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Smoking associated with increased risk of 56 diseases among Chinese adults

Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than 1 million adults in China each year from 22 different causes, according to new research published today in The Lancet Public Health.

1 Dec 2022

How air pollution affects the central nervous system over time

An article published in the journal Toxics describes how air pollutants adversely impact the human nervous system.

13 Nov 2022

Low-density granulocytes are phenotypically altered in people with long-COVID

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers characterized low-density granulocyte (LDG) neutrophil (NP) proportion among individuals up to 14 months post-SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) infection.

28 Oct 2022

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models -; both in the form of premature and skipped heart beats.

25 Oct 2022

Shopping vouchers aid in cessation of smoking among pregnant women

The offer of up to £400 of shopping vouchers to stop smoking during pregnancy as an addition to usual stop smoking support is highly effective, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.

20 Oct 2022

Did the diagnosis and management of Hodgkin lymphoma differ during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

In a new study, researchers evaluated the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients in Istanbul, Turkey.

17 Oct 2022

Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts

Smoke began billowing into the skies of northwestern Nevada in September, clouding the mountains, dimming the sun — and quashing residents' hopes that they would be spared from wildfires and the awful air quality the blazes produce.

12 Oct 2022

Multiomic comparison shows a reduction in circulating monocytes correlated with persistent post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis

In a new study, researchers identified distinguishing immune features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with late-resolving pulmonary fibrosis (LR COVID-PF) and early-resolving (ER COVID-PF).

4 Oct 2022

Study on the lung-function trajectories in COVID-19 patients

A new study analyzed the data from a prospective longitudinal cohort follow-up study of COVID-19 survivors over two years after infection.

30 Sep 2022

One year later, 40% of patients with COVID pneumonia still had lung problems

A recent study published in the journal Respiratory Research found impaired lung function and dyspnea amongst severe COVID-19 pneumonia survivors one year post-infection. Meanwhile, many COVID-19 patients developed fibrotic-like sequelae as an aftermath of the infection-associated mild or severe pneumonia.

15 Sep 2022

Study explores a potential new therapeutic approach for triple negative breast cancer treatment

Researchers are exploring a potential new therapeutic approach for triple negative breast cancer treatment.

26 Aug 2022

Heavy smoking and smoke inhalation linked to poor prognosis after a heart attack

The risk of death or poor prognosis after a heart attack is more than 20-fold higher in smokers with exhaled carbon monoxide levels above 13 ppm, indicating heavy smoking and inhalation of smoke.

26 Aug 2022

Lung cancer patients in a screening program who participated in stop smoking study achieve more than 30% abstinence rates

Patients with lung cancer who attended a lung cancer screening event and who then participated in a personalized smoking cessation study achieved smoking abstinence rates of more than 30 percent, according to research presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2022 in Vienna.

8 Aug 2022

Carbon Monoxide News and Research

Smoking associated with increased risk of 56 diseases among Chinese adults

How air pollution affects the central nervous system over time

Low-density granulocytes are phenotypically altered in people with long-COVID

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

Shopping vouchers aid in cessation of smoking among pregnant women

Did the diagnosis and management of Hodgkin lymphoma differ during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts

Multiomic comparison shows a reduction in circulating monocytes correlated with persistent post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis

Study on the lung-function trajectories in COVID-19 patients

One year later, 40% of patients with COVID pneumonia still had lung problems

Study explores a potential new therapeutic approach for triple negative breast cancer treatment

Heavy smoking and smoke inhalation linked to poor prognosis after a heart attack

Lung cancer patients in a screening program who participated in stop smoking study achieve more than 30% abstinence rates

Study reveals the ill effects of common air pollutants on pregnant women and their unborn children

Mild exposure to smog pollutants during pregnancy affects maternal and fetal health outcomes

Carbon monoxide foam in the fight against inflammation

Study shows efficacy and safety of cytisine as a smoking cessation therapy

Smoking cigarettes while wearing a mask may impair blood vessel function

Tobacco-cessation program must be expanded and extended to curb smoking among prisoners

Researchers explore long-term pulmonary sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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