— Midlife, early-life risk factors now more common, differ by sex, race/ethnicity by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 9, 2022 Eight modifiable risk factors were linked to more than one in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in the U.S., a cross-sectional analysis showed. The eight risk factors — midlife […]
— Ex-smokers prone to gain weight, but less likely to die by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 27, 2021 Smokers shouldn’t let the prospect of weight gain deter them from trying to quit the habit, Australian researchers suggested. In a longitudinal study of nearly 17,000 people, those who quit smoking had weight gains […]
Lin BM, Wang M, Stankovic KM, et al American Journal of Medicine | June 12, 2020 Researchers sought to prospectively determine the correlations between smoking, smoking cessation, and risk of self-reported moderate or worse hearing loss among 81,505 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II (1991-2013). Validated biennial questionnaires were used to gather information on […]
Experimental Gerontology — Kwon HM, et al. | February 28, 2020 Researchers performed this study with 5,117 individuals aged > 60 years, to assess the link between smoking and knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the elderly. The participants were selected from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES-VI) 2013–2015, and included those who responded […]
Amit V. Khera, M.D., Connor A. Emdin, D.Phil., Isabel Drake, Ph.D., Pradeep Natarajan, M.D., Alexander G. Bick, M.D., Ph.D., Nancy R. Cook, Ph.D., Daniel I. Chasman, Ph.D., Usman Baber, M.D., Roxana Mehran, M.D., Daniel J. Rader, M.D., Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D., Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D., Olle Melander, M.D., Ph.D., Marju Orho-Melander, Ph.D., Paul M Ridker, M.D., […]
04.12.2016 Health policy analysts explain why U.S. has staked out a different position by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer The predominant view of U.S. health officials is that e-cigarettes pose a threat to public health, but high profile health groups in the U.K. are saying e-cigs should be recommended for smoking cessation and harm reduction. Public […]
Stopping over time is less effective, British researchers say TUESDAY, March 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Quitting cigarettes “cold turkey” beats a more gradual approach, according to research published online March 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The latest research included 697 adult smokers from England. The study participants smoked an average of 20 […]
Date: September 15, 2015 Source: NIH/National Eye Institute Summary: People with a genetic predisposition for age-related macular degeneration significantly increased their odds of developing the blinding eye disorder if they had a history of heavy smoking and consistently did not exercise or eat enough fruits and vegetables, according to an observational study of women. People […]
Date: September 14, 2015 Source: University of Birmingham Summary: Regular smokers have a significantly increased risk of tooth loss, a new study has confirmed. Male smokers are up to 3.6 times more likely to lose their teeth than non-smokers, whereas female smokers were found to be 2.5 times more likely. A new study has confirmed […]
Open Heart 2015;2: doi:10.1136/openhrt-2015-000273 Editorial It is time to stop counting calories, and time instead to promote dietary changes that substantially and rapidly reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality Aseem Malhotra1, James J DiNicolantonio3and Simon Capewell Most heart attacks and ischaemic strokes are caused by complicated atheroma usually compounded by thrombosis suddenly reducing blood flow in […]
Megan Brooks September 01, 2015 Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain two thirds of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases globally, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis of published studies. Risk factors include obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low educational achievement, hyperhomocysteine, depression, hypertension, frailty, current smoking, and type 2 diabetes (diabetes only in Asian populations). According to […]
MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Older smokers who experience migraines appear to be at increased risk of stroke, a new study suggests. The findings were published online July 22 in Neurology. The study included 1,292 people, average age 68, who experienced migraine headaches with and without aura. The study participants were followed for […]
JULY 10, 2015 Acupuncture in Medicine McFadden DD, et al. The purpose of this trial was to determine if acupunctures is a potential smoking cessation treatment for patients looking for an alternative therapy to help quit. Results show that a majority of the participants who completed the treatment program rated it as successful and would […]
June 8, 2015 LYON, France — Results from a prospective study of patients with symptomatic, full-thickness rotator cuff tears highlighted smoking as an independent predictor of poorer patient-reported outcomes. “We have found that smoking is an independent predictor of outcome for patients with rotator cuff tears,” Bruce S. Miller, MD, said during his presentation at […]
May 20, 2015—Denver, Colorado—Smokers with vertebral fractures are at increased risk of thoracic kyphosis. This outcome of a comparative study was reported at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society from May 15 – 20. Elizabeth Anne Regan, MD, PhD of National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, explained that severe chest deformity has been associated […]
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Mar 15;191(6):620-5. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201410-1830PP. Smoking-induced Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction. From Evidence to Mechanisms. Degens H1, Gayan-Ramirez G, van Hees HW. Author information Abstract Smoking is the most important risk factor for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients with COPD commonly suffer from skeletal muscle dysfunction, and […]
March 3, 2015 European Heart Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this trial of patients undergoing coronary CTA, patients were grouped by smoking status and followed for major adverse cardiovascular events. Patients with a history of smoking were significantly more likely to have a higher plaque burden than never smokers. There was no difference between never smokers […]