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Following 15-minute use of an electronic nicotine delivery system, or ENDS, lung function fell and blood pressure and heart rate rose in long-term users vs. nonusers, according to results published in CHEST.

The date for the FDA’s finalized rule to prohibit menthol in cigarettes and flavors in cigars is now listed as March 2024.

Healio spoke with Ryan. W. Jacobs, MD, about potential causes and risk factors for developing CLL.

Cigarette smoking has decreased among young adults in the United States, but nearly 15% reported regularly using e-cigarettes in 2021, a level higher than previously reported, according to study findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Current smoking status was related to shortened leucocyte telomere length, signaling faster aging among cigarette smokers, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

By August 2023, the FDA was expected to have a finalized rule to prohibit menthol in cigarettes; however, no ruling has been issued.

Use of both cigarettes and e-cigarettes increased the likelihood of experiencing severe ocular symptoms in adolescents and young adults, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Tobacco dependence was greater among adults who smoked cigarettes than adults who used smokeless tobacco and multiple tobacco products, according to results published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Among the estimated 46 million U.S. adults who used tobacco products in 2021, cigarette smoking prevalence decreased while e-cigarette use increased, according to CDC data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Use of only electronic-nicotine delivery systems did not raise the odds for wheezing; however, when used in current and former cigarette smokers, it showed a small elevated risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.