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Indoor air quality in hospitality venues that allow smoking is worse than outdoor, study finds

Research carried out in six cities with dangerous levels of air pollution indicates that air quality inside venues that allow smoking is even worse than outdoors.

28 Jan 2016

Vital Strategies launched to improve global health

A new name in global health - Vital Strategies was launched today, with a mission of reducing disease and premature death and helping to deliver a world where every person has the protection of a strong public health system.

27 Jan 2016

Study identifies discrimination, alcohol and tobacco as major predictors of panic attacks in minority Americans

A new study has identified discrimination, alcohol and tobacco as significant predictors of minority Americans' experiencing panic attacks — fearful spells with psychological symptoms that last a few minutes and are often debilitating and disruptive.

25 Jan 2016

Cardiovascular considerations crucial for CML TKI patients

A review of BCR–ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors highlights the need to consider cardiovascular adverse event risk profiles when prescribing for patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia.

22 Jan 2016

FDA issues draft guidance to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance outlining important steps medical device manufacturers should take to continually address cybersecurity risks to keep patients safe and better protect the public health.

18 Jan 2016

New report reveals striking variation in cancer burden within AANHPI population

A new report describes cancer among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs), and reports striking variation in the cancer burden within this population, reflecting vast differences in exposure to cancer risk factors.

18 Jan 2016

Adult smokers who use e-cigarettes 28% less likely to quit smoking

Electronic cigarettes are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a new analysis from UC San Francisco found that adult smokers who use e-cigarettes are actually 28 percent less likely to stop smoking cigarettes.

18 Jan 2016

Teens who rate e-cigarettes ads as effective more likely to try them in the future

Adolescents are more likely to say they will try electronic cigarettes if they perceive TV ads for these products as effective, according to a new study by RTI International researchers.

12 Jan 2016

Cancer mortality continues to drop in the U.S.

Steady reductions in smoking combined with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in a 23% drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in 1991. The drop translates to more than 1.7 million cancer deaths averted through 2012.

8 Jan 2016

Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix approved to treat certain diabetic foot ulcers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for the Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix (Omnigraft) to treat certain diabetic foot ulcers. The matrix device, which is made of silicone, cow collagen, and shark cartilage, is placed over the ulcer and provides an environment for new skin and tissue to regenerate and heal the wound.

7 Jan 2016

ISHLT issues new list of criteria to determine patient eligibility for heart transplant

To determine patient eligibility for heart transplant, the International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation maintains a list of criteria, first issued in 2006, that acts as a guideline for physicians.

7 Jan 2016

U.S. Marshals seize nearly 90,000 bottles of dietary supplements containing kratom

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that U.S. Marshals, at the agency's request, seized nearly 90,000 bottles of dietary supplements labeled as containing kratom. The product, manufactured for and held by Dordoniz Natural Products LLC, located in South Beloit, Illinois, is marketed under the brand name RelaKzpro and worth more than $400,000.

7 Jan 2016

E-cigarettes share similar short-term safety profile as Nicorette products

A new study, published in the Journal of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, found that e-cigarettes share a similar short-term safety profile as Nicorette products and are comparable in reducing tobacco withdrawal symptoms.

7 Jan 2016

Nearly 7 in 10 middle and high school students exposed to e-cigarette ads

About 7 in 10 middle and high school students – more than 18 million young people – see e-cigarette advertising in stores, online, in newspapers and magazines, or on television and in movies, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

6 Jan 2016

FDA issues two final orders to strengthen requirements for transvaginal surgical mesh safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina.

5 Jan 2016

SDSU researchers explore ways to eradicate thirdhand smoke

When cigarette smoke is blown into the environment, its chemical constituents don't just vanish into thin air. Residue from the smoke settles into, accumulates and is stored in the surrounding environment, such as upholstery, carpets, walls, clothing and curtains.

30 Dec 2015

Study reveals effects of plain packaging on tobacco products among Australian Indigenous people

Following the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products in 2012, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 12 per cent less likely to think certain tobacco brands were less harmful than others, a new study found.

30 Dec 2015

E-cigarettes damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer

Adding to growing evidence on the possible health risks of electronic cigarettes, a lab team at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System tested two products and found they damaged cells in ways that could lead to cancer. The damage occurred even with nicotine-free versions of the products.

29 Dec 2015

Study identifies genetic factors that play role in AMD

An international study has identified the number of genetic factors known to play a role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the worldwide leading cause of blindness in the elderly.

23 Dec 2015

Zurampic (lesinurad) approved to treat high levels of hyperuricemia associated with gout

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zurampic (lesinurad) to treat high levels of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia) associated with gout, when used in combination with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor (XOI), a type of drug approved to reduce the production of uric acid in the body.

22 Dec 2015

Tobacco News and Research

Indoor air quality in hospitality venues that allow smoking is worse than outdoor, study finds

Vital Strategies launched to improve global health

Study identifies discrimination, alcohol and tobacco as major predictors of panic attacks in minority Americans

Cardiovascular considerations crucial for CML TKI patients

FDA issues draft guidance to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices

New report reveals striking variation in cancer burden within AANHPI population

Adult smokers who use e-cigarettes 28% less likely to quit smoking

Teens who rate e-cigarettes ads as effective more likely to try them in the future

Cancer mortality continues to drop in the U.S.

Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix approved to treat certain diabetic foot ulcers

ISHLT issues new list of criteria to determine patient eligibility for heart transplant

U.S. Marshals seize nearly 90,000 bottles of dietary supplements containing kratom

E-cigarettes share similar short-term safety profile as Nicorette products

Nearly 7 in 10 middle and high school students exposed to e-cigarette ads

FDA issues two final orders to strengthen requirements for transvaginal surgical mesh safety

SDSU researchers explore ways to eradicate thirdhand smoke

Study reveals effects of plain packaging on tobacco products among Australian Indigenous people

E-cigarettes damage cells in ways that could lead to cancer

Study identifies genetic factors that play role in AMD

Zurampic (lesinurad) approved to treat high levels of hyperuricemia associated with gout

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