Early menopause may occur in women with BRCA gene, study finds
Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, allowing them an...
View ArticleStudy finds lungs from heavy smokers OK for transplant
(HealthDay)—Lungs of heavy smokers can be donated safely for use in adult double-lung transplants, a new study contends.
View ArticlePostmenopausal women who smoked are more likely to lose teeth due to...
Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the...
View ArticleLow levels of serum bilirubin spell higher lung cancer risk for male smokers
Elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood get attention in the clinic because they often indicate that something has gone wrong with the liver. Now researchers have found that male smokers with low...
View ArticleLight smokers benefit from nicotine-replacement medications
(Medical Xpress)—Light daily smokers, those who smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, have greater success quitting when provided stop-smoking medications and assisted by counselors. Those are the...
View ArticleIncreases in heart disease risk factors may decrease brain function
Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
View ArticleStudy shows that women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both...
Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both obesity and gestational diabetes, in their daughters, concludes research published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association...
View ArticleLow radiation scans help identify cancer in earliest stages
A study of veterans at high risk for developing lung cancer shows that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can be highly effective in helping clinicians spot tiny lung nodules which, in a small number...
View ArticleTobacco laws for youth may reduce adult smoking
States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking may consider implementing stringent tobacco restrictions on teens, suggests a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...
View ArticlePanel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers
Government advisers have endorsed lung cancer screening for the first time. They say certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual CT scans, a type of X-ray, to cut their chances of dying...
View ArticleFinal recommendations on lung cancer screening
High-risk adults between the ages of 55 and 80 should receive annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography, according to final recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task...
View ArticleStudy reveals genetics impact risk of early menopause among some female smokers
New research is lighting up yet another reason for women to quit smoking. In a study published online in the journal Menopause, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of...
View ArticleCollaborative study of uninsured smokers finds benefit from pairing nicotine...
Uninsured smokers who used nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches in combination with NRT lozenges nearly doubled their quit rates when using the support of a quitline, according to a study...
View ArticleLarge-scale study focuses on heavy smokers
A study based on blood samples from more than 55,000 Danes conducted by the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows a direct correlation between smoking and mortality. A...
View ArticleHigher cigarette taxes and stronger smoke-free policies may reduce alcohol...
Smoking and drinking are often complementary behaviors: smokers are more likely than non-smokers to drink alcohol, and heavy smokers are more likely to be heavy drinkers. While increasing state...
View ArticleSmokers' paradise Austria struggles to stub out habit
In the wood-panelled rooms of Vienna's traditional coffee houses, tobacco-lovers can still light up pretty much as they please. But one of the last smokers' havens in Europe may be on course to kick...
View ArticleMedicare proposes covering lung cancer screening
Medicare may soon begin paying for scans to detect lung cancer in certain current or former heavy smokers.
View ArticleHeavy smokers and smokers who are obese gain more weight after quitting
For smokers, the number of cigarettes smoked per day and current body mass index are predictive of changes in weight after quitting smoking, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
View ArticleHeavy smoking may lead to a fatter stomach
Fear of weight gain is one reason smokers give for not kicking the habit, but new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies.
View ArticleObese smokers tend to put on more weight after quitting
(HealthDay)—Heavy smokers and those who are obese gain more weight after quitting smoking, a new study finds.
View ArticleFirst UK Biobank genetic study reveals new links between lung disease and...
Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a Medical Research Council-funded (MRC) study involving researchers at The University of...
View ArticleSmokers diagnosed with pneumonia found to have higher risk of lung cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States, with a five-year survival rate of just 17 percent. Smoking causes approximately 85 percent of all lung cancer cases, only 15...
View ArticleStudy highlights importance of regular lung cancer screenings for those at...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for men and women. It is also one of the most complex cancers, both at the molecular level and through its clinical behavior. Screening is paramount as...
View ArticleSmoking bans may keep young men from heavy smoking
(HealthDay)—Smoking bans may help reduce smoking among young American men, a new study finds.
View ArticleStudy develops prediction model for lung cancer risk in never smokers
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new personalized assessment tool that could better predict lung cancer risk in never, light and heavy smokers using a...
View ArticleDiabetes proves deadly for smokers
While it is well known that smoking causes lung cancer, heavy smokers with diabetes are also at increased risk of death from causes other than lung cancer, according to a study being presented next...
View ArticleOne-sixth of adolescent smokers report harder drug use, followed by higher...
In a UC San Francisco study of 176 adolescent smokers in San Francisco, 96 percent reported using at least two substances other than cigarettes.
View ArticleStudy shows that antioxidants may reduce lung cancer risk
An epidemiological study published in Frontiers in Oncology suggests that a diet high in carotenoids and vitamin C may protect against lung cancer. The study authors found that vitamin C appears to...
View ArticleSmokers 20 percent more likely to quit when cigarettes cost $1 more
Older smokers are usually more set in their ways, but a dollar increase in cigarette prices makes them 20 percent more likely to quit, a new Drexel University study found.
View ArticleSmokers with high psychological distress are smoking less and more are trying...
Cigarette smokers with high levels of psychological distress are often heavy smokers, and thus identified as a "hard core" group who are less willing or able to quit than other smokers. However, a...
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