Smoking

Greater e-cigarette accessibility and use appeared to be associated with lower rates of smoking among young people, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Addiction.

Heavy smoking was associated with a significantly increased risk for cryptogenic ischemic stroke within a large cohort of younger adults from across Europe, data show.

Children living in homes with adults who smoked cannabis were 5 times more likely to have cannabis biomarkers in their urine compared with children in households without reported cannabis use, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

The adjusted risk for COPD was elevated among adults who identified as regular cigarette smokers before age 15 years, according to results published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

Smoking patterns during preconception, pregnancy and the postpartum period vary based on maternal age, race and ethnicity, geographical location and insurance type, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients’ smoking behaviors may be associated with elevated risks for chronic kidney disease, but more data are needed, according to researchers.

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Data from two prospective population-based Swedish cohorts linked high intake of added sugar from sweetened beverages to an elevated risk for CVD, Researchers observed no such link between elevated risk for CVD and moderate intake from treats such as pastries and ice cream.

In a cohort of English youths, those who persisted smoking tobacco from childhood to early adulthood showed significant cardiac damage by age 24 years and potentially irreversible cardiac injury, a researcher reported.

SAN DIEGO — Genetic mutations related to myelodysplastic syndrome occurred significantly more often among people who smoked than nonsmokers, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.