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Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household items, air, water, soil and food is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

12 Jun 2023

Smoke alarm: France's high maternal smoking rates fuel prematurity and low birth weight

Research highlights the adverse effects of active and passive maternal smoking on low birth weight and preterm delivery rates. It emphasizes the importance of smoking cessation and tobacco control policies to improve maternal and child health outcomes.

1 Jun 2023

Most American Indian/Alaska Native women of childbearing age have suboptimal heart health, AHA reports

Heart health risks emerge early in life in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and are increased by social factors - like high levels of experiencing violence and traumatic life events - and disproportionately high rates of Type 2 diabetes, smoking and obesity, according to a new scientific statement published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal.

31 May 2023

Study measures perceived levels of harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes compared with cigarettes

About half of cigarette smokers and young adult non-smokers think that nicotine-based electronic cigarettes have the same amount or even more harmful chemicals than regular tobacco-based cigarettes, according to a Rutgers study.

24 May 2023

Are flavored e-cigarette bans effective?

Researchers explore the effects of flavored e-cigarette bans on the use of e-cigarettes.

23 May 2023

Reseachers use CT scans to track the progression of emphysema over time

Researchers at National Jewish Health evaluating computerized tomography (CT) scans of emphysema progression in the COPDGene® study showed that, during a span of 10 years, participants with pre-existing emphysema who continued smoking had the largest decline in adjusted lung density (ALD).

23 May 2023

Revolutionizing Schizophrenia Research with the Queensland Brain Institute

To commemorate World Schizophrenia Awareness Day, we spoke to three researchers from the Queensland Brain Institiute about their research, and why it is so important to raise awareness around Schizophrenia

23 May 2023

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

22 May 2023

How does tobacco usage impact quality of life?

Researchers evaluated the impact of tobacco usage on the health-associated quality of life.

17 May 2023

Study finds uncertainty and misperceptions about sources of nicotine in e-cigarettes among youth

Using e-cigarettes, or vaping, is highly popular among youth, with more than 2 million high school students using the products, according to the FDA.

16 May 2023

Caffeine connection: Pre-teen caffeine consumption linked to early nicotine use

Research explores the relationship between caffeine use and nicotine onset among early adolescents, shedding light on a potential contributing factor to youth nicotine initiation. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the influence of caffeine in preventing early nicotine use.

16 May 2023

Study finds that caffeine consumption was associated with nicotine use onset among early adolescents

Researchers examined the contribution of caffeine to nicotine use onset during early adolescence.

15 May 2023

Recent national estimates of commercial tobacco use among US adults

Researchers working at the CDC, FDA, and National Cancer Institute analyzed the 2021 National Health Interview Survey data to assess recent national estimates of commercial tobacco use among US adults.

8 May 2023

California says new cigarettes appear to violate state’s flavored tobacco ban

California's attorney general is warning two tobacco companies that their new cigarettes appear to violate a state ban on most flavored tobacco products that was upheld by voters last year.

5 May 2023

Restricting e-liquid flavors may help adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes

Getting many adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes may be as simple as doing away with flavored versions of the product, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

5 May 2023

Young women who experience a heart attack more likely to be rehospitalized after discharge

Young women who experience a heart attack have more adverse outcomes and are more likely to end up back in the hospital compared to men of a similar age in the year following discharge.

2 May 2023

Can smoking cigarettes alter your bone structure?

Researchers aimed to understand how exposure to cigarette smoke causes alterations in bone structure.

2 May 2023

Long siesta-takers have higher BMIs and more likely to have metabolic syndrome

Through data-analysis, researchers found that people taking long siestas had higher body mass indexes and were more likely to have metabolic syndrome than those who did not take siestas.

29 Apr 2023

Vaping in the presence of supplemental oxygen can lead to burns, explosions, even death

Common wisdom warns against smoking cigarettes in the presence of supplemental oxygen, whether at home, in a hospital or in an industrial setting.

27 Apr 2023

Smoking alters lung microbiome, leading to loss of diversity and community structure

Research investigates the impact of smoking on the lower respiratory tract microbiome. The study found that smoking results in a loss of diversity in the microbiome, changes in co-occurrence patterns, and a weakening of the tight community structure present in healthy microbiomes.

26 Apr 2023

Cigarette News and Research

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Smoke alarm: France's high maternal smoking rates fuel prematurity and low birth weight

Most American Indian/Alaska Native women of childbearing age have suboptimal heart health, AHA reports

Study measures perceived levels of harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes compared with cigarettes

Are flavored e-cigarette bans effective?

Reseachers use CT scans to track the progression of emphysema over time

Revolutionizing Schizophrenia Research with the Queensland Brain Institute

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

How does tobacco usage impact quality of life?

Study finds uncertainty and misperceptions about sources of nicotine in e-cigarettes among youth

Caffeine connection: Pre-teen caffeine consumption linked to early nicotine use

Study finds that caffeine consumption was associated with nicotine use onset among early adolescents

Recent national estimates of commercial tobacco use among US adults

California says new cigarettes appear to violate state’s flavored tobacco ban

Restricting e-liquid flavors may help adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes

Young women who experience a heart attack more likely to be rehospitalized after discharge

Can smoking cigarettes alter your bone structure?

Long siesta-takers have higher BMIs and more likely to have metabolic syndrome

Vaping in the presence of supplemental oxygen can lead to burns, explosions, even death

Smoking alters lung microbiome, leading to loss of diversity and community structure

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