Substance abuse is linked to COVID-19 susceptibility, according to a study. Opioids, tobacco and cocaine increase the risk of death from COVID-19.
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Facebook’s gradual addition of measures encouraging addiction was “a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook,” according to former Facebook executive Tim Kendall.
“At Facebook, I believe we sought to mine as much...
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Kindly Myers took to Instagram on Wednesday, September 24 to share a smoking hot video that left her 2.1 million fans stunned. The seconds-long clip captured the model in a skimpy bikini that highlighted her bombshell body.
Kindly stood in the...
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When it comes to the long-term effects of smoke exposure, "we're all research subjects," one public health expert said.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The heavy smoke from wildfires that choked much of California in recent weeks was more than an inconvenience.It was deadly. And it almost certainly killed more people than the flames from the massive fires themselves, health...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23, 2020 -- Patients who have surgery for bladder cancer fare worse if they smoke, new research shows.
"This study is important because while it is known that tobacco smoking is the leading cause of bladder cancer, this is the...
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(MedPage Today) -- Is marijuana as safe as the public thinks? Is it safer than alcohol or tobacco? As more states expand their marijuana programs for both medical and recreational purposes, more data show that the use of marijuana may not be so...
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Instead of taking it from him, 2 girls allegedly allowed a young toddler take a 'hit' of an e-cigarette.
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The groundbreaking long-term study has tracked health and stroke fatality data for more than 16,000 pairs of twins in Finland over the course of four decades. Twins' shared genes are valuable material for studies to evaluate the role of genetics...
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MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 -- As the smoke left by wildfires in California and Oregon continues to linger, people exposed to it need to take steps to protect themselves, an expert says.
In healthy people, wildfire smoke can cause symptoms such as...
Bureaucrats continue to find ways to make COVID-19 lockdowns more repressive — for the sake of our health, of course.
The Hammersmith and Fulham Council in West London has banned employees from smoking at working desks even when working online...
Belgian beauty Savannah Prez let it all hang out in her latest Instagram snap on Friday afternoon. The fitness model flashed her muscular thighs as she opted for a scanty bathing suit.
In the racy pic, Savannah looked smoking hot while rocking a...
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Medical experts worry that the raging wildfires in California and other western states could worsen the coronavirus pandemic, The Hill reported on Friday.
Wildfire smoke, which can weaken the immune system and cause respiratory illnesses, has made...
Pregnant women living in bushfire-prone areas in Australia are being urged to protect themselves and their unborn babies from smoke as the fire season returns. Doctors in the worst-affected regions say they are horrified by the effects of the smoke...
The world's worst air this week is not in pollution hot spots like India or China. It's in the western United States, where record-breaking wildfires are blanketing the region with smoke.Portland, Oregon, has topped the air pollution charts for...
THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Smoking seems to have a causal role in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), according to a study published online Sept. 17 in Stroke.
Ilari Rautalin, from the University of Helsinki, and colleagues followed 16,282 same-sex...
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Researchers in Finland found a link between smoking and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a type of bleeding stroke, in a study of more than 16,000 pairs of twins over 42 years. The study found that bleeding in the brain can be explained to a greater...
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Whether it's a cough or a sore throat, doctors in areas affected by the recent wildfires must determine whether symptoms are caused by the coronavirus, smoke, or even the flu
-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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(MedPage Today) -- Study Authors: Sasha Bernatsky, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, et al.
Target Audience and Goal Statement: Oncologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, primary care physicians
The goal of this study was to assess cancer risk factors...
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With the Bobcat fire in the Angeles National Forest at nearly 32,000 acres Sunday, smoke from the blaze continues to create poor air quality across the Los Angeles Basin.