France / Français
Master Doctor Search: Tobacco
Positive future orientation and strong parental support linked with lower risk of youth vaping
Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support are less likely to use e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to a study by UPMC...
1 month ago - News Medical
FDA Must Act Quickly on Menthol Ban to Save Black Lives, Advocates Argue
Tobacco control advocates argued that the FDA must act swiftly to ban all menthol products and address the "pernicious targeting" of Black smokers, during an online briefing...
1 month ago - MedPageToday
New project aims to reduce smokeless tobacco use in American Indian communities
The College of Health Institute for Indigenous Studies has been awarded nearly $1.8 million from the American Cancer Society. The project will test the efficacy of a culturally...
1 month ago - News Medical - 4 articles
Drug companies offer $US26 billion to settle thousands of opioid lawsuits
The deal was the second-largest cash settlement ever, after the 1998 $US246 billion tobacco agreement, though the companies still deny they flooded the market.
1 month ago - Sydney Morning Herald - 3 articles
Experts: Spend opioid settlement funds on fighting opioids
Public health experts are citing the 1998 settlement agreement with tobacco companies as a cautionary tale ahead of the expected $26 billion settlement with opioid producers
1 month ago - ABC News - 3 articles
Psychoactive substance use disorders rise in patients with HF
From 2008 to 2017, there was a temporal increase in the prevalence of all forms of psychoactive substance use disorders in patients hospitalized for HF, according to research...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Meet Sheryn Omeri, the Australian lawyer who took on Uber and won
Why draft contracts for tobacco companies and banks? The Sydney-born lawyer has turned her attention to human rights and vulnerable workers.
2 monthes ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Study: COVID-19 has not led to a net increase in smoking unlike other natural disasters
Unlike other population-level stressful events such as natural disasters, COVID-19 has not resulted in a net increase in smoking, according to a new study from the...
2 monthes ago - News Medical
Urinary cotinine, measure of tobacco exposure, associated with bladder cancer recurrence
High urinary levels of cotinine appeared associated with a fourfold increased risk for recurrence of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer in smokers, according to a study...
2 monthes ago - Healio
The Role of Physical Therapy in Multiple Risk Factor Management Poststroke: A Scoping Review
Background and Purpose: Individuals after stroke often have multiple chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity, and tobacco use. These...
2 monthes ago - LWW
Free Registration
The headlines of Master Doctor
FDA approves selexipag for IV use in adults with PAH
The FDA has approved selexipag for IV use in adults with WHO functional class II to III pulmonary arterial hypertension who are temporarily unable to take oral...
Obesity does not increase risk for serious infection in biologic-treated IBD
Obesity was not associated with an increased risk for serious infection among patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biologics, according to research published...
Many women with gestational diabetes do not receive type 2 diabetes...
Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in accordance with national guidelines, a recent analysis showed. According...
Influenza vaccine may provide additional protection from COVID-19
Influenza vaccination may reduce the risk for stroke, sepsis and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19, data presented at the ECCMID virtual meeting...
Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Lab...
Does the Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's have any indication of PFAS contamination in the food packaging? This is what you've been asking us to...
FDA approves Shingrix for prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults
The FDA this week approved Shingrix for the prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults, GlaxoSmithKline announced. Shingrix , is a nonlive, recombinant sub-unit...
FDA approves Twyneo cream for acne vulgaris
Twyneo cream, a fixed-dose combination of tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of acne vulgaris, Sol-Gel Technologies announced in a...
FDA OKs emergency use of baricitinib alone for COVID-19
The FDA has authorized emergency use of baricitinib alone for the treatment of patients aged 2 years and older who are hospitalized with COVID-19. The authorization applies to...
VIDEO: Bausch + Lomb pipeline includes NOV03 for dry eye disease
LAS VEGAS - In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Yolande Barnard, vice president and general manager, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, offers updates on...
Low vision patients not routinely tested for dry eye disease despite high risk
Results from a retrospective chart review on dry eye disease and low vision showed low vision patients are at risk for dry eye disease, but low numbers of dry eye disease tests...