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TikTok: Ground Zero for Vaping Sales to Kids

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – TikTok is full of fun memes, pranks, dances and challenges – and illicit vaping product sales targeting teenagers, a new study reports. Advertising and sales of vaping...

Parents' Vaping Might Help Spur Eczema in Kids

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – A mom or dad who vapes at home might be setting their child up for eczema, new research suggests. In a study involving data from over 35,000 U.S. households, children with a...

E-Cigarette Use After Smoking May Up Risk for Lung Cancer

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Former cigarette smokers who use electronic cigarettes may have a higher risk for lung cancer than those who do not vape, according to a study presented at the American...

Vaping After Quitting Smoking Keeps Lung Cancer Risk High

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – If you've quit smoking and have switched to vaping instead, your odds for lung cancer won't fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research suggests. “This i...

Quit-Smoking Drug Chantix May Also Help Folks Stop Vaping

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – A quit-smoking drug appears to help people drop their vaping addiction, a new study shows. Vapers who took varenicline (Chantix) were significantly more likely to quit using...

Use of Electronic Cigarettes Tied to Earlier Age at Onset of Adult Asthma

FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Past 30-day electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among adults is associated with earlier ages of asthma onset, according to a study published online May 17 in JAMA ...

2015 to 2021 Saw Increase in Electronic Vaping Product Use in Teens

THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – From 2015 to 2021, there were significant increases in the use of electronic vapor products (EVPs) among adolescents, according to a study published in the May issue of the...

The More Kids Use Social Media, The More They're Likely to Vape

FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or smoking or both, new research shows. The study is based...

Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma

FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – People with asthma who vape tend to develop the respiratory disease earlier in life than folks who never vaped, new research shows. Overall, asthmatic adults who said they'd...

Greater Teen Social Media Use Tied to Increased Cigarette Use

FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Social media use is associated with an increased risk for cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use in teens and young adults, according to a study published online May...

Smoking Tied to Poor Eating Habits

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Smokers tend to eat less and have less healthy eating habits than nonsmokers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Congress on Obesity,...

Smoking During Pregnancy Could Raise Baby's Odds for Obesity Later

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why. Children born of moms who...

Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High

TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That's down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in...

Tobacco Plus Weed in Pregnancy Could Be Lethal Combo for Baby

THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – Smoking cigarettes while pregnant has long been known to harm the fetus, but new research shows things get even worse when marijuana is in the mix. The study by a team at...

Upping Dose May Aid Smoking Cessation After Initial Treatment Failure

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – A dosage increase may provide longer-term benefit for smokers receiving varenicline or combination nicotine replacement therapy who are nonabstinent after six weeks, according...

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