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Teens with moderate mental health problems vape e-cigarettes

Teenagers with moderate mental health problems who may not have considered smoking conventional cigarettes are turning to electronic cigarettes, a new USC study has found.

20 Dec 2015

Smoking bans may stop casual smokers from becoming heavy smokers

If governments want to discourage smoking among young people, both high taxes and smoking bans do the job - but bans may have one key advantage.

18 Dec 2015

One of every three deaths in the U.S. linked to cardiovascular diseases

One of every three deaths in the U.S. in 2013 were from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, while heart disease and stroke were the No. 1 and No. 2 killers worldwide, according to American Heart Association's 2016 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update.

17 Dec 2015

Drug use remains stable among teens, MTF survey shows

The 2015 Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) shows decreasing use of a number of substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, prescription opioid pain relievers, and synthetic cannabinoids ("synthetic marijuana"). Other drug use remains stable, including marijuana, with continued high rates of daily use reported among 12th graders, and ongoing declines in perception of its harms.

17 Dec 2015

ATS Tobacco Action Committee supports regulation to curb exposure to health risks associated with tobacco products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected issue its final ruling soon on the regulation of all tobacco products, including cigars and e-cigarettes, two of the largest sources of unregulated tobacco in the U.S.

14 Dec 2015

CPSC announces grant awards to prevent pool and spa drownings, drain entrapments

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot F. Kaye and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced today the awardees of a first-of-its-kind grant program aimed at preventing pool and spa drownings and drain entrapments. Five local governments will receive more than $780,000 in Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) funds.

12 Dec 2015

CAMH survey finds risky drinking behaviour among Ontario students

Alcohol remains the most popular drug of choice for Ontario students in grades 7 through 12, with 29 percent of 12th graders engaging in hazardous drinking, according to the 2015 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

10 Dec 2015

Maternal smoking affects long-term health of male offspring

Mothers who smoke are putting more than their own health at risk, suggests a study published today in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Young men whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had lower aerobic fitness compared to those whose mothers did not.

9 Dec 2015

Flavoring chemicals in e-cigarettes linked to severe respiratory disease

Diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease, was found in more than 75% of flavored electronic cigarettes and refill liquids tested by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

8 Dec 2015

$Cadmium exposure increases risk of osteoporosis and fractures$

Cadmium exposure increases risk of osteoporosis and fractures

People who are exposed to higher levels of cadmium have an increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Cadmium also affects the kidneys. A doctoral thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy explored this issue in a study of over 900 older men.

7 Dec 2015

Women with moderate-to-severe PMS at increased risk of developing high blood pressure in later life

In the first prospective study to consider premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a possible sentinel for future risk of hypertension, epidemiologist Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson and colleagues in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Harvard School of Public Health report that women with moderate-to-severe PMS had a 40 percent higher risk of developing high blood pressure over the following 20 years compared to women experiencing few menstrual symptoms.

25 Nov 2015

Prenatal smoking exposure can potentially affect someone's health for years after birth

New Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research finds that blood taken from children up to the age of five contains molecular evidence about whether their mothers smoked during pregnancy.

23 Nov 2015

Hiding cigarettes at convenience stores significantly reduces teenagers' smoking risk

Keeping tobacco products out of view in convenience stores significantly reduces teenagers' susceptibility to future cigarette use compared to when tobacco advertising and products are visible, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

23 Nov 2015

Study shows significant decline in retailer compliance with NYC's new tobacco law

In a study examining compliance with New York City's new law that raised the legal age for purchasing cigarettes to 21 years of age, researchers with New York University and University of California, Los Angeles found that compliance with identification (ID) checks has significantly decreased since the law was made effective.

23 Nov 2015

Mason researchers patent new breast cancer treatment

George Mason University researchers have patented a new breast cancer treatment that uses a common malaria drug to stop cancer in its beginning stages.

21 Nov 2015

Exposure to e-cigarette ads may boost usage among young adults

Exposure to e-cigarette advertisements may enhance curiosity and usage among young adults, according to a study published this week in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

21 Nov 2015

U.S. adults who use smokeless tobacco products have higher levels of nicotine, carcinogen

U.S. adults who used only smokeless tobacco products had higher levels of biomarkers of exposure to nicotine and a cancer-causing toxicant -- the tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK -- compared with those who used only cigarettes

19 Nov 2015

New analysis points to use of e-cigarettes as quitting aid among U.S. adults

Adding to a growing body of research on patterns of e-cigarette use, researchers from Rutgers School of Public Health and the Steven A. Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative have found evidence that among U.S. adults, some recent cigarette quitters may have done so with the assistance of electronic cigarettes.

17 Nov 2015

Tobacco use continues to be a top threat to health and economic well-being of people in China

Efforts over the past seven years to reduce tobacco use in China have been strikingly ineffective and leave tobacco use a top threat to the health and economic well-being of the world's largest country, according to research findings by the University of Waterloo's International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project).

17 Nov 2015

Vanderbilt wins NIA grant to study effectiveness of nicotine patch in improving memory loss in older adults with MCI

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $9.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to test the effectiveness of a transdermal nicotine patch in improving memory loss in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.

6 Nov 2015

Electronic Cigarette News and Research

Teens with moderate mental health problems vape e-cigarettes

Smoking bans may stop casual smokers from becoming heavy smokers

One of every three deaths in the U.S. linked to cardiovascular diseases

Drug use remains stable among teens, MTF survey shows

ATS Tobacco Action Committee supports regulation to curb exposure to health risks associated with tobacco products

CPSC announces grant awards to prevent pool and spa drownings, drain entrapments

CAMH survey finds risky drinking behaviour among Ontario students

Maternal smoking affects long-term health of male offspring

Flavoring chemicals in e-cigarettes linked to severe respiratory disease

Cadmium exposure increases risk of osteoporosis and fractures

Women with moderate-to-severe PMS at increased risk of developing high blood pressure in later life

Prenatal smoking exposure can potentially affect someone's health for years after birth

Hiding cigarettes at convenience stores significantly reduces teenagers' smoking risk

Study shows significant decline in retailer compliance with NYC's new tobacco law

Mason researchers patent new breast cancer treatment

Exposure to e-cigarette ads may boost usage among young adults

U.S. adults who use smokeless tobacco products have higher levels of nicotine, carcinogen

New analysis points to use of e-cigarettes as quitting aid among U.S. adults

Tobacco use continues to be a top threat to health and economic well-being of people in China

Vanderbilt wins NIA grant to study effectiveness of nicotine patch in improving memory loss in older adults with MCI

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