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CEASE intervention enhances delivery of smoking cessation assistance for breastfeeding mothers

A study led by MassGeneral Hospital for Children researchers demonstrates that an MGHfC-developed program designed to help the parents of pediatric patients quit smoking can increase the provision of such assistance to breastfeeding mothers.

5 Dec 2018

Combining toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins may trigger Parkinsonism

Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism -- symptoms typical of Parkinson's disease like body tremors and slowing of body motions -- after the toxin travels from the stomach to the brain.

4 Dec 2018

Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smoking

In a small study of infrequent cannabis users, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that, compared with smoking cannabis, vaping it increased the rate of short-term anxiety, paranoia, memory loss and distraction when doses were the same.

4 Dec 2018

Governments across Europe respond in very different ways to lung cancer

The World Health Organization estimates 387,913 Europeans will die of lung cancer in 2018. The preliminary findings from a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit comparing 13 countries show that governments across Europe are responding in very different ways to the disease.

4 Dec 2018

Young women receiving health and beauty info from social media ignore risks of indoor tanning

Young women who receive health and beauty information from their friends and through social media may be more likely to ignore the risks of indoor tanning, according to a team of researchers.

4 Dec 2018

Retailers in low-income communities sell most risky alternative tobacco products

Retailers in minority and low-income communities are more likely to sell and advertise the most inexpensive and risky alternative tobacco products, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

3 Dec 2018

Boys with social difficulties are at greatest risk of early substance use

Boys who enter sixth-grade with co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning and conduct problems are at the greatest risk of developing aggressive behavior and using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana by the end of eighth grade, a new study found.

3 Dec 2018

Physical inactivity viewed as serious public health concern by many Canadians

Physical inactivity is nearly on par with unhealthy diets and tobacco use as a public health concern among Canadians, a new UBC study has found.

29 Nov 2018

FDA approves new drug for treatment of rare autoimmune disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Firdapse (amifampridine) tablets for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in adults.

29 Nov 2018

First biosimilar approved by FDA for treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Truxima (rituximab-abbs) as the first biosimilar to Rituxan (rituximab) for the treatment of adult patients with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) to be used as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy.

29 Nov 2018

Healthy lifestyle may offset acceleration of atherosclerosis during menopause

A healthy lifestyle during the transition to menopause may offset the acceleration of atherosclerosis, the slow narrowing of the arteries that increases with age, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

28 Nov 2018

Some clinical trials may promote use of ineffective and costly treatments, researchers say

A new paper published by McGill University researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that some clinical trials may promote the use of ineffective and costly treatments. That's the opposite of what clinical trials are aimed at, namely preventing ineffective and costly treatments from being taken up by physicians and patients.

27 Nov 2018

Cannabis use among teens does not appear to lead to greater conduct problems, study finds

More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as regular as tobacco use among adolescents and young adults.

27 Nov 2018

Recently diagnosed cancer patients more likely to drink alcohol and use tobacco, finds study

Recently diagnosed cancer survivors are more likely to drink alcohol, use tobacco, and frequent tanning beds than people in later stages of recovery, according to a research team from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

27 Nov 2018

FDA grants accelerated approval to oncology drug for treatment of key genetic driver of cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Vitrakvi (larotrectinib), a treatment for adult and pediatric patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).

27 Nov 2018

Certain dietary supplements can have beneficial effect on sperm quality, study suggests

Infertility affects 15% of the world population and is recognized by the World Health Organisation as a global health problem.

26 Nov 2018

Study: One in five young adults in India has hypertension

One in five young adults in India has high blood pressure, according to research presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India. That equates to around 80 million people, which is more than the entire UK population.

25 Nov 2018

Sons of fathers who smoke have 51% lower sperm count

Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered that, independently of nicotine exposure from the mother, men whose fathers smoked at the time of pregnancy had half as many sperm as those with non-smoking fathers.

22 Nov 2018

FDA approves new treatment for AML patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Daurismo (glasdegib) tablets to be used in combination with low-dose cytarabine (LDAC), a type of chemotherapy, for the treatment of newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults who are 75 years of age or older or who have other chronic health conditions or diseases (comorbidities) that may preclude the use of intensive chemotherapy.

22 Nov 2018

Negative social cues on tobacco packaging could help reduce smoking intentions

New research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs suggests that tobacco packaging that reminds smokers that broad societal 'others' disapprove of the activity can trigger feelings of self-consciousness, which in turn reduces smoking intentions.

22 Nov 2018

Tobacco News and Research

CEASE intervention enhances delivery of smoking cessation assistance for breastfeeding mothers

Combining toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins may trigger Parkinsonism

Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smoking

Governments across Europe respond in very different ways to lung cancer

Young women receiving health and beauty info from social media ignore risks of indoor tanning

Retailers in low-income communities sell most risky alternative tobacco products

Boys with social difficulties are at greatest risk of early substance use

Physical inactivity viewed as serious public health concern by many Canadians

FDA approves new drug for treatment of rare autoimmune disorder

First biosimilar approved by FDA for treatment of adult patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Healthy lifestyle may offset acceleration of atherosclerosis during menopause

Some clinical trials may promote use of ineffective and costly treatments, researchers say

Cannabis use among teens does not appear to lead to greater conduct problems, study finds

Recently diagnosed cancer patients more likely to drink alcohol and use tobacco, finds study

FDA grants accelerated approval to oncology drug for treatment of key genetic driver of cancer

Certain dietary supplements can have beneficial effect on sperm quality, study suggests

Study: One in five young adults in India has hypertension

Sons of fathers who smoke have 51% lower sperm count

FDA approves new treatment for AML patients

Negative social cues on tobacco packaging could help reduce smoking intentions

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