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2011 to 2022 Saw Little Change in Smoking Prevalence for Older Adults

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Between 2011 and 2022, there were significant decreases in smoking prevalence among younger adults, but not older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in JAMA ...

Does Social Media Raise Teens' Odds for Drug Use, Risky Sex?

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Teens glued to Instagram, TikTok and other social media are more likely to drink, take drugs, smoke and engage in risky sexual behaviors, a new review warns. For example,...

Smoking Tobacco Plus Weed Greatly Raises Odds for Emphysema

TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Folks who smoke weed along with cigarettes are doing serious damage to their lungs, a new study warns. People who do both are 12 times more likely to develop emphysema than...

Decline in Excess Mortality Seen in First Decade After Quitting Smoking

MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – Former smokers avoid more than half of the excess cardiovascular, cancer, and respiratory mortality associated with current smoking within the first decade after quitting,...

AI Could Predict a Nonsmoker's Risk for Lung Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess lung cancer risk in nonsmokers, a new study shows. The “CXR-Lung-Risk” AI program evaluates routine chest X-ray images, loo...

FDA Sends Warning Letters to Vape Companies Selling Products That Mimic Toys

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Taking action against electronic cigarettes disguised to look like everyday items that appeal to young people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters...

2013 to 2021 Saw Shift in Smoking Habits of Young Adults

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Over time, young adults are moving away from combustible cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, according to a research letter published online Nov. 13 in JAMA Internal ...

FDA Moves Against Vape Products That Mimic Toys, Slushies and Appeal to Kids

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking action against e-cigarettes disguised to look like everyday items that appeal to young people. The FDA sent warning letters...

Vaping Now Outstrips Smoking Among U.S. Young Adults

THURSDAY, Nov, 16, 2023 – 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...

Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 – 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 con...

Prediabetes Plus Smoking a Deadly Combo for Young Adults

MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2023 – Young people who smoke and have prediabetes have triple the risk of suffering a stroke, a new study shows. Overall, hospitalized tobacco users with prediabetes had a 3.3...

When California Banned Flavored Vapes, Many Just Shopped Online

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – California banned menthol cigarettes and flavored vaping products in late 2022, based on concerns the flavors encouraged teens to get hooked on nicotine. But a new study...

Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – “Davey” Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia. Doctors saved his life with a jury-rigged art...

Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – Everyone knows smoking to be a major cause of cancer. Now, exactly how tobacco smoke triggers tumor development just got a bit clearer, thanks to new Canadian research....

E-Cigarette Use Common Among Young Adults

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – Electronic cigarette use remains common among U.S. adults, with highest prevalence among those aged 18 to 24 years, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in JAMA ...

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