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• No Significant Change Seen In Overall Smokeless Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youths May 14, 2013
  Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Declines in smoking among youths were observed from the late 1990s. "However, limited information exists on trends in smokeless tobacco use among U.S. youths," writes Israel T. Agaku, D.M.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colle […]
• Signs Of Tobacco Smoke Still Found In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms May 14, 2013
  Non-smoking hotel rooms with a partial smoking ban do not fully protect guests from harmful exposure to third-hand smoke, according to new research. The study was conducted by experts from San Diego State University (SDSU) and was published in the journal Tobacco Control... […]
• Testing Carbon Monoxide In Pregnant Women Not Compulsory, UK Authorities Insist May 14, 2013
  Despite British media attempts to make it appear that all pregnant women will have to prove they do not smoke by taking a carbon monoxide test, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which provides guidance to ensure quality and value for money in the National Health Service, UK, insists that the "NICE does not call for the test t […]
• Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Still Expose Occupants To Tobacco Smoke May 14, 2013
  Non-smokers should shun hotels operating partial smoking bans, advise authors Non-smoking rooms in hotels operating a partial smoking ban don't protect their occupants from tobacco smoke, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control. Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth, say the authors, and instead cho […]
• New Inhaler Drug Approved By FDA For Chronic COPD May 12, 2013
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just announced the approval of a form of new long-term treatment for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The new treatment is an inhaler drug called Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder). It is also approved for the treatment of exacerbations in COPD pat […]
• News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: May 7, 2013 May 8, 2013
  1. Ambrisentan Not Appropriate for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Ambrisentan should not be used to treat patients for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a fatal form of chronic, progressive lung disease characterized by irreversible scarring around both lungs. IPF causes about 5,000 deaths each year and currently there is no approved t […]
• CT Screening Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths May 7, 2013
  CT (computed tomography) screening can reduce lung cancer deaths among high-risk individuals, according to results from the National Lung Cancer Study... […]
• Teen Smokers May Be At Greater Risk Of Marijuana Addiction May 7, 2013
  Teen smokers who rationalize their use of cigarettes by saying, "At least, I'm not doing drugs," may not always be able to use that line. New research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC, supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana... […]
• Smokers Taking Vitamin C During Pregnancy May Head Off Lung Problems In Newborns May 7, 2013
  Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to wheezing and asthma, among other problems... […]
• Risk Factors For Heart Disease Likely Decrease Brain Function Too May 6, 2013
  Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. "Young adults may think the consequences of smoking or being overweight are years down the road, but they aren't," said Hanneke Joosten, M.D... […]