[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, according to federal government data, and some smokers find it nearly impossible to quit. Many of these smokers use regular or combustible cigarettes. Doctors and scientists have been exploring …
Read More »E-cigarette users have an increased susceptibility to the flu, COVID-19
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 In a controlled study of smokers, non-smokers, and e-cigarette users, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a influenza virus infection pattern, suggesting a increased susceptibility to the disease. …
Read More »E-cigarette users have a 43% higher risk of developing respiratory diseases
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 12, 2020 A growing body of evidence points to the health risks of using e-cigarettes (or “vaping”). But as e-cigarettes are marketed as a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, it’s been hard to tell if the association between vaping and sickness is just …
Read More »The compounds block stress-enhanced nicotine reacquisition in rats
[ad_1] November 11, 2020 Stress is a major cause of relapse after people quit smoking. Worrying situations, such as money or relationship problems, can affect the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, leading former smokers to take a cigarette. Now, the researchers who report ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science found …
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