Mucus Plugs in Airways of COPD Patients Linked to Higher Mortality In retrospective study, 54% mortality rate for those with mucus plugs in 3 or more lung segments May 22, 2023
Mint-Flavored E-Cigarettes Linked to Worse Lung Function Menthol flavors added to e-cigarette liquids increased particles inhaled, study shows Apr 11, 2023
FDA Allows Lower Risk Designation for Snuff Product The brand joins a limited few granted modified risk tobacco claims Mar 16, 2023
Want to Make E-Cigs a Turnoff for Kids? Try Standardized Packaging Young people say their peers would be less interested in plain packaging versus branded packages Mar 14, 2023
Long COVID's 7 Symptoms; Most of U.S. Backs Tobacco Ban; Ugly People and Face Masks Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Feb 03, 2023
Kids Exposed to Smoke In Utero Had Better Lung Function If Moms Popped Vitamin C Follow-up findings from VCSIP trial shows better airway flow, decreased wheeze at age 5 years Nov 21, 2022
Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers Nov 15, 2022
Former Smokers See Even Better Outcomes With Healthier Lifestyles Managing body weight, diet, and more seemed to lower premature death risk Sep 26, 2022
Dual Bronchodilators No Help for Symptomatic Smokers With Preserved Lung Function RETHINC highlights why clinicians cannot keep giving these patients COPD meds, researcher says Sep 04, 2022
Brain Structure, Cognitive Performance Linked With Tobacco Use in Kids Impairments seen through 2 years of follow-up Aug 10, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
Vaping Doesn't Cut CV Risk for Those Who Also Smoke Combined use as bad for the heart as smoking alone May 06, 2022
How Far Should the Menthol Ban Go? It's time to ban menthol in cigarettes -- but not necessarily in all tobacco products May 02, 2022
FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes "Long-awaited action" should reduce youth smoking, health disparities Apr 28, 2022
Cannabis-Exposed Babies Face Poorer Metabolic Health By age 5, fat mass and glucose levels show the impact Mar 31, 2022
More Research Needed on Use of Premium Cigars, Report Finds These cigars seem less dangerous than cigarettes -- but it's only because of how they are smoked Mar 10, 2022
E-Cig Use Tied to Higher Odds of Prediabetes As in regular cigarettes, nicotine may play a role, researcher says Mar 03, 2022
Smokers Reluctant to Quit Respond to Gamified Intervention Integrating nicotine replacement with "skills-building game" may boost long-term cessation Jan 25, 2022
Score One for Vapes in Smoking Cessation Spontaneous e-cigarette use may prompt smokers to consider quitting regular combustibles Dec 28, 2021
Myocarditis After COVID Vax; Cigar Sales in Convenience Stores Also in TTHealthWatch: autoimmune disease treatment, and anticoagulant therapy in Afib Dec 23, 2021 podcast
40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says Oct 25, 2021
Ho-Hum Oral Presentations on COPD Turn Into Fascinating Roundtable Here's why online meetings can be great Oct 22, 2021
'You're Still Doing WHAT After Lung Cancer Surgery?!' But don't give up on hardened smokers, researcher urges Oct 19, 2021
Quitting Smoking Tied to Slower Motor Decline in Multiple Sclerosis Analysis suggests smoking cessation has benefits in MS Oct 17, 2021
Some Teens Want to Quit Vaping: Pediatricians Can Help Anne Griffiths, MD, discusses vaping trends, risks for COVID, and more Oct 13, 2021
How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent? Modeling study comes up with big numbers Sep 24, 2021
Are Concerns About Teen Vaping Overblown? New analysis finds lower risks could offset surging popularity Aug 25, 2021
More Teens Are Trying to Quit Vaping Than Ever Before Over half of adolescent e-cigarette users want to quit and have tried to quit, new study shows Aug 18, 2021
Pot Smokers Face Distinct Risks After Coronary Procedures But could marijuana use be associated with fewer cases of acute kidney injury? Aug 16, 2021
All Eyes on FDA: The Upcoming Regulation of Juul E-Cigarettes Will the public health be protected? Aug 06, 2021
FDA Must Act Quickly on Menthol Ban to Save Black Lives, Advocates Argue It's more than a public health problem, it's a "human rights" issue Jul 23, 2021
FDA Warns Doctors, Consumers on Contaminated Chantix Latest drug found with cancer-causing nitrosamines Jul 20, 2021
Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K E-cig maker sponsored nearly a dozen studies, took over journal as it awaits FDA ruling Jul 13, 2021
Cytisine Hits Snag as Smoking Cessation Aid Herbal product had previously bested placebo and nicotine replacement in randomized trials Jul 06, 2021
COVID Surges Emerge; FDA Warns About Chantix; Lions, Tigers, Bears Get Vaxxed A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Jul 06, 2021
FDA Must Do More to Stop Youth Vaping, House Members Say "The alternative is going to be years and years of delay," says Democratic representative Jun 23, 2021
Even Exposure to Passive Smoking Increases Risk of RA Disease onset was earlier in women exposed to smoky rooms during childhood Jun 03, 2021
Vaping Alone May Boost Lung Troubles Study finds wheeze, shortness of breath with e-cigs even after controlling for tobacco or pot use May 18, 2021
