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Severe respiratory failure risk elevated in older e-cigarette users in rural Appalachia
Patients hospitalized with e-cigarette and vaping-associated lung injury living in rural areas are more commonly older and develop more severe respiratory failure compared with...
21 hours ago - Healio
Dual use of tobacco and e-cigarettes linked to increased risk for respiratory symptoms
Respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheeze are more likely in individuals who use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together, compared with use of either product...
4 days ago - Healio
Smoking cessation program effective for people with psychiatric disorders post-discharge
A scalable, multicomponent intervention for smoking cessation appeared effective among people with psychiatric disorders following hospital discharge, according to results of a...
4 days ago - Healio
Active and maternal tobacco smoking around birth increase risk for IPF
Active and passive tobacco smoking around birth was associated with an increase in the risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, researchers reported in Chest. “Even though the...
7 days ago - Healio
Childhood Behavioral Problems Linked to Maternal Smoking
Behavioral problems in early childhood are associated with a pregnant woman's exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution from road traffic.
10 days ago - Medindia Health
Apr 30 2021 This Week in Cardiology
COVID-19 and global vaccinations, AF screening, conduction-system pacing, FDA ban on menthol tobacco, and a heartfelt essay are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this...
10 days ago - Medscape
FDA commits to advancing two tobacco product standards to reduce disease, death from smoking
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is committing to advancing two tobacco product standards to significantly reduce disease and death from using...
11 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
FDA Moves to Ban Menthol in Tobacco Products
The action comes after public health groups petitioned and then sued the agency to force it to address menthol. Medscape Medical News
11 days ago - Medscape - 5 articles
How the FDA's Menthol Cigarette Ban Fits Into a New Era of U.S. Tobacco Regulation
It's easy to forget that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration only gained the ability to regulate tobacco products in 2009, given how much it has done in the following...
11 days ago - Time - 5 articles
Secondhand smoke increases risk for oral cancer
There is a statistically significant association between secondhand smoke and the risk for oral cancer, researchers wrote in Tobacco Control. “This is the first systematic...
13 days ago - Healio
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