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These Three Bad Habits Can Harm Your Health As Young As Your Mid-30s
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 – Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person’s health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says. In fact, those three s...
Prevalence of Most Cancer Risk Factors Unchanged Before, After Pandemic
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 – Smoking rates continued to decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, but other major risk factors for cancer remained stable, according to a study published online April 23 in...
Smoking, Eating, Vaping, Dabbing Are Most Common Routes of Marijuana Use
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 – Smoking, eating, vaping, and dabbing are the most common routes of marijuana use, according to research published in the April 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Dual-Use of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes Tied to Same Toxicant Exposure as Cigarettes Alone
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 – Both dual use of traditional and electronic cigarettes and exclusive cigarette use are associated with higher toxicant exposure than exclusive e-cigarette use, according to...
Smoking/Vaping Combo Poses Health Risks
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 – People might think they can reduce their risk of cancer by occasionally swapping their cigarettes for a vape pen — but they would be wrong, a new study says. So-called “d...
Most Eligible Smokers Not Getting Lung Cancer Screening
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – Lung cancer screening can save the lives of former and current smokers, but most aren’t taking advantage of it, a new study says. Fewer than 1 in 5 people eligible for lung c...
CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts. Public health leaders say the cuts could reverse decades of progress that have smoking rates...
FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top tobacco regulator, Brian King, has been placed on leave as part of a large wave of cuts across federal health agencies. K...
Obesity More Likely Among Kids Of Obese Moms, Smokers
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – A mom’s health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids’ risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is 3 to 4 times more likely to become an obese ...
Tobacco Control Has Saved Nearly 4 Millions Lives, Study Estimates
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Tobacco control measures like anti-smoking campaigns and cigarette taxes have prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths during the past five decades, a new American...
New Guidelines Upped Lung Cancer Screenings, But Gaps Remain
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – More smokers are getting CT screenings for lung cancer, thanks to guideline changes that included younger people and those who’ve smoked less, a new study says. However, s...
2017 to 2023 Saw Decline in Exclusive Cigarette Smoking, Rise in Vaping
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – Decreases in exclusive cigarette smoking and increases in exclusive electronic cigarette use were seen among U.S. adults from 2017 to 2023, according to research published...
Increase in Mortality Associated With Menthol Cigarette Use
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Menthol cigarettes are associated with increased mortality risk, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Tobacco Control. Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American...
New York Sues Vape Companies for Marketing to Youth, Violating Flavor Ban
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a major lawsuit yesterday, accusing 13 e-cigarette companies of illegally selling flavored vapes and targeting young kids...
Unexplained Stroke Risk Doubled Among Young Smokers
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 – Smoking more than doubles the risk of unexplained strokes among younger adults, a new study warns. And heavy smoking is even worse, with stroke risk more than quadrupled...