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Study Explores Persons With Tobacco Exposure, Preserved Spirometry
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 – Persons with tobacco exposure and preserved spirometry (TEPS) with symptoms (symptomatic TEPS) do not have accelerated rates of decline in forced expiratory volume in one...
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – 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 nicot...
Tobacco Dependence Greater for Cigarette-Dominant Tobacco Users
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – Cigarette-dominant tobacco users have a higher level of tobacco dependence (TD), according to a study published online July 26 in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Lihua Li,...
Here's 8 Habits That Could Lengthen Your Life
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 – 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...
4.5 Percent of U.S. Adults Used Electronic Cigarettes in 2021
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 – In 2021, 4.5 percent of U.S. adults were electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
For Over 1 in 10 Young U.S. Adults, Vaping Is a Regular Habit
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 – About 11% of young adults in the United States now actively use electronic cigarettes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report. The report,...
Smoke-Free Legislation Linked to Drop in Adverse Health Outcomes
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 – Smoke-free legislation is associated with a reduction in multiple adverse health outcomes, according to a review published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open. Shamima Akter,...
12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest of the Country
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other...
Here's the 12 States Where Smoking Rates are 50% Higher Than the Rest of the Country
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other s...
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – 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. “She went through the pro...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Pfizer Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall to include All Lots of Chantix® (Varenicline) Tablets Due to N-Nitroso Varenicline Content
Pfizer is voluntarily recalling all lots of Chantix 0.5 mg and 1 mg Tablets to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline, at or above the FDA...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Pfizer Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall to include Four Additional Lots of Chantix (varenicline) Tablets Due to N- Nitroso Varenicline Content
August 16, 2021 – Pfizer is voluntarily recalling an additional four lots of Chantix 0.5mg/1 mg Tablets to the patient (consumer/user) level due to the presence of a nitrosamine,...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Pfizer Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall for Twelve Lots of Chantix (Varenicline) Tablets Due to N-Nitroso Varenicline Content
July 19, 2021 – Pfizer is voluntarily recalling two lots of Chantix 0.5mg Tablets, two lots of Chantix 1 mg Tablets, and eight lots of a Chantix kit of 0.5mg/1 mg Tablets to the patient...
FDA Medwatch Alert: FDA Alerts Health Care Professionals and Patients to a Voluntary Recall of Chantix (varenicline) to the Warehouse Level
[7/02/2021] FDA is alerting patients and health care professionals to Pfizer’s voluntary recall of nine lots of the smoking cessation drug, varenicline (brand name Chantix), to the warehouse level. T...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion): Drug Safety Communication - Mental Health Side Effects Revised
ISSUE: Based on an FDA review of a large clinical trial that FDA required the drug companies to conduct, FDA determined the risk of serious side effects on mood, behavior, or thinking with the...
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