The current research suggests that individuals who are smokers at age 45 can expect to live about five fewer years than their nonsmoker peers. Urology of Virginia, September 2020 … [Read more...]
Quit Smoking for a Healthier Gut
During the last decade, several studies have demonstrated that healthier gut microbiome is associated with a reduced risk for a variety of poor health outcomes. In a study that included 36 smokers who participated in a twelve-week smoking cessation … [Read more...]
Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Increases Miscarriage Risk
An analysis of data concerning 5.7 million Chinese women found that non-smokers in households with one or more smokers have a 17% greater risk of miscarriage than women in smoke-free homes. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, June 2018 … [Read more...]
Marijuana and Tobacco Smoke Exposure Tied to Elevated ER Visit Risk
Children from homes in which an adult smokes either tobacco or marijuana are 24% more likely to have visited an emergency room in the previous year and twice as likely to have been diagnosed with an ear infection. The researchers say the findings … [Read more...]
Another Reason to Quit Smoking…
According to a new study, smokers who abstain from tobacco products following a hospital stay are 30% more likely to report good health and 19% less likely to experience psychological distress during the following six months. Preventative Medicine, … [Read more...]
Hot Tea Linked to Increased Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Drinking hot tea appears to raise the risk of esophageal cancer among men and women who also drink alcohol or smoke. A study involving more than 450,000 people found that individuals who regularly imbibed very hot tea in addition to a glass of … [Read more...]
Quit Smoking for Healthier Sinuses
Researchers assessed the severity of symptoms and medication use of 103 former smokers with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and found that the severity of CRS decreased to the levels of nonsmoking CRS patients over the course of about ten years. The … [Read more...]
Smoking to Be Banned in Public Housing
United States government officials have announced that smoking will be banned in public housing residences starting in 2017. The new rule is expected to protect more than two million public housing residents, including 760,000 children, and save $153 … [Read more...]
Waist Size Linked to Lung Cancer Risk
While lung cancer is often attributed to smoking, a new study finds abdominal obesity may also play a role in lung cancer occurrence. A review of long-term study data concerning 831,535 men and women found a link between each 10 cm increase in waist … [Read more...]
Drinking’s Effect on Smoking
Researchers followed 22 men for seven weeks in which they abstained from drinking alcohol but continued to smoke cigarettes. Though the total amount of cigarettes they smoked remained fairly constant during the study, the amount of nicotine their … [Read more...]
Exercise Helps Some Smokers Quit
According to a new study, between 20% and 33% of smokers are considered to have high-anxiety sensitivity and smoke to cope with stress, making it more difficult for them to quit. In this study, investigators found that 26% of high-anxiety sensitivity … [Read more...]
Men Who Have Smoked Should Be Screened for Aneurysms
A panel of American health experts recommends that older men who smoke or who are ex-smokers should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a weak spot in the main blood vessel that takes blood from the heart and … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Think About It… Smoking?
In 2010, the number of dementia diagnoses around the world was estimated at 36 million with numbers increasing and predicted to double every 20 years. In a study of 6000+ men (average age 56 years), those who smoked were linked to a more rapid … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Smoking and Anxiety
The belief that smoking relieves stress is pervasive, but likely wrong. Smoking is actually anxiogenic (causes anxiety) and successful quitters usually experience a drop in anxiety. British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2013 … [Read more...]