(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ATS 2022, San Francisco, CA – E-cigarette makers are adding potentially dangerous levels of the synthetic cooling agents WS-3 and WS-23 to disposable e-cigarettes and e-cigarette refills sold in the U.S.,….
Category: Smoking Issues
Smokers Who Switch to E-Cigarettes May Adopt Other Routines
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Adult smokers who shift to using to e-cigarettes may have more chances to improve health and well-being, according to new research from the University of Washington.
Need to Monitor Public Interest in Shopping and Sales of Popular Puff Bar E-cigarette Brand
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New research led by scientists at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows the need for continued surveillance of the changes in shopping interest and sales for Puff Bar….
Smoking Increased in Those Trying Quit During COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – While smoking rates have declined dramatically in the United States, there are still 35 million smokers.
Smoking Cessation App Can Reach a Diverse Group of Users
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Kirkland, WA – A new study published in the open access journal JMIR Public Health and Surveillance shows that a digital cessation app to quit smoking can draw a diverse audience, including at-risk and underrepresented groups.
Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions Impact Availability
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Flavored tobacco products play a large role in leading youth into addiction….
Smoker Should Be Screened for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Evaluate Relighting Behavior Among People Who Smoke
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Center for Tobacco Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey received a $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to evaluate cigarette relighting – the practice of smoking a cigarette, extinguishing it
Vaping Has Long-term Effect on Heart for Males, Not Females
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine gives insight into what happens to the cardiovascular system of adolescents when they vape.
Smokers in California on Medi-Cal Still Not Getting Help Needed to Quit
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A team of researchers with the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center found that even with expanded access to Medi-Cal, Latino smokers in California continue to get less help quitting smoking.
The Real Cost of Smoking by State
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – With the economic and societal costs of smoking totaling more than $300 billion per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State
Marijuana Users’ Risk of Deadly Complication Doubles – Rare Type of Bleeding Stroke
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2022 — Among people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) stroke, a type of bleeding stroke, recent marijuana users were more than twice as likely to develop a dangerous complication that can result in death or greater disability
Smoking and Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Brunswick, N.J., – One of the most popular resolutions at the beginning of each year is the desire to quit smoking, with more than 70 percent of smokers reporting they want to quit
Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers
(HealthNewsDigrst.com) – Newswise — New Brunswick, N.J., – Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and is a leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women in the United States according to the American Cancer Society.
Vaping Dramatically Ups Quit Rate in Heavy Smokers Not Aiming to Quit
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BUFFALO, N.Y. — Since the introduction of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, to the United States in 2006, intense debate has surrounded the marketing, regulation and use of these nicotine-delivery products.
E-cigs with Cigarette-like Delivery May Help Cigarette Smokers Quit
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HERSHEY, Pa. — Electronic cigarettes with cigarette-like nicotine delivery may help some people stop smoking cigarettes
Quitting Smoking Sooner Could Save Your Life
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Smoking is hazardous to your health. That’s a no-brainer. But a new study led by the American Cancer Society suggests that kicking the habit at a younger age can significantly decrease―or even erase….
Great American Smokeout – Tools to Quit Smoking
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The U.S. celebrates another Great American Smokeout on Thursday, Nov. 18. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S.
E-cigarette Exposure during Pregnancy Changes Autophagy Signaling
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Fetal e-cigarette exposure programs a neonatal brain hypoxic-ischemic sensitive phenotype via altering DNA methylation patterns and autophagy signaling pathway
Claims Could Lead Non-Smokers to Try E-Cigarettes – ‘Tobacco-Free Nicotine’
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Young adults who do not use tobacco products report higher intentions of using Puff Bar, a leading e-cigarette brand that has a “tobacco-free nicotine” claim, than products with the regular claim of containing nicotine