Smoking

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.

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.

Nearly 14% of active smokers who survived a stroke use e-cigarettes, and those users were more inclined than e-cigarette nonusers to try to quit smoking within the past year, according to a research letter published in JAMA Neurology.

A parental smoking intervention was effective and “inexpensive” to implement in pediatric primary care practices, with costs per quit that were comparable to other interventions, according to researchers.

Hypertension, diabetes, a history of smoking and prior MI were significant risk factors for HF in people younger than 55 years compared with an older population, according to a study published in The BMJ.

Among Black adults, smoking was associated with elevated risk for CHD, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Men aged 50 years or older had a 60% higher mortality risk than women aged 50 years or older, in part due to smoking and CVD rates, a worldwide study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal showed.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued its final guidance on lung cancer screening, lowering the age to start screening to 50 years and the required smoking history to 20 pack-years.