Smoking

In adulthood, the risk for COPD rose with regular cigarette smoking starting before age 15 years, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Among teenagers and young adults who use e-cigarettes, disposable products were associated with longer and more frequent use than nondisposable products, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

The nature of the relationship between discrimination, smoking and features of CVD is complex and varies by race and sex, according to a moderated mediation analysis published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Childhood cancer survivors had a significantly higher prevalence of smoking than the general population, contrary to previous research, according to a study published in BMC Cancer.

Deteriorating quality of life for women with breast cancer was associated with many common modifiable psychosocial and lifestyle-related factors, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Adhering to a higher number of healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as not smoking, staying physically active and getting optimal sleep, was significantly associated with lower incidence of irritable bowel syndrome, according to data in Gut.

Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi, assistant professor of ophthalmology and director of clinical data science at Duke University Eye Center, discusses what factors can put a patient at increased risk for geographic atrophy.

The elevated propensity for peripheral artery disease in patients with major depression may be mediated by increased liability for lifetime smoking and BMI, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

WASHINGTON — Heightened odds for an asthma attack appeared among current tobacco smokers, women and those with a low education level, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Smokers and heavy drinkers had increased risk for head and neck cancer, whereas healthy eating slightly decreased risk, according to study data published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.