by University of Queensland 48% of Australians who successfully quit smoking in 2019 said their main motivation was the rising cost of cigarettes. Credit: Pexels Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to cut down or stop smoking. Researchers from The University of Queensland analyzed national survey data and...
by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A clinical trial to test whether three proven smoking cessation treatments could also reduce alcohol intake found no differences between the medications, but the rates of behavior change for alcohol consumption and smoking were high in all treatment groups. Results suggest these medications could play an...
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who reported smoking or vaping prior to their hospitalization for COVID-19 were more likely than their counterparts who did not smoke or vape to experience severe complications, including death, from the SARS-CoV-2 infection. The findings are from a new study based on data from the American Heart...
Smoking, but not alcohol consumption, is causally associated with psoriasis, according to a study published online June 28 in the British Journal of Dermatology. Jiahe Wei, from Hangzhou Medical College in China, and colleagues examined the causal associations of alcohol consumption and smoking with psoriasis using genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary-level data for alcohol consumption, smoking initiation, cigarettes per day,...
by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Credit: CC0 Public Domain About 1% of the world’s adult population suffers from pulmonary hypertension (PH). Among the many forms of this disease is idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), a rare but very severe disease. The term “idiopathic” means that there is no tangible cause for the disease. A...
Smoking increases the risk of developing schizophrenia by between 53% and 127% and depression by 54% to 132%, a report by academics from the University of Bristol has shown. More research is needed to identify why this is the case, and more evidence is needed for other mental health conditions such as anxiety or bipolar disorder....
by Keyonna Summers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s no secret that puffing cigarettes is the culprit behind a whole host of ailments, including respiratory diseases and cancers of the lungs and throat. But a new University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) study has revealed that male smokers—who, demographically, are more...
by Paul Grogan and Guy Marks, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared—escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children, early warning signs of increased smoking rates in young Australians, and direct health harms of vaping in all ages. The review, which was released today,...
by University of Bristol Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Smoking cigarettes may increase the risk of a heart attack by activating a gene that affects blood clotting, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Bristol. The study, published in Circulation Research, used a multidisciplinary approach involving four different study designs, including data from...
by American College of Cardiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Smoking and high blood pressure are independent cardiovascular risk factors that frequently coexist within patients. While the exact effect of smoking on blood pressure control is not fully understood, smoking is associated with lower rates of blood pressure control in patients taking medication for high blood pressure,...
