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Despite warnings many young adults believe that hookah smoking is not harmful to health

Despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that hookah smoking can be just as dangerous as cigarettes, many young adults believe that using the water pipes is not harmful to their health, according to a UCLA School of Nursing study.

8 Jul 2014

American adolescents turn to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products like hookahs

While cigarette use is declining precipitously among youth, evidence indicates that American adolescents are turning to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products, such as hookahs, cigars, and various smokeless tobacco products, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

8 Jul 2014

Higher socioeconomic status associated with higher rates of hookah use

7 Jul 2014

Research shows link between alcohol sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK athletes

New research from the University of Manchester (UK) and Monash University (Australia) shows a link between alcohol sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK athletes.

From The University of Manchester 1 Jul 2014

State highlights: Caring for Texans injured on-the-job; heroin deaths in Md.; pertussis in Calif.

In formerly depressed South Texas, gas flares from the fracking boom can be seen from outer space. While Texas has a Division of Workers' Compensation, it is the only state that doesn't require any private employer to carry workers' compensation insurance or a private equivalent, so more than 500,000 people have no occupational benefits when they get injured at work. That means they often rely on charities or taxpayers to pay for their care (Root, 6/29)

1 Jul 2014

UCLA study sheds light on the development of lung cancer

UCLA researchers led by Dr. Brigitte Gomperts have discovered the inner workings of the process thought to be the first stage in the development of lung cancer. Their study explains how factors that regulate the growth of adult stem cells that repair tissue in the lungs can lead to the formation of precancerous lesions.

20 Jun 2014

Study explores how different groups interact with media messages about e-cigarettes

Adults are widely exposed to e-cigarette marketing through the media, but those messages reach different demographic groups in different ways, according to a survey by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy.

18 Jun 2014

Study: E-cigarettes often advertised on Twitter

E-cigarettes, also known as vaping pens or e-hookas, are commonly advertised on Twitter and the tweets often link to commercial websites promoting e-cig use, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researchers.

18 Jun 2014

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

Examination and review of several studies that evaluated patient-centered outcomes for individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer found that screening does not appear to significantly influence overall health-related quality of life or result in long-term changes in anxiety or distress, but that positive results in the short-term, do increase distress levels.

16 Jun 2014

School prevention program can dramatically cut teen cigarette smoking in Italy

Results from a new multi-year initiative provide further evidence that a school prevention program called Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) can dramatically cut teen cigarette smoking. After identifying LST as the top-rated prevention program, researchers in Italy translated the LST program into Italian and adapted it for Italian youth.

10 Jun 2014

Study: Mobile phone program doubles the chances that smokers will quit

More than 11 percent of smokers who used a text- messaging program to help them quit did so and remained smoke free at the end of a six- month study as compared to just 5 percent of controls, according to a new report by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University (Milken Institute SPH.)

6 Jun 2014

Highlights: Calif. insurance commissioner battle; food stamps and Medicaid in Calif.; Mo. and experimental drug therapies

Incumbent Democrat Dave Jones held a strong lead in Tuesday's primary election voting for state insurance commissioner, but he still faces a rematch in November against Republican challenger Ted Gaines (Lifsher, 6/3).

5 Jun 2014

Study calls for more randomized trials on e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are a potential smoking cessation aid and they may also be able to lower the risk of nicotine dependency in high-risk groups. The available scientific evidence, however, remains insufficient.

5 Jun 2014

Cannabis use affects size and shape of sperm in young men

Young men who use cannabis may be putting their fertility at risk by inadvertently affecting the size and shape of their sperm according to research published today (Thursday 5 June 2014).

5 Jun 2014

Kids exposed to cooking or tobacco smoke more likely to suffer excessive pain after tonsillectomies

New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia meeting in Stockholm shows that children exposed to indoor coal-burning stoves and/or second-hand tobacco smoke are much more likely to suffer postoperative complications and excessive pain after tonsillectomies.

2 Jun 2014

Researchers develop virtual platform that measures level of addiction of smokers

In Mexico, 21.7 percent of the population smokes, which is associated with 95 percent of  lung cancer cases and the development of 29 more different conditions.

31 May 2014

Sticker shock marks newly insured's health law coverage

Also, federal regulators ponder if e-cigarettes are considered tobacco use -- allowing insurers to charge more in premiums to their users. And one Texas family's Obamacare opt-out story.

31 May 2014

First Edition: May 30, 2014

Today's headlines include the latest reports about the problems with the VA health system. Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Rovner reports: "It's not just veterans who are having trouble with health care.

30 May 2014

Researchers find link between aging and chemicals in environment

Why are some 75-year-olds downright spry while others can barely get around? Part of the explanation, say researchers writing in the Cell Press journal Trends in Molecular Medicine on May 28, is differences from one person to the next in exposure to harmful substances in the environment, chemicals such as benzene, cigarette smoke, and even stress.

29 May 2014

Seeing people use e-cigarettes increases urge to smoke among young adult smokers

Seeing people use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) increases the urge to smoke among regular combustible cigarettes users, according to a new study of young adult smokers.

28 May 2014

Electronic Cigarette News and Research

Despite warnings many young adults believe that hookah smoking is not harmful to health

American adolescents turn to ethnically-linked alternative tobacco products like hookahs

Higher socioeconomic status associated with higher rates of hookah use

Research shows link between alcohol sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK athletes

State highlights: Caring for Texans injured on-the-job; heroin deaths in Md.; pertussis in Calif.

UCLA study sheds light on the development of lung cancer

Study explores how different groups interact with media messages about e-cigarettes

Study: E-cigarettes often advertised on Twitter

Lung cancer screening with LDCT not associated with long term distress

School prevention program can dramatically cut teen cigarette smoking in Italy

Study: Mobile phone program doubles the chances that smokers will quit

Highlights: Calif. insurance commissioner battle; food stamps and Medicaid in Calif.; Mo. and experimental drug therapies

Study calls for more randomized trials on e-cigarettes

Cannabis use affects size and shape of sperm in young men

Kids exposed to cooking or tobacco smoke more likely to suffer excessive pain after tonsillectomies

Researchers develop virtual platform that measures level of addiction of smokers

Sticker shock marks newly insured's health law coverage

First Edition: May 30, 2014

Researchers find link between aging and chemicals in environment

Seeing people use e-cigarettes increases urge to smoke among young adult smokers

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