Menos fumadores intentaron dejar de fumar durante la pandemia de COVID
LUNES, 8 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos personas intentaron dejar de fumar cuando comenzó la pandemia de la COVID-19, y esto continuó durante al menos un año, según un nuevo estudio de EE. UU.La Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (Americ…
Learn MoreCould Quit-Smoking Meds Help You Quit Drinking, Too?
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pills, patches, gums, nasal sprays and lozenges used to help smokers kick the habit can also help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, a new study suggests.The finding follows several months spent working with 4…
Learn MoreTurning Away From Vaping, Nicotine-Addicted Teens Choose Candy, Gums
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teens increasingly are turning to nicotine-loaded gum, lozenges and gummies for a quick rush, a groundbreaking study warns.Tobacco-free oral nicotine products were the second-most commonly used nicotine or toba…
Learn MoreFewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fewer people tried to quit smoking as the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this continued for at least a year, according to a new U.S. study.The American Cancer Society detailed pandemic smoking behavior in the rep…
Learn MoreSmoking Cessation Activity Down in U.S. Adults During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2020, there was a decrease in smoking cessation activity among U.S. adults, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in JAMA Network Open.
Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Socie…
Learn MorePersisten los mitos y la ignorancia respecto al cáncer de pulmón, según una encuesta
LUNES, 1 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El cáncer de pulmón es la principal causa de muerte por cáncer en Estados Unidos, pero los médicos han tenido acceso a una herramienta de detección durante casi una década que lo puede detectar para el tr…
Learn MoreMyths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.Unfortunately, neither of those …
Learn MoreSmoking Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19, including death, independent of sociodemographic characteristics and medical history, according to a study published online July 15 in PLOS ONE.Ram…
Learn MoreMuchos fumadores que desean dejarlo acaban vapeando también
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Muchos fumadores ansiosos por dejar de fumar adoptan los cigarrillos electrónicos como herramienta para abandonar el hábito, pero un nuevo estudio advierte que la medida podría aumentar el riesgo de h…
Learn MoreMany Smokers Who Want to Quit Just End Up Vaping, Too
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many smokers eager to quit embrace electronic cigarettes as a tool for kicking the habit, but a new study warns the move may raise the risk for becoming addicted to both cigarettes and vaping.The finding fo…
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