By Scott Gilbert HERSHEY, Pa. — Electronic cigarettes produce highly-reactive free radicals — molecules associated with cell damage and cancer — and may pose a health risk to users, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The use of e-cigarettes is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
CHICAGO — When it costs more to smoke, fewer babies die, according to a new study that links rising cigarette taxes with declines in infant mortality, especially among blacks. With nearly 4 million annual births nationwide, the results suggest that a $1 increase in cigarette taxes would be expected to lead to 750 fewer infant […]
A study of adolescents in Hong Kong found respiratory issues were 30 percent more likely in vapers than non-vapers. Written by Roberta Alexander E-cigarettes and vaporizers, widely touted as a way to quit smoking, remain controversial. For every supporter who sees them as useful, there is a health expert suggesting that these products are dangerous […]
By SABRINA TAVERNISE WASHINGTON — Smoking, the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, continued to decline last year, federal health authorities reported Thursday, with the share of American adults who smoke dropping to 16.8 percent, down from 17.8 percent in 2013. Smoking has been one of the brightest public health successes of recent history. […]
By Brady Dennis Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has fallen to the lowest rate in generations, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s good news, considering that smoking still accounts for about 480,000 deaths annually in the United States, along with an estimated $300 billion in health costs […]
From Parnership for Drug-Free Kids States most impacted by tobacco use often do the least to reduce the toll of smoking, according to an analysis by USA Today. Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, West Virginia and Mississippi are doing the worst job in terms of tobacco control, the newspaper found. USA Today found big tobacco-growing states, including […]
By DAVID NATHER And SHEILA KAPLAN WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe electronic cigarettes are harmful to people’s health, according to a new national poll — even though scientists have not reached a consensus on the risks of the increasingly popular products. The results of the poll, by STAT and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, […]
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN Adolescents who reported using e-cigarettes were about 30 percent more likely to report respiratory symptoms than those who never used e-cigarettes, in a study from China. The increased risk of breathing problems – like a cough or phlegm – varied depending on whether or not the adolescents also smoked traditional cigarettes. […]
By Alicia Ewen North Dakota kids smoke cigarettes less than they used to…far less. But they are dabbling in some other risky behaviors. The state asked high school students across the state about their habits. It found that fewer kids smoke. In fact, 80% of kids said they hadn’t smoked or used smokeless tobacco in the previous […]
Comments from Jeanne Prom, Executive Director, North Dakota Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Policy – “BreatheND” News conference on 2015 N.D. Youth Risk Behavior Survey, November 2, 2015 The drop in North Dakota’s high school smoking rate to 11.7% is a significant achievement and it shows that North Dakota’s comprehensive tobacco prevention efforts are working. This […]