Global surveys reveal little progress in tobacco risk awareness over two decades
Survey data from more than 240,000 adults reveal persistent gaps in awareness of tobacco-related cardiovascular and secondhand smoke…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
Move to quit: Exercise boosts smoking quit rates
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs,…
Regular exercise boosts success rates for quitting smoking
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs,…
Obesity makes breathing harder during exercise for young vapers
Young adult e-cigarette users with obesity worked harder to breathe during exercise and showed subtle changes in lung…
‘It’s just too high’: New South Wales Premier Chris Minns renews calls for ‘common sense’ cut to tobacco excise
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has continued to break ranks with federal Labor in calling for a…
Vaping devices and flavors affect genes differently
Not all vaping exposures are the same: researchers reveal that device generation, flavor choices, and vaping intensity each…
New report highlights widening cardiovascular health inequalities across Europe
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of Europe’s biggest health challenges, according to new data from the European Society…
Soy-based nutrients may help reduce COPD symptom burden
Could compounds found in everyday soy-based foods help ease COPD symptoms? New research reveals how diet, particularly isoflavones,…
Repeated exposure to aged vape plumes could negatively impact lung health
Electronic cigarettes – or vapes – can release puffs of vapor in aromatic clouds. The health risks of…
Smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk
In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine…
Heated tobacco and cigarettes cause the same gut and vascular damage, study finds
Both traditional and heated tobacco exposure, whether active or passive, were linked to intestinal permeability, oxidative stress, and…