Increasing cigarette taxes shifts consumers to more dangerous products:...
Increasing cigarette exercise taxes may have the unintended consequence of encouraging consumers to seek higher nicotine content and more dangerous cigarette products, according to a study published in...
View ArticleNew study on patterns of electronic cigarette use among adults in the US
Analysis of national survey of adult tobacco use points to use of e-cigarettes as a quitting aid. Adding to a growing body of research on patterns of e-cigarette use, researchers from Rutgers School of...
View ArticleNew study assesses the impact of exposure to e-cigarette ads on young adults
Exposure to e-cigarette advertisements may enhance curiosity and usage among young adults, according to a study published this week in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Researchers at the...
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Graphic warnings on cigarette packets ‘help smokers consider health risks’
With 2016 just around the corner, many individuals will be gearing up to take on one of the most challenging New Year’s resolutions: to quit smoking. But a new study suggests this challenge could be...
View ArticleThe cellular protein shredder is impaired by cigarette smoke and in COPD...
Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, together with an international team and colleagues from the University Hospital of the University Munich (LMU) and the German Center for Lung Research (DZL),...
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One hookah session delivers 125 times the smoke of one cigarette
The health detriments of cigarette smoking are, by now, very well known to the general public. But what about hookah smoking? Though some people believe the myth that because hookahs employ a water...
View ArticleOn Twitter, e-cigarette ads spread like secondhand smoke
Are 500 retweets the modern equivalent of “everyone’s doing it” when it comes to e-cigarette marketing? While the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on the sales of e-cigarettes to people...
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E-cigarettes ‘poison the airways and weaken the immune system’
Electronic cigarettes expose the lungs to toxicity, reduce the effectiveness of the immune system and encourage bacterial activity, potentially making superbugs more deadly, according to research...
View ArticleYoung hookah smokers more prone to cigarette smoking
Young American adults who engage in water-pipe tobacco smoking are more likely to smoke cigarettes, according to a study from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Using data from the...
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How graphic warnings on cigarette packets influence smokers’ brains
Do graphic warning labels on cigarette packets really help smokers consider the health risks? Yes, according to the results of a new study, which found that such images prompt activity in areas of the...
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