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FDA targets 465 websites that sell potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, acted this week to target 465 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved versions of opioid, oncology and antiviral prescription drugs to U.S. consumers.

23 Oct 2018

Study reveals impact of Juul use on teenagers and young adults

Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the product's addictive potential, despite using it more often than their peers who smoke conventional cigarettes, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

19 Oct 2018

Scripps researchers successfully test potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents

Scientists at Scripps Research have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents.

19 Oct 2018

Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

A new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) states that people born and living in Spain, Japan, and China are likely to live longer than those born and living in the United States.

18 Oct 2018

FDA, DHS announce memorandum of agreement to address cybersecurity in medical devices

As part of the Administration's ongoing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity in health care, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a memorandum of agreement to implement a new framework for greater coordination and cooperation between the two agencies for addressing cybersecurity in medical devices.

17 Oct 2018

Leading hip-hop videos depict use of tobacco and marijuana products, study finds

Over the past decade, hip-hop music has become a world-wide phenomenon and, in 2017, surpassed rock as the biggest music genre in the United States.

16 Oct 2018

Tobacco heating products cause less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes

A study by scientists at British American Tobacco has shown that e-cigarettes and tobacco heating products cause significantly less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes.

15 Oct 2018

Canadian smokers support novel policies to reduce tobacco use

Most Canadian smokers are in favor of novel policies to reduce tobacco use, according to a national survey by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) at the University of Waterloo.

12 Oct 2018

FDA approves novel molecular-based assay to help determine blood compatibility

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved ID CORE XT, a molecular-based assay used in blood transfusion medicine to help determine blood compatibility.

11 Oct 2018

Flavoring, additive ingredients in e-cigarettes may increase inflammation and impair lung function

Flavoring and additive ingredients in e-cigarettes may increase inflammation and impair lung function, according to new research.

11 Oct 2018

Day of discharge after heart surgery does not affect hospital readmissions

Despite a common belief that weekend and holiday discharge after major heart surgery may impact hospital readmissions, research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery showed that day of discharge does not affect readmissions.

11 Oct 2018

Research: Greater use of e-cigarettes has potential to help people give up smoking

"Ongoing nervousness" about the use of e-cigarettes in stop-smoking services can be a "significant" barrier to people finding support, research revealed during "Stoptober" shows.

11 Oct 2018

Lung cancer mortality rates are 28% lower in California

Early adoption of tobacco control efforts in California lead to fewer people ever smoking, reduced the amount used by those who do smoke and helped smokers quit at a younger age -- when their risk of developing lung cancer is lowest.

11 Oct 2018

Tobacco control must be highest priority in national cancer control plan, says report

The highest priority in a national cancer control plan must be expansion of tobacco control--the intervention with the largest potential health benefits--according to a new American Cancer Society report, the second in a series of articles that together inform priorities for a comprehensive cancer control plan.

11 Oct 2018

Tobacco News and Research

FDA targets 465 websites that sell potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs

Study reveals impact of Juul use on teenagers and young adults

Scripps researchers successfully test potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents

Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

FDA, DHS announce memorandum of agreement to address cybersecurity in medical devices

Leading hip-hop videos depict use of tobacco and marijuana products, study finds

Tobacco heating products cause less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes

Canadian smokers support novel policies to reduce tobacco use

FDA approves novel molecular-based assay to help determine blood compatibility

Flavoring, additive ingredients in e-cigarettes may increase inflammation and impair lung function

Day of discharge after heart surgery does not affect hospital readmissions

Research: Greater use of e-cigarettes has potential to help people give up smoking

Lung cancer mortality rates are 28% lower in California

Tobacco control must be highest priority in national cancer control plan, says report

FDA approves expanded use of Gardasil 9 for adults aged 27 to 45 years

FDA authorizes marketing of new Bose Hearing Aid

Length of hospital stay and readmission likelihood increases by 2.9% in rural areas, review finds

Study analyzes role of environmental exposures in pediatric asthma control

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Some things old, some things new

Study: Federal Agencies underestimate e-cigarette explosion and burn injuries

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