October 27, 2015 E-cigarettes mostly used by young smokers, would-be quitters Nearly 30 million people across Europe now use e-cigarettes and are most likely to be aged between 15 and 24, who smoke tobacco regularly and are trying to quit, a new analysis shows.
October 27, 2015 More evidence links smoking cessation to lowered diabetes risk While smoking is linked to an increased risk of developing diabetes, this risk appears to drop over the long term once cigarette use stops, a review of evidence suggests.
October 27, 2015 NYC council bans e-cigarettes, foam containers New York City lawmakers paved the way Thursday for an eventual ban on plastic foam containers, added electronic cigarettes to the city's already stringent smoking bans and approved the creation of a website that will help the public track federal dollars budgeted for Superstorm Sandy-related damages.
October 27, 2015 1 in 5 high schoolers have used hookahs, study says A new study on hookah usage in high school students revealed that the alternative tobacco product is on the rise, according to Medical News Today.
October 27, 2015 Doctors refuse to see smokers unless they quit Australian doctors have owned up to postponing the treatment of smokers, as doctors in Britain refuse to even see patients who are not willing to kick the habit.
October 27, 2015 Smoking high-potency marijuana may cause psychiatric disorders A study published Monday in the journal Lancet Psychiatry has linked smoking strong, high-potency marijuana to an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders.
October 27, 2015 WHO report gives misleading view on e-cigarettes, experts argue A World Health Organisation-commissioned review of e-cigarettes contains errors, misinterpretations and misrepresentations, meaning policymakers may miss their potential health benefits, a group of tobacco addiction experts said.
October 27, 2015 Surgeon general report adds to list of smoking-related health risks Fifty years after the first U.S. surgeon general's report declared smoking a hazard to human health, the tally of smoking-related effects keeps rising, with liver and colorectal cancers, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and even erectile dysfunction joining the list, according to a report released on Friday.
October 27, 2015 FDA's new anti-smoking campaign uses hip-hop to target youth The Food and Drug Administration will try to adapt the sounds, style and attitudes of hip-hop into a multi-million dollar anti-smoking campaign to discourage young African Americans, Hispanics and other groups from using tobacco.
October 27, 2015 Extreme obesity cuts lifespan more than smoking, study says That obesity can cut life short by causing strokes and other illnesses comes as no surprise, but a study reported on Tuesday quantifies the toll: The most extreme cases cut a person's lifespan more than cigarettes.
