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America's Doctors Offer 10 Health Resolutions as You Start a New Year
MONDAY, Jan. 1, 2024 – Still weighing whether to make a New Year’s resolution? Or perhaps regretting letting your healthy habits slide during the holidays? Either way, the American Medical A...
America's School Counselors Say Vaping, Gaming Are Tough Issues for Kids
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – Online gaming and vaping to the point of addiction have become widespread enough that most high school counselors regularly confront these behaviors in today’s teens, a new su...
Dulaglutide Cuts Weight Gain After Smoking Cessation
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 – Dulaglutide cuts post-smoking cessation weight gain in men and women, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. Fabienne Baur, ...
Pregnant Teens Increasingly Using E-Cigarettes
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 – Pregnant adolescents in the United States are increasingly using electronic cigarettes, but use during late pregnancy is not significantly associated with an increased risk...
Smoking Can Shrink Your Brain
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – Smoking shrinks the human brain, and once that brain mass is lost then it’s gone for good, a new study warns. Brain scans from more than 32,000 people strongly link a history ...
Smoking Outcomes Worse for Minority Adults Versus White Adults
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – Minority populations will benefit much more than the U.S. White adult population from antitobacco regulations that reduce smoking, according to a study published online Dec....
Biden Administration Delays Decision on Menthol Cigarette Ban Amid Pushback
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – The Biden administration has again delayed enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes following intense lobbying from the tobacco industry. Along with that pressure, other critics...
2011 to 2022 Saw Little Change in Smoking Prevalence for Older Adults
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Between 2011 and 2022, there were significant decreases in smoking prevalence among younger adults, but not older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in JAMA ...
Does Social Media Raise Teens' Odds for Drug Use, Risky Sex?
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Teens glued to Instagram, TikTok and other social media are more likely to drink, take drugs, smoke and engage in risky sexual behaviors, a new review warns. For example,...
Smoking Tobacco Plus Weed Greatly Raises Odds for Emphysema
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Folks who smoke weed along with cigarettes are doing serious damage to their lungs, a new study warns. People who do both are 12 times more likely to develop emphysema than...
Decline in Excess Mortality Seen in First Decade After Quitting Smoking
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – Former smokers avoid more than half of the excess cardiovascular, cancer, and respiratory mortality associated with current smoking within the first decade after quitting,...
AI Could Predict a Nonsmoker's Risk for Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess lung cancer risk in nonsmokers, a new study shows. The “CXR-Lung-Risk” AI program evaluates routine chest X-ray images, loo...
FDA Sends Warning Letters to Vape Companies Selling Products That Mimic Toys
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Taking action against electronic cigarettes disguised to look like everyday items that appeal to young people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters...
2013 to 2021 Saw Shift in Smoking Habits of Young Adults
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – Over time, young adults are moving away from combustible cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, according to a research letter published online Nov. 13 in JAMA Internal ...
FDA Moves Against Vape Products That Mimic Toys, Slushies and Appeal to Kids
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking action against e-cigarettes disguised to look like everyday items that appeal to young people. The FDA sent warning letters...
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