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Even a Little Secondhand Smoke Ups Odds for A-Fib
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2024
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Just a little exposure to secondhand smoke may increase your risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a new, large study suggests.
People who have A-Fib, the world's most common heart rhythm disorder, are five times more likely to have a stroke tha...
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 ...
Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review argues.
Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether after menthol cigarettes were banned in their country or community, researchers report Feb. 21 in th...
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 ...
Smoking Can Shrink Your Brain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 15, 2023
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Smoking shrinks the human brain, and once that brain mass is lost then it's gone for good, a new study warns.
Brain scans from more than 32,000 people strongly link a history of smoking with a gradual loss of brain volume. In fact, the more packs a person smoked per day,...
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...
Vaping Now Outstrips Smoking Among U.S. Young Adults
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2023
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Young adults are now more likely to vape than to smoke cigarettes, with more becoming addicted to nicotine through vaping than traditional smoking, researchers say.
Nearly three in five young adults who vape (56%) have never regularly smoked cigarettes, according to data...
Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2023
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Oral nicotine pouches might be marketed as an alternative to cigarettes, but they do little to curb smokers' nicotine cravings, a new study finds.
The pouches -- which contain nicotine powder and other flavorings, but no tobacco leaf -- take too long to provide the nicot...
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
- November 2, 2023
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Warnings about the dangers of vaping may be reaching American teens: A new U.S. government report shows e-cigarette use is down among high school students.
In fact, use of any tobacco product over the past 30 days declined among this age group during the 2022-2023 school...
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.
When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2023
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New research uncovers troubling trends for lung cancer in young and middle-aged women.
Cancer incidence in young women is higher than it is in men, a continuing trend, and now that extends to women over age 50, reversing historical patterns.
“These findings are...
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...
Another Source of Lead Exposure for Kids: Secondhand Smoke
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 23, 2023
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One source of lead exposure in children may surprise you.
It's secondhand smoke, according to a Texas A&M University study.
“Furt...
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...
Moving Into a Smoker's Former Home? You May Need to Toss the Carpet
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
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If you're moving into a home where smokers lived, the first thing you should do to protect your lungs is rip out any old carpeting, new research suggests.
Scientists found that tobacco smoke clings to carpet fibers long after smoking has stopped, and ozone generators tha...
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...
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2023
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It's well known that smoking in pregnancy can harm a developing baby's growth.
Now, a new study suggests that using e-cigarettes may be more effective that traditional nicotine replacement therapy, such as patches, in helping pregnant women kick the habit and reduce...
Here's 8 Habits That Could Lengthen Your Life
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2023
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Eight healthy habits could add years to your life.
A new study of more than 700,000 U.S. veterans breaks down the habits that when adopted by middle age, can help someone live substantially longer than folks who don't have these habits.
These are the big eight:
...
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
- Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter
- July 5, 2023
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Dr. Richard Stumacher's coworker at Northwell Health in New York City used to smoke to curb her severe anxiety, and tried multiple times to stop...
What's Really Killing the 'Night Owls'?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2023
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It's not the late nights, but the smoking and drinking that happen during those late nights, that are killing people who are “night owls” earlier in life, a new study claims.
Researchers studied twins in Finland for 37 years, looking at different chronotypes, the bod...
Cancer Survivors Who Keep Smoking Have Double the Risk for Heart-Related Death
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 1, 2023
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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 diseas...
Toxins From Grilling, Smoking & Car Exhaust Could Raise Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2023
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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, o...
Quitting Smoking Earlier Is Always Better for Lung Cancer Survival
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 8, 2023
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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 p...
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 4, 2023
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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 a...
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...
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...
10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 25, 2023
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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.
- Keep blood pressure in check.
After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 24, 2023
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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-ciga...
Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- February 7, 2023
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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 dr...
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...
Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 25, 2023
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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 pro...
Be Realistic: It's Key to Achieving Those New Year's Resolutions
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 22, 2023
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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 Medic...
Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2023
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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...
Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 9, 2023
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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 go...
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...
What Are Quit-Smoking Programs and How Can They Help You?
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- January 4, 2023
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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 emp...
What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2023
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Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren't strongly motivated.
...
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...
Is a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 8, 2022
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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 ...
CT Screenings Can Dramatically Improve Lung Cancer Outcomes
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2022
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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...
Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won't Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2022
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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.
Top Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2022
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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 mo...
Could Psychedelics Help You Kick the Habit?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2022
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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 ...
Pregnancy May Have Women Cutting Back on Smoking Before They Know They've Conceived
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2022
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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 ...
Under 21? Many N.J. Stores Will Still Sell You Cigarettes
- By Sydney Murphy HealthDay Reporter
- October 6, 2022
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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 tobacc...
Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 29, 2022
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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 th...
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 29, 2022
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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 cig...
Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2022
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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