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Smoking intervention at pediatrician's office helps parents quit
Pediatricians can help parents quit smoking by routinely screening them for tobacco use and offering them cessation assistance during their child's appointment, study findings...
17 hours ago - Healio - 2 articles
The F.D.A.'s New Cigarette Warnings Are Disturbing. See for Yourself
Weakened by court battles with major tobacco companies, the F.D.A. has softened its depictions of smoking-related illnesses required for cigarette packs.
1 day ago - NY Times
Despite What Teens Think, Vaping Is Not Safe
Who among us didn't do their share of risky behaviors on the path to adulthood? I know I did. Some of those decisions were made with full awareness of the potential...
1 day ago - Scary Mommy
The New Cigarette Warnings Are Disturbing. See for Yourself
Weakened by court battles with major tobacco companies, the F.D.A. has softened its depictions of smoking-related illnesses required for cigarette packs.
2 days ago - NY Times - 4 articles
Fewer Parents Smoke When Pediatricians Offer Tobacco Screening, Treatment
Parents who smoke may be more likely to quit when they receive tobacco screening and smoking cessation treatment from their child's pediatrician than when they don't get this...
2 days ago - Medscape
FDA Tells Four Firms to Stop Selling Flavored E-Cigarette, Hookah Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told four companies to remove 44 of their flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products that do not have the required approval for...
7 days ago - Medscape
Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21 Works
Compared to other regions, those with tobacco-21 laws had a 39% decline in regular smoking among 18- to 20-year-olds who had previously experimented with cigarettes, a new...
7 days ago - Web MD
Smoking Cigarettes can Make Head and Neck Cancer More Aggressive: Here's How
Cigarette smoking can worsen head and neck cancer symptoms. However, a change in the tumor metabolism due to tobacco exposure could open up new avenues in head and neck cancer...
8 days ago - Medindia Health
Depression is the single largest driver of substance use in pregnant women
It is well known that tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use during pregnancy are associated with poor birth outcomes, yet many women continue to use these substances during pregnancy.
8 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
FDA issues warning for flavored e-liquid, hookah tobacco products
The FDA announced that it issued warning letters to four companies notifying them that 44 flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products are not authorized to be marketed and...
9 days ago - Healio
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