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Ozempic's Latest Role: Helping Smokers Quit
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Smokers with diabetes or obesity who take semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) might reap an added benefit: Help in quitting smoking. A yearlong study found that, compared to people...
Pesticides Can Equal Smoking in Hiking Risks for Cancer
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – Farmers and folks living in agricultural areas may be exposed to levels of pesticides that confer cancer risks that are higher than if they smoked, new research shows....
FDA Allows Marketing of Vuse Tobacco-Flavored Vapes
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the sale of the country's best-selling e-cigarette. The agency's decision only applies to several...
Parental Smoking Possibly Linked to Increased Risk for MS
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Exposure to parental smoking (ParS) is associated with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life in certain populations, according to a study presented at...
Nicotine Exposure Lower for Children Exposed to Secondhand Vapor
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Nicotine absorption is much lower in children who are exposed to secondhand vapor versus secondhand smoke, but it is still higher than among those exposed to neither,...
Four in 10 Cancer Cases, Nearly Half of Cancer Deaths Linked to Lifestyle
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Nearly half of cancer deaths and 4 of 10 cases of cancer are linked to a person’s lifestyle, a new study says. Cigarette smoking remains the biggest cancer risk, contributing ...
Cigarettes Worse Than Vaping for Secondhand Smoke Exposure
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Secondhand smoke from cigarettes is much worse than that from vaping, in terms of exposing children to nicotine, a new study finds. Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb...
Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – Incentivizing smoking cessation increases smoking cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking, according to a study published...
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...