Tag: smoking
Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use and Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults
This cohort study uses propensity score matching analyses of 3 years of data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study to assess whether there is an association between electronic nicotine delivery system... read more
Smoking, vitamin D deficiency linked to early MS disability
Severe vitamin D deficiency and current smoking predicted accumulated disability in patients with clinically isolated syndrome, which can be a precursor to the development of multiple sclerosis.... read more
COPD epidemic could overwhelm healthcare systems within two decades
Health authorities should brace themselves for an epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over the next two decades, despite a decline in smoking rates, according to a new study from the University of British... read more
Smoking Impacts Cardiac Structure, Function
Elderly smokers without evidence of heart disease still showed subtle alterations in left ventricular structure and impaired diastolic function in an analysis of data from an ongoing, prospective study.... read more
Acute exacerbations may accelerate lung function decline in smokers with COPD
Acute exacerbations in patients with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with accelerated lung function loss, according to data published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical... read more
