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Cannabinoids used in combination with chemotherapy found to be effective in killing leukemia cells

New research has confirmed that cannabinoids - the active chemicals in cannabis - are effective in killing leukemia cells, particularly when used in combination with chemotherapy treatments.

5 Jun 2017

Many COPD patients struggle to pay for each medicinal breath

After a lifetime of smoking, Juanita Milton needs help breathing. She's tethered to an oxygen tank 24/7 and uses two drug inhalers a day, including Spiriva, which she called "the really expensive one."

5 Jun 2017

Vapor from novel hybrid tobacco heating product produces little or no effect on human cells

New laboratory data reveal that vapor from a novel hybrid tobacco heating product (THP) iFuse and two standard THPs produced little or no effect on human cells in biological testing.

5 Jun 2017

Scientists receive $2.3 million NIH grant to uncover how omega-3 fatty acid stops lupus trigger

Michigan State University scientists have received a $2.3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to help uncover why an omega-3 fatty acid, known as DHA, is so effective in stopping a known trigger of lupus.

2 Jun 2017

Tobacco use more common among HIV positive individuals, York study shows

Researchers at the University of York have shown that tobacco use is more common among HIV positive individuals than HIV negative individuals.

1 Jun 2017

HPV infection more likely to develop into cervical pre-cancer in women with HIV

A study of Senegalese women showed that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was more likely to develop into cervical pre-cancer in women living with human immunodeficiency virus.

1 Jun 2017

Novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancer

A novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCCa), according to researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

31 May 2017

Study finds epigenetic changes in women consuming tea

Epigenetic changes are chemical modifications that turn our genes off or on. In a new study from Uppsala University, researchers show that tea consumption in women leads to epigenetic changes in genes that are known to interact with cancer and estrogen metabolism.

31 May 2017

Chemicals found in cigarettes harm fetal liver health, study shows

Chemicals found in cigarette smoke have been shown to damage fetal liver cells.

30 May 2017

Smoking during pregnancy damages liver tissue of developing fetus, study shows

A new stem cell study has shown the damaging impact cigarette smoke can have on the developing liver tissue of unborn fetuses. The study also revealed differences in the type of damage caused between male and female fetuses.

30 May 2017

JGU chemists develop technique that reduces toxic effects of cigarettes

Chemists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed a technique that reduces the toxic effects of commercially available cigarettes.

30 May 2017

New study identifies substantial unmet needs in Indigenous infant disease prevention, medical care

First Nations and Inuit babies were hospitalized much more often in the first year of life compared with non-Indigenous babies, many for preventable illnesses, found a new study of infant hospitalizations in Quebec, Canada, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.160900.

29 May 2017

British Society for Rheumatology releases updated clinical guideline for gout management

Today we release the important update to our most ‘in demand’ clinical guideline, on the Management of Gout. Gout is the most searched for term on our website and it’s is a particularly painful form of arthritis which is becoming more common, yet continues to be poorly managed.

29 May 2017

Stopping production and marketing of tobacco can be the only way to uphold basic human rights

After completing a collaboration with Philip Morris International to develop a “human rights implementation plan,” the Danish Institute for Human Rights concluded that immediately stopping the sale and marketing of tobacco is the only way for tobacco companies to uphold basic human rights.

29 May 2017

FDA issues Complete Response Letter for Sunovion’s New Drug Application to treat COPD patients

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response Letter for the New Drug Application for SUN-101/eFlow (glycopyrrolate) for the long-term, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema

27 May 2017

Smoking News and Research

Cannabinoids used in combination with chemotherapy found to be effective in killing leukemia cells

Many COPD patients struggle to pay for each medicinal breath

Vapor from novel hybrid tobacco heating product produces little or no effect on human cells

Scientists receive $2.3 million NIH grant to uncover how omega-3 fatty acid stops lupus trigger

Tobacco use more common among HIV positive individuals, York study shows

HPV infection more likely to develop into cervical pre-cancer in women with HIV

Novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancer

Study finds epigenetic changes in women consuming tea

Chemicals found in cigarettes harm fetal liver health, study shows

Smoking during pregnancy damages liver tissue of developing fetus, study shows

JGU chemists develop technique that reduces toxic effects of cigarettes

New study identifies substantial unmet needs in Indigenous infant disease prevention, medical care

British Society for Rheumatology releases updated clinical guideline for gout management

Stopping production and marketing of tobacco can be the only way to uphold basic human rights

FDA issues Complete Response Letter for Sunovion’s New Drug Application to treat COPD patients

Study examines relationship between statin use and heart structure, function

Bedfont Scientific offers chance to win new Smokerlyzer for World No Tobacco Day

Bedfont Scientific named as one of top 25 companies on the Future List

Study highlights rising burden of aging and disability in the coming decade

Frequent recreational cannabis use linked to increased risk of gum disease

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