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Studies show AHA's Life's Simple 7 and Diabetes Shared Care Program reduce lifetime risk of heart failure

One in four middle-aged adults who survive to age 85 will develop heart failure, according to current estimates.

15 Sep 2015

Regular smokers at increased risk of tooth loss, new study confirms

A new study has confirmed that regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss. Male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers, whereas female smokers were found to be 2.5 times more likely.

15 Sep 2015

Qualitative RPCI study evaluates attitudes toward smoking cessation in Northern Appalachia

Significant differences in attitudes toward smoking cessation are reported between two generations of smokers in Northern Appalachia in new research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

14 Sep 2015

Study finds association between long sleep duration and high serum copper concentration

Persons sleeping less than 6 hours or more than 10 hours suffer from low-grade inflammation more often than persons sleeping 7-8 hours per night. This was observed in a University of Eastern Finland study focusing on the health and lifestyle habits among middle-aged men.

14 Sep 2015

A growing number of deaths attributed to avoidable risk factors

A wide range of avoidable risk factors to health – ranging from air pollution to poor diets to unsafe water – account for a growing number of deaths and a significant amount of disease burden, according to a new analysis of 79 risks in 188 countries.

11 Sep 2015

New risk assessment scoring system may help physicians select screening tests for colorectal cancer

Researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a new risk assessment scoring system that could help physicians judge which patients can forgo invasive colonoscopy testing for cancer screening and which should receive the test.

11 Sep 2015

High blood pressure, smoking, and poor dietary habits are greatest risk factors for death

A huge international study of global causes of death has revealed that since 1990, there has been a profound change in risk factors for death.

11 Sep 2015

Genes that may mitigate smoking damage and cancer identified

Smoking has been shown to have drastic consequences for lifespan and disease progression, and it has been suggested that cigarette exposure may impact the risk of death and disease via its acceleration of the aging process. Not all smokers experience early mortality, however, and a small proportion manage to survive to extreme ages.

10 Sep 2015

Study evaluates effectiveness of hypnotherapy

Although hypnosis has existed for hundreds of years, today it is still difficult to clearly judge its usefulness in the medical domain.

10 Sep 2015

Smoking may not always shorten life, cause cancer

10 Sep 2015

Offering women money to undergo mammograms ethically troubling, says Penn Medicine ethicist

The widespread practice of incentivizing mammogram completion via cash payments, typically by insurance companies and ranging from $10 to $250, is unethical according to a Viewpoint article published this week in JAMA by an expert from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Sep 2015

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

The U.S. is one of the wealthiest nations in the world but its citizens are far from the healthiest. In fact, the U.S. lags behind several other developed nations in life expectancy and other population health measures. These disparities persist despite the fact that the U.S. spends more money per capita than any other nation on healthcare delivery.

9 Sep 2015

Smoke-free workplace, tax hikes discourage youth from taking up smoking

Banning smoking in the workplace and increasing taxes on cigarettes have discouraged teens and young adults from taking up smoking, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Merced.

9 Sep 2015

Researchers find answer to continuing debate in the cardiovascular scientific world

Researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, together with the teams of Dr. Martin Farrell at Oxford University, and Dr. Sekar Kathiresan at the Broad Institute, have found the answer to an ongoing debate in the cardiovascular scientific world. Dr. Ruth McPherson and Dr. Majid Nikpay, researchers at the UOHI's Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, report that the genetic basis of heart disease is largely derived from the cumulative effect of multiple common genetic variants, rather than from a few rare variants with large effects.

9 Sep 2015

Mylan releases generic version of Yasmin Tablets in the U.S.

Mylan N.V. today announced the U.S. launch of Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP, 3 mg/0.03 mg, which is the generic version of Bayer's Yasmin Tablets. Mylan's partner Famy Care Ltd. received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for this product, which is indicated for use by women to prevent pregnancy.

8 Sep 2015

Studies suggests that insular cortex may hold key to treating addiction

A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain - called the insular cortex - may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who suffered a stroke in the insular cortex were far more likely to quit smoking and experience fewer and less severe withdrawal symptoms than those with strokes in other parts of the brain.

8 Sep 2015

Study: High school athletes use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate compared to non-athletes

High school athletes who play on sports teams smoke tobacco products at a lower rate than non-athletes, but use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

3 Sep 2015

CVS Health’s data shows measurable reduction in cigarette purchases

CVS Health today marked the first anniversary of ending tobacco sales at CVS/pharmacy by releasing new data showing a measurable reduction in cigarette purchases over the past year.

3 Sep 2015

Tobacco-related cancer risks increase among men in China

In China, smoking now causes nearly a quarter of all cancers in adult males. The finding comes from a large study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, as part of a Special Issue on Lung Cancer in China. High uptake rates of cigarette smoking in teenaged males and continued use in adulthood foreshadow even greater tobacco-related cancer risks for the nation.

3 Sep 2015

Smoking prevalence remains same but proportion of smokers with no intention of quitting increases

Smoking prevalence has stayed the same but the proportion with no intention of quitting has risen in the last seven years, according to results from the latest EUROASPIRE surveys presented for the first time today at ESC Congress 2015 by Professor Kornelia Kotseva, chair of the EUROASPIRE Steering Committee and senior clinical research fellow at Imperial College London, UK.

2 Sep 2015

Smoking News and Research

Studies show AHA's Life's Simple 7 and Diabetes Shared Care Program reduce lifetime risk of heart failure

Regular smokers at increased risk of tooth loss, new study confirms

Qualitative RPCI study evaluates attitudes toward smoking cessation in Northern Appalachia

Study finds association between long sleep duration and high serum copper concentration

A growing number of deaths attributed to avoidable risk factors

New risk assessment scoring system may help physicians select screening tests for colorectal cancer

High blood pressure, smoking, and poor dietary habits are greatest risk factors for death

Genes that may mitigate smoking damage and cancer identified

Study evaluates effectiveness of hypnotherapy

Smoking may not always shorten life, cause cancer

Offering women money to undergo mammograms ethically troubling, says Penn Medicine ethicist

New book provides roadmap to improve health of U.S. citizens

Smoke-free workplace, tax hikes discourage youth from taking up smoking

Researchers find answer to continuing debate in the cardiovascular scientific world

Mylan releases generic version of Yasmin Tablets in the U.S.

Studies suggests that insular cortex may hold key to treating addiction

Study: High school athletes use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate compared to non-athletes

CVS Health’s data shows measurable reduction in cigarette purchases

Tobacco-related cancer risks increase among men in China

Smoking prevalence remains same but proportion of smokers with no intention of quitting increases

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