Stop Smoking - Page 47

February 5, 2016

Smoking bans lead to better national health

Reuters (Health) - People living in countries with public smoking bans have lower exposure to secondhand smoke and better health, according to a fresh look at past research from 21 nations.

January 28, 2016

Teens who try e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking

Teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to progress to traditional cigarettes as their peers who haven't used the devices, a recent U.S. study finds.

January 26, 2016

Smoking cessation pill no better than nicotine patches or lozenges

Smoking cessation pills aren't any better than nicotine patches or lozenges at helping people successfully quit, a U.S. study suggests.

January 25, 2016

E-cigarettes tied to reduced odds of quitting smoking

People who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are less likely to quit traditional cigarettes than people who don't use the devices, suggests a fresh look at some past research.

January 23, 2016

1 hookah session has 25 times more tar than a cigarette

There's a common misconception that hookahs aren't very dangerous.

January 15, 2016

Court overturns tobacco company victory over FDA on menthols

A federal appeals court has ruled that tobacco companies had no basis to challenge a Food and Drug Administration report on menthol cigarettes, which the industry alleged was written by experts with conflicts of interest.

January 11, 2016

New US cancer cases holding steady, deaths declining

The number of new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. is largely steady while the number of cancer deaths continues to decline, according to a new report from the nation's leading cancer advocacy group.

January 5, 2016

Nearly 7 in 10 students exposed to e-cigarette ads, report says

For middle and high school students, increased exposure to advertising for e-cigarettes parallels the increased use of the devices by kids, according to a new “Vital Signs” report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

January 4, 2016

Teen smokers may be hard-wired to crave cigarettes

Teen smokers might crave nicotine in part because their brains respond differently than adults to seeing people light up, a small study suggests.

January 4, 2016

Men with heart disease don't know risks for erectile dysfunction

Few men with heart disease know the condition is a leading cause of erectile dysfunction or understand all of the things they can do to make sexual difficulties less likely, a Polish study suggests.