Teens Are ‘Juuling’ At School. Here’s What That Means
The most popular product in the booming e-cigarette market doesn’t look like a cigarette at all.
The Juul, a trendy vape that resembles a flash drive and can be charged in a laptop’s USB port, accounted for 33% of the e-cigarette market as of late 2017, according to Wells Fargo data. And while the product is made for and legally available only to adults older than 21, its “growth appears to be due to growth with the 18 to 24 year old age group,” according to a Wells Fargo report.
In many cases, media reports suggest, these devices are being used by kids and teenagers even younger than that — w...
Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime public health Source Type: news
World No Tobacco Day
31 May isWorld No Tobacco Day. It is organized by the World Health Organization to highlight the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.In support of World No Tobacco Day, the Cochrane Library presents aSpecial Collection which highlights a selection of new or recently updated clinically relevant Cochrane Reviews that address tobacco addiction in the general population. There is free access to all reviews included. The Cochrane Reviews in this collection are maintained by theCochrane Tobacco Addiction Group, and you can find more information abo...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 31, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
World No Tobacco Day
31 May isWorld No Tobacco Day. It is organized by the World Health Organization to highlight the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. This year, the theme is on ' Tobacco and heart disease. 'In support of World No Tobacco Day, the Cochrane Library presents aSpecial Collection which highlights a selection of new or recently updated clinically relevant Cochrane Reviews that address tobacco addiction in the general population. There is free access to all reviews included.Evidently Cochrane blogs:Â What can nurses do to help people stop smoking?Â...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 31, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
World No Tobacco Day 2017
31 May isWorld No Tobacco Day. It is organized by the World Health Organization to draw attention to the health risks associated with the use of tobacco and what can still be done to reduce tobacco consumption around the world.In support of World No Tobacco Day 2017, the Cochrane Library presents an updatedSpecial Collection which highlights a selection of new or recently updated clinically relevant Cochrane Reviews that address tobacco addiction in the general population. There is free access to all reviews included.Other Cochrane evidence resources for World No Tobacco Day:Help to quit smoking: Nicotine receptor partial ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 31, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
Featured Review: Psychosocial interventions to support pregnant women to stop smoking
Reposted with permission from Cochrane Australia.Published recently, the sixth update of the Cochrane Review on Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy weighs up the evidence on a critical health and social equity issue. Smoking remains one of the few preventable factors associated with complications in pregnancy, and has serious long-term implications for women and babies. While the number of women smoking in pregnancy is decreasing in high-income countries, where it ’s associated with poverty, it’s increasing in low- to middle-income countries.‘This is now one of the largest r...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - April 3, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
New Study Finds E-Cigarettes Are Much Safer And Less Toxic Than Tobacco
Consuming e-cigarettes is far safer and less toxic than smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes, according to the findings of a study analyzing levels of dangerous and cancer-causing substances in the body.
Researchers found that people who switched from smoking regular cigarettes to e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as gum or patches for at least six months had much lower levels of toxins in their saliva and urine than those who continued to smoke.
“Our study adds to existing evidence showing that e-cigarettes and NRT are far safer than smoking, and suggests that there is a very low risk associ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-Cigarettes as Safe as Nicotine Replacement in Real-World Study E-Cigarettes as Safe as Nicotine Replacement in Real-World Study
A new study suggests vaping is as safe as nicotine replacement therapy; the results should allay concerns about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes, one expert agreed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 7, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Long-term vaping 'far safer than smoking' says 'landmark' study
Conclusion
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess whether there are differences in levels of nicotine and toxic chemicals in cigarette smokers, and former or current smokers who are also long-term users of e-cigarettes or NRT.
E-cigarettes are designed for users to inhale nicotine without most of the harmful effects of smoking. There has been much discussion over the benefits of vaping over conventional smoking methods and this is the first long-term study assessing these effects.
The main findings are not that surprising – former smokers who have now switched to using e-cigarettes or NRT only have significantly low...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Heart/lungs Source Type: news
Exposure to Carcinogens and Toxins Lower with E-Cigarettes (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Use of electronic cigarettes or nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) is associated with lower metabolite levels of carcinogens and toxins than traditional cigarette smoking, … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Behind the Headlines 2016 Quiz of the Year
In 2014, Behind the Headlines has covered more than 500 health stories that made it into the mainstream media. If you've been paying attention you should find this quiz easy and fun.
Why not test your knowledge of 2014's health news with our month-by-month quiz?
Answers are at the foot of the page (no peeking!).
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In January 2016's health news...
In a controversial study, monkeys were genetically engineered to develop what disorder?
1)Â Sex addiction
2)Â Bi-polar disorder
3) Autism
In a similarly controversial study, what psychological condition was dismissed as a "myth"
1)Â Seasonal affective diso...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports Source Type: news
E-cigarettes 'help thousands successfully quit smoking'
Conclusion
Stopping smoking remains the best thing you can possibly do for your health. Anything that can help reduce the number of people who smoke is likely to have a good impact on health.
But although this study found e-cigarette use was linked to an increase in successful quit attempts, there are a number of things to be aware of:
Attempting to quit with e-cigarettes alone may not be as helpful as attempting to quit using an NHS stop smoking service. Getting support and help for a quit attempt is thought to increase your chances of success fourfold. You can use NHS services and e-cigarettes together if you wish. ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medication Heart/lungs Cancer Source Type: news
Prevalence of use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to vape recreational drugs by club patrons in South London - Thurtle N, Abouchedid R, Archer JR, Ho J, Yamamoto T, Dargan PI, Wood DM.
INTRODUCTION: Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, often called e-cigarettes) are nicotine delivery devices that heat nicotine into vapour that is inhaled, a process called 'vaping'. Use eclipsed nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in 2014 but ENDS r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Quitting Smoking? Expect a Lot of Failure Before You Succeed
Quitting smoking is so hard that most smokers kick themselves for even starting.
Not everyone who smokes enjoys it, as evident by the nearly 7 out of 10 smokers who've said they want to quit completely.
While many smokers have switched to e-cigarettes, those people shouldn't be considered nonsmokers. They're still slaves to nicotine. It's just delivered in a less flammable way.
But quitting -- as in getting out of nicotine addiction once and for all -- takes way more than a little willpower.
A study recently appearing in BMJ Open suggests the number of times it takes to quit smoking for good is much higher that experts...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World No Tobacco Day 2016
31 May is World No Tobacco Day. It is organized by the World Health Organization to draw attention to the health risks associated with the use of tobacco and what can still be done to reduce tobacco consumption around the world.Here we focus on a Cochrane Review of a medical intervention - nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation - and what the available evidence tells us about its effectiveness. Cochrane Review provides more support for medication as long-term aid to quitting smokingWhen people stop smoking, they experience cravings to smoke and unpleasant mood changes. Nicotine receptor partial agonists a...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 31, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
