According to the article:
"People who both vape and smoke are four times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who just smoke, according to a new study."
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Researchers say this is the first evidence that combining these habits significantly raises cancer risk.
https://respiratory-therapy.com/public-health/smoking/smoking-plus-vaping-quadruples-lung-cancer-risk-study-reveals/
According to the FDA news release:
"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing youth experimentation and addiction, and increasing the number of smokers that quit."
Read the full FDA news release: FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation, Significantly Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death - FDA.gov
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If you're a smoker, consider trying to stop smoking on World No Tobacco Day.
On the 31st of May each year, WHO celebrates World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce consumption. Tobacco use is the second cause of death globally (after hypertension) and is currently responsible for killing one in 10 adults worldwide.
The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2010 is "Gender and Tobacco" with an emphasis on marketing to women. The campaign focuses on the damaging effects of tobacco marketing towards women and girls.
The World Health Organization (WHO) urges governments and the public:
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This audio news story, Talking Tobacco Companies Into FDA Oversight, fresh from NPR:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have regulatory authority over the $89 billion tobacco industry as soon as President Obama puts his signature to a bill passed by Congress. The change took decades to happen — the industry fought hard to keep the FDA out — but finally succumbed to changing social norms and the guidance from one in its own ranks. Guest host Alison Stewart speaks with Steve Parrish, a former Altria executive and who pushed the company to support FDA regulation of the tobacco industry, and Dr. David Kessler, who was head of the FDA in the mid-1990s.As a non-smoker, I'm thrilled to see this new day of FDA oversight. As a country we should be paying more attention to improving population health.
With an increase in cigarette taxes, it's no surprise many folks are deciding to quit, reports this Washington Post news article, "Cigarette Tax Rises -- And So Does Incentive to Quit." Bottomline, the most important thing a smoker can do is call this national telephone number, 1-800-QUITNOW, that connects callers to smoking cessation programs in all 50 states and D.C., and provides access to counseling and medications. I'm glad to see a surge in quitting, it's good for everybody's health.
I've not heard about fire-safe cigarettes until now, after reading this MSNBC News article, Smokers burned up over ‘fire-safe cigarettes’ - Self-extinguishing smokes sweep the country, but many say they taste bad. As a non-smoker, I think they're a good idea. Living in a parched, drought-stricken location, I see far too many lit cigarettes tossed on the ground, posing a potential fire danger. I can also see the benefit to those choosing to smoke in bed, or prone to falling asleep while smoking. I can see why it'll be hard for remaining states to resist the tide to enact fire-safe cigarette laws. Additional Resources: Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes Petition to repeal fire-safe cigarette laws
Recent research suggests this might be true, reports this NY Daily News article, "Sugar as addictive as cocaine, heroin, studies suggest." Princeton University researchers studied bingeing and dependency in rats and found these startling results. Here's just a few of their findings . . .
I follow the Atkins diet as an approach to eating (not for active dieting purposes), and I find that my occasional binges of sugar really make me feel differently. Have you experienced anything like what's described above?
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I was watching this interesting Fox News video, "Tobacco Time," about the effects of smoking on aging. I typically expect to hear how smoking shortens your life. However, this video has a twist, and cites recent National Cancer Institute research, reporting that smoking ages your body 10 years beyond your chronological age.
In any event, while googling for more smoking information, I stumbled across the topic about efforts to put tobacco products under the authority of the FDA. My reading started with this Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Special Report, "FDA Authority Over Tobacco - Legislation Will Protect Kids and Save Lives." It frames the issue well, and explains the legislative context. This article has been recently updated, reporting successful passage of legislation in the House, "U.S. House Casts Historic Vote to Protect Kids from Tobacco, Save Lives; Senate Should Act This Year and President Should Sign Bill Into Law." It reports, "this legislation would grant the FDA strong and effective authority over the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products."
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