Smoking and Tobacco News

In this video, Alayna P. Tackett, PhD, discusses new research on respiratory symptoms of e-cigarette use in adolescents and young adults.

Secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke in utero and in early childhood was associated with decreased lung function by age 6, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Quit Connect, an electronic health record protocol for referring rheumatology patients to tobacco quit lines implemented by staff at the University of Wisconsin, increased referrals 26-fold over a 6-month period, according to data.

E-cigarette use was associated with increased risk for wheezing and shortness of breath in adolescents and young adults, according to new data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Teens and young adults who report current e-cigarette use have increased risk for developing asthma and experiencing asthma exacerbations, according to data reported at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Greater pulse pressure among consistent smokers may contribute to higher CVD risk after middle age, according to results published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Patients hospitalized with e-cigarette and vaping-associated lung injury living in rural areas are more commonly older and develop more severe respiratory failure compared with those living in urban areas, researchers reported.

Respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheeze are more likely in individuals who use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together, compared with use of either product alone.

Active and passive tobacco smoking around birth was associated with an increase in the risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, researchers reported in Chest.

The FDA announced it is working toward issuing product standards within the next year to ban menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and ban all flavors, including menthol.