by Radiological Society of North America Airway changes in a 66-year-old male marijuana and tobacco smoker with cylindrical bronchiectasis and bronchial wall thickening (arrowheads) in multiple lung lobes in a background of paraseptal and centrilobular emphysema. Credit: RSNA/Radiology Smoking marijuana in combination with cigarettes may lead to increased damage of the lung’s air sacs, according to...
by Medical University of South Carolina Credit: CC0 Public Domain Young adults are now more likely to vape than to use traditional cigarettes. After years of public health success in decreasing the numbers of people using cigarettes, researchers are seeing striking increases in the numbers of young people who use e-cigarettes regularly—so much so that, for...
Teenagers and young adults who vape face a much higher risk of COVID-19 than their peers who do not vape, according to new research. The study is believed to be the first to examine connections between youth vaping and COVID-19 using US population-based data collected during the pandemic. “WE NEED TO TELL EVERYONE: IF YOU...
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University Scientists who’ve taken the first look at bacteria in young and healthy vapers’ mouths say that the potential for future disease lies just below the surface. The collection of oral bacteria in daily e-cigaretteusers’ mouths is teeming with potent infection-causing organisms that put vapers at substantial risk for...
CREDIT: PHIL ROBERTS Researchers from the University of York have recreated how toxins from smoking cause unique patterns of DNA damage. The discovery could help scientists better understand the cause of bladder cancer and the link to smoking. The causes of bladder cancer remain largely unknown, however smoking is seen as the main risk factor...
By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Paula Field New research analyzes the effect of cigarette smoke on MRSA strains and finds that it makes the bacteria more persistent, more invasive, and more resistant to certain antibiotics. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death across the world, with tobacco use, including smoking, being responsible for...
People perceive cigarettes marketed as being environmentally friendly as less harmful to health and the environment, a new survey shows. Few people would consider a handgun with a sustain-ably harvested wood stock any less lethal than one with a steel stock. But the same logic doesn’t apply to cigarettes—the leading preventable cause of death globally...
Descriptors such as “natural” and “made from organic tobacco” in the marketing of Natural American Spirit cigarettes imply reduced risk of toxic exposures. Studies show that smokers perceive these cigarettes as being less harmful than other brands, which is why they choose them. There is very limited data on the levels of key harmful chemicals in Natural American Spirit cigarettes. To learn more, University of...
Allowing smokers to determine their nicotine intake while they are trying to quit is likely to help them kick the habit, according to an early study in 50 people led by Queen Mary University of London. In the first study to tailor nicotine dosing based on smokers’ choices while trying to quit, the results suggest...
