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Cancer patients who smoke more likely to quit with frequent, sustained telephone counseling

Recently diagnosed cancer patients who smoke are significantly more likely to quit and remain tobacco-free if they receive frequent and sustained telephone counseling, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

13 Oct 2020

New technology helps detect receptors that respond to odor of cigarette smoke

A recent publication in the Journal of Neuroscience by a group of researchers at the University of Kentucky looks at Encoding the Odor of Cigarette Smoke. Tim McClintock, a physiology professor at UK, says their work lays a foundation for two things.

1 Oct 2020

Health care spending in the U.S. could be attributed to modifiable risk factors

Modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, were linked to over $730 billion in health care spending in the US in 2016, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.

30 Sep 2020

Researchers discuss new technologies that improve feasibility of remote smoking cessation trials

Many of South Carolina's nicotine addiction researchers are in Charleston. But many of the smokers who need to quit live elsewhere in the state.

30 Sep 2020

Researchers elucidate the impact of genetic mutations in cocaine addiction

Cocaine addiction is a chronic disorder with a high rate of relapse for which no effective treatment is currently available.

26 Sep 2020

Tobacco responsible for one in five of all deaths from heart disease

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World Heart Day, marked on 29 September.

22 Sep 2020

Tobacco dependence treatment is critical to excellence in health care delivery

A UCLA-led report published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine exposes what the authors call a weakness in the high-profile "Best Hospitals Honor Roll" published annually by U.S. News and World Report.

22 Sep 2020

Vapers are not using JUUL e-cigarettes to stop smoking or improve health, Twitter study shows

The vast majority of Twitter users who vape with JUUL e-cigarettes are not using the devices to stop smoking or to improve their health, according to a research team led by University of Utah Health scientists.

17 Sep 2020

Tobacco smoke-exposed children have higher rates of hospital admissions

Children who are exposed to tobacco have higher rates of hospital admissions after visiting emergency departments or urgent care facilities, according to a new study by University of Cincinnati researchers.

8 Sep 2020

ESC publishes treatment guidelines for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation

31 Aug 2020

ESC and EACTS develop guidelines for diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation

ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).

31 Aug 2020

Study: Preventive medications reduce risk of heart attacks in diabetic patients

Dramatic reductions in the risk of heart attacks in patients with diabetes coincides with major increases in the use of preventive medications. That's the finding of late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.

31 Aug 2020

High blood pressure can be treated without causing erectile dysfunction, shows study

Men with untreated high blood pressure have poorer penile blood flow than those with normal blood pressure, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1 The differences disappeared with blood pressure medication.

28 Aug 2020

People with atrial fibrillation are urged to quit smoking

Scientists today urged people with atrial fibrillation - the most common heart rhythm disorder - to kick the habit and cut their stroke risk. The research is presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1

25 Aug 2020

Study: Disparities in California’s infant death rates have increased in certain ethnic groups

While infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased overall from 2007 to 2015 in California, disparities in infant death rates have increased in some groups, including among obese mothers, those who smoke and African American women, according to a new study published in PLOS One.

12 Aug 2020

Insights into prevalence, incidence, and impact of COPD in older adults

"Recognizing and Treating COPD in Older Adults," the latest issue of the What's Hot newsletter from The Gerontological Society of America, addresses what is known about the prevalence, incidence, and impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults.

3 Aug 2020

Group-based smoking cessation treatment helps incarcerated smokers quit tobacco

Behavioral and nicotine replacement therapies offered together can help people who are incarcerated quit smoking, according to Rutgers researchers.

30 Jul 2020

$Study seeks to explain the decrease in incidence of hip fractures$

Study seeks to explain the decrease in incidence of hip fractures

In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine today, researchers showed how analysis of data from the multigenerational Framingham Osteoporosis Study may in part explain why the incidence of hip fracture in the U.S. has declined during the last two decades.

27 Jul 2020

ASCRS releases updated recommendations for surgery in patients with Crohn's disease

Although rates of surgery for Crohn's disease have decreased over the years, many patients still require surgical treatment - due to inadequate responses to medical therapy, severe attacks of acute colitis, and many other situations.

23 Jul 2020

Ten major risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have collated available scientific evidence on risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease and come up with a list of ten important ones.

21 Jul 2020

Smoking Cessation News and Research

Cancer patients who smoke more likely to quit with frequent, sustained telephone counseling

New technology helps detect receptors that respond to odor of cigarette smoke

Health care spending in the U.S. could be attributed to modifiable risk factors

Researchers discuss new technologies that improve feasibility of remote smoking cessation trials

Researchers elucidate the impact of genetic mutations in cocaine addiction

Tobacco responsible for one in five of all deaths from heart disease

Tobacco dependence treatment is critical to excellence in health care delivery

Vapers are not using JUUL e-cigarettes to stop smoking or improve health, Twitter study shows

Tobacco smoke-exposed children have higher rates of hospital admissions

ESC publishes treatment guidelines for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

ESC and EACTS develop guidelines for diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation

Study: Preventive medications reduce risk of heart attacks in diabetic patients

High blood pressure can be treated without causing erectile dysfunction, shows study

People with atrial fibrillation are urged to quit smoking

Study: Disparities in California’s infant death rates have increased in certain ethnic groups

Insights into prevalence, incidence, and impact of COPD in older adults

Group-based smoking cessation treatment helps incarcerated smokers quit tobacco

Study seeks to explain the decrease in incidence of hip fractures

ASCRS releases updated recommendations for surgery in patients with Crohn's disease

Ten major risk factors for Alzheimer's disease

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