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January 24, 2023
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Smoking at breast cancer diagnosis linked to higher mortality risk among Black women

Smoking at breast cancer diagnosis linked to higher mortality risk among Black women

Black women who smoked at the time of breast cancer diagnosis had a 52% increased risk for all-cause mortality compared with Black women who never smoked, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 22, 2023
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Poor lifestyle trajectory scores, comorbidities increase ischemic heart disease risk

Poor lifestyle trajectory scores, comorbidities increase ischemic heart disease risk

A decline in lifestyle trajectory over time is associated with increased risk for incident ischemic heart disease, according to a study published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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January 19, 2023
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Exacerbations hasten emphysema progression in former smokers with COPD

Exacerbations hasten emphysema progression in former smokers with COPD

Former smokers with COPD who experienced exacerbations had larger lung density declines than those without exacerbations, according to a letter to the editor published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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January 17, 2023
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Varenicline raises abstinence rates in tobacco-dependent adults

Varenicline raises abstinence rates in tobacco-dependent adults

Adults who are not ready to stop using tobacco had greater abstinence rates when treated with varenicline compared with placebo, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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December 30, 2022
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FDA actions in pulmonology from 2022 you may have missed

FDA actions in pulmonology from 2022 you may have missed

Healio Pulmonology has compiled the top news from the FDA posted in 2022.

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December 28, 2022
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Top 10 COPD stories of 2022

Top 10 COPD stories of 2022

Healio Pulmonology has compiled the top news on COPD posted in 2022.

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December 23, 2022
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Household air purifiers show cardiovascular benefits in former smokers with COPD

Household air purifiers show cardiovascular benefits in former smokers with COPD

In patients with COPD who used to smoke, portable air cleaners may improve cardiovascular health, according to a study published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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November 29, 2022
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Smokers who receive intervention in Spanish twice as likely to cease smoking

Smokers who receive intervention in Spanish twice as likely to cease smoking

Smokers who preferred receiving point-of-care services in Spanish were twice as likely to refrain from smoking cigarettes after 6 months compared with those who preferred English, researchers reported in Annals of Family Medicine.

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November 29, 2022
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Researchers identify possible contributors to global surge in early-onset cancers

Researchers identify possible contributors to global surge in early-onset cancers

A dramatic rise in global incidence of early-onset cancers over the past 30 years may be related in part to increased exposure to risk factors at a young age, according to study results published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology,

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November 03, 2022
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Higher smoking intensity linked with reduced optic nerve vessel density in glaucoma

Higher smoking intensity linked with reduced optic nerve vessel density in glaucoma

Smoking intensity was linked with decreased optic nerve vessel density in patients with glaucoma, according to a study in Journal of Glaucoma.

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