Smoking
Vaping, smoking negatively impact exercise capacity in young adults
In young adults with normal spirometry, e-cigarette users and tobacco smokers had similar poorer exercise capacity vs. never vapers/smokers, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Analysis reaffirms there is ‘no safe level of cigarettes’ before, during pregnancy
Even one or two cigarettes a day before or during pregnancy can increase the risk for several health complications in newborns, study results published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health showed.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Survivors at greater risk for cardiac death, prediabetes
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Smoking cessation associated with reduced hidradenitis suppurativa risk
Quitting smoking and maintaining smoking cessation was associated with a reduced risk for developing hidradenitis suppurativa, according to a study.
‘Popularity paradox’: Evidence lacking to support lung cancer screening for never-smokers
Current evidence does not support lung cancer screening for never-smokers or former light smokers with a family history of lung cancer, according to a commentary in Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
Asthma patients who smoke may benefit from COPD treatment
SAN ANTONIO — The lungs of patients with asthma who smoke begin to resemble those of patients with COPD, which may require changes in treatment, Brian Bizik, MS, PA-C, said at the 16th Annual Allergy, Asthma & Immunology CME Conference.
Quality of studies on vaping during pregnancy poor, with mixed evidence for most outcomes
Studies on the risk for maternal, fetal and infant outcomes with exclusive vaping, smoking or nonuse during pregnancy have contradictory and unreliable conclusions with poor study quality, according to a systematic review.
High risk for TB recurrence, mortality during treatment with tobacco use
Patients with tuberculosis who used tobacco faced a heightened risk for disease recurrence/relapse and death during treatment, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in CHEST.
Study reveals considerable gaps in smoking cessation efforts at US cancer centers
U.S. cancer centers often ask patients about smoking status, but results of an online survey revealed critical gaps in efforts to help patients quit.
Lifestyle factors impact aspirin’s effect on colorectal cancer prevention
Individuals with unhealthy lifestyles may derive the most benefit from aspirin for colorectal cancer prevention, according to results of a prospective cohort study.