Tobacco & Marijuana

Cigarette smoking’s impact lingers after quitting

Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function - even for those who quit - putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive…    

Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare

Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program…    

2.5 million California children still at risk of secondhand smoke exposure

Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who…    

Blood test could identify smokers at higher risk for heart disease, UT Southwestern researchers find

A simple blood test could someday quantify a smoker’s lung toxicity and danger of heart disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.…    

Studies show no extra risk with Pfizer smoking drug

Smokers who take Pfizer’s pill Chantix to help them quit do not have a higher risk of being hospitalized for psychiatric events such as…    

Smoking a single cigarette may have immediate effect on young adults

It is well known that smoking leads to a reduction in levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), which is a marker for airway…    

Study: can school nurses help teens quit smoking?

Counseling sessions with a school nurse may help some high school students, especially boys, quit smoking—but only for a little while, according to a…    

Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit?

Nearly every smoker hospitalized in the United States is given advice or counseling on how to quit, according to a new study of hospital…    

Australia seeks world backing on tobacco legal fight

Australia is confident the world’s toughest anti-tobacco laws will soon pass parliament, but the government warned on Thursday that the anti-smoking fight was not…    

Smoking causes stroke to occur

Not only are smokers twice as likely to have strokes, they are almost a decade younger than non-smokers when they have them, according to…    

Governor scraps medical marijuana plan for Rhode Island

State-run medical marijuana dispensaries will not be coming to Rhode Island after Governor Lincoln Chafee scrapped the plan for fear it was illegal under…    

Old anti-smoking drug passes new test

Cytisine, an extract from the seeds of the Golden Rain acacia that was first marketed in Bulgaria in 1964, can give smokers an inexpensive…    

Cigarette makers, FDA clash over new graphic ads

Cigarette makers clashed with regulators in U.S. federal court over new graphic labels and advertising that use pictures of rotting teeth and diseased lungs…    

Counseling may not help pregnant smokers kick habit

Counseling alone does not seem to help pregnant women quit smoking, according to a review of previous studies that concludes more research on the…    

Fewer Americans smoke, pace of decline slowing: CDC

Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still smoke have cut back on the number of cigarettes they smoke, but the rate…    

UCSF, UC Merced to Study Effectiveness of Anti-­Tobacco Programs

Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco, and UC Merced will examine the effectiveness of state and local antismoking programs across the United…    

Role of alcohol intake and smoking on upper aerodigestive cancers

This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable…    

Study confirms that living with a smoker increases absenteeism in school children

Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes,…    

Smoking May Raise Disease Risk by Increasing Hormones

Older women who smoke have higher levels of sex hormones than nonsmoking women, which may increase their risk for breast cancer, diabetes, and other…    

Colleges tell smokers, ‘You’re not welcome here’

This summer, a group of University of Kentucky students and staff has been patrolling campus grounds—scouting out any student, employee or visitor lighting a…    

Cigarette smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men

The harmful effects of tobacco smoke on atherosclerosis, one of the driving forces of cardiovascular disease, are greater in women than in men. This…    

Big tobacco to take Australia packaging fight to higher court

Cigarette giant British American Tobacco (BAT) plans to appeal an Australian court ruling that handed the tobacco industry a setback in its campaign against…    

Judge sets September hearing on cigarette ads

A U.S. judge on Tuesday set a September hearing on the tobacco industry’s request to block Food and Drug Administration requirements for new graphic…    

Extreme negative anti-smoking ads can backfire, MU experts find

Health communicators have long searched for the most effective ways to convince smokers to quit. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that using…    

Cigarette makers sue FDA over new labeling rules

Four big cigarette makers sued the Food and Drug Administration, seeking to void as unconstitutional new graphic labels and advertising that warn consumers about…