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E-Cigarette Use Linked to Lower Use of Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Electronic cigarette use is associated with a lower use of lung cancer screening (LCS), according to a research letter published online July 2 in JAMA Network Open. Qian...
Higher Engagement With Chat-Based Smoking Intervention Boosts Abstinence Rates
FRIDAY, July 5, 2024 – Higher levels of engagement with a chat-based smoking cessation intervention are associated with greater biochemically validated tobacco abstinence at three and six months,...
Unsafe Neighborhoods Could Drive Up Smoking Rates
THURSDAY, July 4, 2024 – It may sound far-fetched, but new research suggests that living in dangerous neighborhoods could trigger an unintended health harm: higher smoking rates among residents....
Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging FDA's Ban of Flavored Vapes
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – In a case that will test the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve or reject new vaping products, the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will weigh whether...
Smoking + RA With Obstructive Pattern Shows Less Spirometry Decline
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – Patients who have smoked with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an obstructive pattern may be a unique phenotype, according to a study published online June 17 in RMD Open. ...
FDA's Move to OK First Menthol Vapes Is Big Mistake, Health Advocates Say
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize the first menthol-flavored e-cigarettes has drawn the the ire of health advocates who say the decision...
Varenicline, Nicotine-Containing E-Cigarettes Help in Quitting Smoking
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Varenicline and nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes (ECs) are both effective in helping individuals in quitting smoking conventional cigarettes, according to a study...
What Are Nicotine Pouches, and Are They Less Harmful Than Smoking?
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – Nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking or chewing tobacco, but they still pose an addiction risk to users, a new review finds. These pouches are filled with...
Teens, Young Adults Modify Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are aware of and engage in modifications of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), according to a study published online June 17 in...
FDA, DOJ Form Task Force to Fight Illegal Vapes
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up with the Department of Justice and several other federal agencies to do more to stop the sale of...
FDA Rescinds Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and...
Smoking Cessation Aids Equally Effective in Those With Mental Health Conditions
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – Popular smoking cessation aids are equally effective in those with or without a history of mental health conditions, according to a study published online June 4 in PLOS ...
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...
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