Vaping companies like Juul have greatly appealed to young people, with use of these products growing dramatically over recent years. Many people, some even in their teens, have become hooked upon nicotine as a result. Now researchers are using...
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Research suggests that if the desire for a phone builds in infancy, it can become second nature.
The Environmental Protection Agency first warned of secondhand smoke in 1991, some 30 years after scientists determined that smoking cigarettes causes...
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Fitness model Jen Selter encouraged her 12.8 million Instagram followers to get fit in her latest Instagram update. In the post, Jen shared a short video clip that showed off her sculpted body as she cycled through a few moves.
Jen captured the...
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]]>(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- The percentage of Americans who smoke -- 14%, or 34 million people -- is at an all-time low, but smoking still remains the number one cause of preventable disease, death, and disability, and doctors could...
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2020 -- Too few American smokers are advised by their doctors to quit, according to a report released Thursday by U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D.
"Forty percent of smokers don't get advised to quit," Adams told The New...
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2020 -- An immune system that's not functioning normally may lead to lung cancer in patients who don't smoke, a new study suggests.
"A strong immune system helps to keep inflammation under control and chronic inflammation is known...
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THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2020 -- Infants prenatally exposed to alcohol and tobacco cigarettes beyond the first trimester have an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a study published online Jan. 20 in...
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In a new report, he cited a number of helpful smoking cessation methods but said that e-cigarettes haven’t yet been proven to be an effective method.
Joelle Renstrom
Health, Americas
Babies need to make eye contact with people, not phones.
The Environmental Protection Agency first warned of secondhand smoke in 1991, some 30 years after scientists determined that smoking cigarettes causes...
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
In a new study, the health agency urges hospitals and surgeons to play a bigger role to help the world’s 1 billion smokers kick the habit.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2020 -- The epidemic of addictive vaping among youth continues, with e-cigarette devices by Juul continuing to surge in popularity among teens and young adults, new research shows.
The number of Americans aged 15 to 34 who said...
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Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to those unexposed or only exposed in the first trimester of pregnancy,...
What drives a person to smoke cigarettes—and keeps one out of six U.S. adults addicted to tobacco use, at a cost of 480,000 premature deaths each year despite decades of anti-smoking campaigns? What role do emotions play? Why do some...
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The air quality in Melbourne last week was the worst in the world, but conditions are improving as the Grand Slam tennis tournament gets underway.
It’s no secret that youth vaping has become a major issue in the United States right now, placing a threat upon public health. Even though vaping devices like the Juul are only for those of legal smoking age, they’ve made their way into...
The first cannabis startup to raise big money in Silicon Valley is in danger of burning out. TechCrunch has learned that pot delivery middleman Eaze has seen unannounced layoffs, and its depleted cash reserves threaten its ability to make payroll...
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Veronica Bielik looks smoking hot in the most recent post that was shared on her popular social media page. As those who follow the Polish-born beauty on Instagram know, Bielik loves to show off her amazing figure for fans in some of the hottest...
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In a new study conducted in mice, researchers found that tobacco smoke from a hookah caused blood to function abnormally and be more likely to clot and quickly form blood clots. The findings provide new evidence that hookah smoking may not be a safe...
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Diana Vazquez looks smoking hot in her most recent Instagram share, where the Florida-based model rocked a skin-baring top that flaunted her voluptuous chest.
In the photo, Diana was posing indoors, although it was unclear if she was in a bedroom...
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As we continue to contend with smoke haze in various parts of the country, many Australians may find themselves with watery, burning, irritated or red eyes.