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Hebrew University research finds link between smoking and poor mental health among students

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For decades, doctors have warned us about the health risks of smoking. However, their warnings focused on the physical risks that cigarettes pose to our health, such as lung cancer, heart disease, low birth weight, and high blood pressure, among others. Now, Professor Hagai Levine at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s-Hadasssah Braun School of Public Health … Read more

Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs

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Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as results of new research show the damage they cause to the brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs. The study, which is published in the European Heart Journal today (Wednesday), also identifies some of the mechanisms involved, for which there has been … Read more

Evidence that tobacco smoking increases risk of depression and schizophrenia

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A new study published today [6 Nov] in Psychological Medicine and led by University of Bristol researchers has found that tobacco smoking may increase your risk of developing depression and schizophrenia. It is well known that smoking is much more common amongst people with mental illness – especially depression and schizophrenia. However, most studies that have looked … Read more

Cardiothoracic Imaging publishes special report on vaping

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Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging has published a special report on lung injury resulting from the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or “vaping.” Authors Suhny Abbara, M.D., FACR, MSCCT and Fernando Uliana Kay, M.D., Ph.D., from the Department of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, aim to raise awareness among radiologists and other medical professionals … Read more

Apples, tea and moderation — the 3 ingredients for a long life

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Consuming flavonoid-rich items such as apples and tea protects against cancer and heart disease, particularly for smokers and heavy drinkers, according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU). Researchers from ECU’s School of Medical and Health Sciences analysed data from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort that assessed the diets of 53,048 Danes … Read more

Child deaths in Brazil fall following comprehensive smoking ban

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Its authors, from Imperial College London, the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), and Erasmus Medical Centre in the Netherlands, estimate that strengthening smoke-free legislation between 2000 and 2016 in Brazil averted over 15,000 deaths in children under one year old. The new research is published today, World Health Organisation World No Tobacco Day, in the … Read more