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Forest plot with smoking quantity variables on the y-axis and the causal estimate from the MR with placental weight as the outcome on the x-axis. The colors…

Incidence rates for lung cancer according to age, sex and time (cases/100,000 person-years). Notice the different scales on the vertical axes (incidence rates).…

How Does Smoking Affect Fertility, Hormone Production, and Conception When Trying to Get Pregnant? Smoking cigarettes can have negative health effects on fertility, making it harder to conceive. Research shows that: Smoking can…

In March 2004, the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to ban smoking in indoor public places, including bars and restaurants. Every country that eventually followed suit wrestled with the same arguments. The…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's no secret that smoking is extremely detrimental to health. Tobacco smoke contains thousands of chemicals,…

3.7. Qualitative ResultsFive focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 28 participants (18 women, 10 men). Focus group discussions started with the question of “Why do people smoke?” to understand how the participants…

1. IntroductionWaterpipes, also known as shisha, hookah, maassel, narghile, and argileh, are used to smoke a type of combustible tobacco ; the most commonly used term is hookah, followed by waterpipe and shisha, depending on the setting…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other…

IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 291: Implementing E-Cigarettes as an Alternate Smoking Cessation Tool during Pregnancy: A Process Evaluation at Two UK Sites International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi:…

Trends in the Perception of E-Cigarettes as Less Harmful Than Cigarettes Among Adults Who Smoke in England. Credit: JAMA Network Open (2024). DOI:…

Mediated moderation model predicting mean plaque via current cigarette smoking status moderated by race or ethnicity among men. Model controlled for age, systolic…

News ReleaseWednesday, February 28, 2024 NIH-funded observational study shows risk grows sharply with more frequent use. Frequent cannabis smoking may significantly increase a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke,…

1 Introduction The WHO currently estimates that smoking causes around 8 million deaths a day. It is the leading cause of death from a wide range of diseases, for example, heart attacks, obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory…

Sustained smoking cessation is associated with reduced cancer risk after 10 years since smoking cessation, according to a study published online in JAMA Network Open.…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People who quit smoking see major gains in life expectancy after just a few years, according to a new study by…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Like other factors such as age, sex, and genetics, smoking has a major impact on immune responses. This is the…

1. IntroductionCigarette smoking remains the leading cause of premature death and preventable disease in the United States. Smoking is responsible for more than 6 million deaths worldwide each year, including more than 480,000 in the…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Biomedicines 2024, 12(2), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12020427 (registering DOI) Submission received: 14 January 2024 /…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®) campaign returns today with new ads to encourage people to quit smoking. This year, seven new people are featured in the ads sharing their stories…

Deion Sanders is a false prophet, the Bruce Lee of B.S., Harold Hill in designer shades. He’s also in the wrong business. If Coach Prime wanted to run for governor, he’d kill it. Rallies for breakfast. Adoring fans for miles. No NCAA.…

Single-use vapes are set to be banned in the UKPeter Dazeley/Getty A ban on disposable vapes is expected to come in across the UK as part of a broader clampdown on underage use of e-cigarettes. Rechargeable vaping…

For immediate release: February 14, 2019 Boston, MA – A newly discovered ribosomal DNA (rDNA) clock can be used to accurately determine an individual’s chronological and biological age, according to research led by Harvard T.H. Chan…

Single-use vapes are set to be banned in the UKPeter Dazeley/Getty A ban on disposable vapes is expected to come in across the UK as part of a broader clampdown on underage use of e-cigarettes. Rechargeable vaping…

Artist’s impression of a red giant star throwing out a cloud of smoke and dustPublic domain Astronomers have discovered stars that appear to be blowing out plumes of smoke. The “old smokers”, as they have been…

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS)At the 2023 meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), held last month in Nashville, Tennessee, I listened to a variety of exciting…

Under Bell’s leadership, the Environmental Epigenomics and Disease Group has identified factors that modulate exposure response and explored human susceptibility to smoke-induced disease. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw /…

1 Introduction Smoking is a significant global contributor to avoidable morbidity and mortality. Each year, smoking causes six million deaths worldwide. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), it is predicted to…

Overview of the study. We examined: 1) the predictive ability of the smoking initiation polygenic risk score (PRS) for smoking for a history of daily smoking; 2)…

YOU have no doubt seen someone on the street surrounded by a sweet-smelling cloud. A vaper. Globally, this is becoming an increasingly familiar sight as more and more people take up the habit. The question on…

AS THE old joke goes, when I read about the dangers of smoking, I gave up reading. If you are a vaper, you might feel like you want to stop reading now. Don’t: you need to know this. I am a vaper. Like many others,…

1. Introduction Advances in data collection technology and data modeling techniques offer many opportunities for leveraging intensive longitudinal data (ILD) to better understand the evolution of health processes over time. The…

  9/6/2016 - Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD 2.6 trillion annually – as a result of sick days, medical bills and reduced…

Menthol is a chemical compound found naturally in peppermint and other similar plants. Menthol can also be produced in a lab. Menthol can change the way the brain registers the sensations of taste and pain. In cigarettes, menthol creates…

    How is care delivered in OECD countries? What characterises the funding? How are resources allocated? Responses from the OECD Health System Characteristics Survey are available online, providing access…

    The OECD advises countries on how to meet future demand for health professionals and how to manage the supply of health workers, by reviewing policies related to education and training, continuous…

  21/9/2016 - Latvia has successfully consolidated its hospital sector and strengthened primary care since the financial crisis. But persistent barriers to accessing high quality care need to be removed,…

  23/11/2016 - Asia-Pacific countries should strengthen their health systems and sharply increase spending to deliver effective universal coverage in order to meet the changing needs of their fast ageing…

  23/11/2016 - Better public health and prevention policies as well as more effective health care could save hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of euros each year in Europe, according to a new joint…

  16/01/2017 - The proliferation of high-cost medicines and rising drug prices are increasing pressures on public health spending and calling into question the pharmaceutical industry’s pricing strategies.…

See how community and business leaders are making changes to improve health in African American communities. Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy:…

Many older people who need long-term (LTC) care prefer to remain in their own home for as long as possible, and most OECD countries aim to support them to do so. Over the last decade, nearly all countries for which we have data have…

  15/2/2017 - Italy is slowly emerging from a deep and lengthy recession, helped by a range of structural reforms – such as the Jobs Act – and accommodative monetary and fiscal policies, according to a new OECD…

News ReleaseTuesday, April 26, 2022 Despite decline, smoking cessation efforts still critical for people with substance use or other psychiatric disorders. Significant reductions in cigarette use were found among U.S.…

  OECD OBESITY UPDATE 2017 Today, more than one in two adults and nearly one in six children are overweight or obese in the OECD area. The obesity epidemic has spread further in the past five years, although…

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Cigarette smoking is the #1 cause of lung cancer, but it also can be caused by using other forms of tobacco like pipes or cigars, breathing secondhand smoke, being…

Chronic lower respiratory disease, mainly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is the fourth leading cause of death in the US. While tobacco smoke is the primary cause, 1 in 4 people with COPD have never smoked. Air pollutants…

Geri M., age 58, smoked menthol cigarettes and was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at age 44. She would get easily winded, and at age 54, she had to quit working as a mail carrier because it was too taxing on…

  The OECD, with its core mission to promote policies to improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world, brings much relevant experience supporting countries to achieve and sustain…

Black or African American is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as “a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.”1 There were over 40 million African Americans in the United States in…

Anyone who is exposed to it, even for a short time. Secondhand smoke can cause health problems in children and adults, and can even be deadly.1,2,6 Since 1964, about 2,500,000 people who do not smoke have died from health problems caused…