter in their brains, a new study reveals.
Researchers found that reduced gray matter in the left frontal lobe was found in kids who started smoking by age 14. This area is...
More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
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As cannabis use has become legal in many U.S. states for medical or recreational use, Americans' views on the drug may have gotten rosier.
In fact, a new report finds that over 44% of adults now believe smoking weed each day is safer than inhaling tobacco smoke.
T...
Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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Millions of American smokers suffer from a potentially serious lung disease that's not technically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.
They would benefit from a clear diagnosis, though, and the new findings demonstrate a major gap in care fo...
Canada to Become 1st Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 1, 2023
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Smokers in Canada will soon see health warnings on each and every cigarette they light up..
The country will be the first in the world to print these warnings directly on individual cigarettes.
“This bold step will make health warning messages virtually unavoidab...
U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 27, 2023
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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 were...
Vaping Might Make Smoking Habit More Likely in Teens
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- April 19, 2023
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Young teens who vape and smoke cigarettes may be setting themselves up to be heavy smokers by the time they are older teens, a new study suggests.
The researchers chalked it up to what they called the "entrenchment hypothesis."
"There has been a lot of attention o...
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With Six States, D.C.
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 13, 2023
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Juul Labs on Wednesday reached a $462 million settlement with several states over the aggressive marketing of its electronic cigarettes to minors.
This latest settlement includes New York, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Me...
Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2023
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Adding menthol flavoring to electronic cigarettes may damage your lungs more than regular e-cigarettes do, a new study reveals.
The common mint flavoring helps deliver lots more toxic microparticles, compared with e-cigarette pods that don't contain menthol. It's those m...
Secret Weapon for Quit-Smoking Campaigns: Pets
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 10, 2023
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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 ab...
Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 15, 2023
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Black patients are dying of pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating disease marked by progressive scarring of the lungs, at significantly younger ages than white patients.
Smoking Plus Mental Illness Can Send Caffeine Intake Soaring
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 2, 2023
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One group of Americans drinks more caffeinated beverages than all others.
That's people who smoke cigarettes and also have serious mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to new research.
While Americans overall are drinking more c...
Smoking or Vaping? The DNA Damage May Be the Same
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2023
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A new study builds upon earlier evidence that vaping isn't any healthier than smoking.
In analyzing epithelial cells taken from the mouths of vapers, smokers and people who had never vaped or smoked, researchers found that vapers and smokers had more than twice the amoun...
Vaping Could Raise Teens' Odds for Severe COVID
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 10, 2023
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Healthy young people who vape or smoke may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing severe COVID, new research finds.
Both smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may predispose people to increased inflammation, future development of severe COVID-19 ...
Is Vaping Any Healthier Than Smoking?
- Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2023
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There's been plenty of scientific debate about whether vaping is safer than tobacco, and whether it may help some people stop smoking.
According to a recent Cochrane Re...
Smoking in Pregnancy Has Declined by a Third Since 2016
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 31, 2023
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There's good news for American mothers-to-be and their newborns: Rates of smoking during pregnancy have fallen by 36% since 2016, a new report finds.
The percentage of pregnant women who smoked was already low in 2016 compared to decades past: 7.2%. But by 2021, that rat...
Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2023
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Infants exposed to maternal smoking during pregnancy are more than five times more likely to die unexpectedly compared to babies of nonsmokers, a new study says.
"The message is simple. Smoking greatly elevates the risk of sudden unexpected in...
Gum Disease Treatments Lose Their Punch in Heavy Smokers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2023
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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 periodont...
Herbal Cigarettes: Are They Really Any Healthier?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 5, 2023
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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 m...
Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 27, 2022
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If you need another reason to quit smoking, researchers have one: your mid-life brain health.
Not only does smoking harm lung and heart health, but it increases the chances of middle-aged memory loss and confusion, a new study shows.
The likelihood of mental ("cog...
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- December 14, 2022
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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 th...
Smoking, Vaping Both Bad for Your Teeth & Gums: Study
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2022
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For those who care about their teeth, a new study sounds a pretty clear alarm: using tobacco in any form — including the increasingly popular practice of vaping — is a recipe for a dental nightmare.
The warning comes from the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Cra...
Banning Flavored Vapes Didn't Spur Folks to Quit
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2022
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When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned fruit-flavored vaping products in early 2020, the idea was to reverse the rapid rise in electronic cigarette use among youths.
Now, a new survey of adult e-cigarette users finds that instead of quitting e-cigarettes, most...
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2022
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While marijuana legalization in some U.S. states and Canada may send a message that weed is harmless, that's not necessarily so, according to a new study that found lung damage was more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco users.
Research into marijuana's impact on t...
California Voters Ban Flavored Tobacco, and a Cigarette Maker Is Suing
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2022
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Only one day after California voters approved allowing a state law banning flavored tobacco products to take effect, a tobacco giant has sued to prevent it.