Yoga And CBT Help Smoking Cessation Efforts!

"Use of yoga, along with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), may help improve smoking cessation efforts, new research suggests." Read more...

Yoga May Aid Smoking Cessation Efforts . Medscape. Deborah Brauser. October 22, 2018

Tell Your Teen: Vaping Has Risks Too!

"Teens today are more reluctant to smoke cigarettes than their counterparts nearly three decades ago, according to a study released this summer. But parents should hold their collective sigh of relief. The study, carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), uncovered a new, troublesome trend: vaping." Read more..

Your teen is underestimating the health risks of vaping. September 17, 2018 by Kathleen Raven, Yale University MedicalXpress.com

Stopping Smoking Reduces Dementia Risk In Men!

"Men who quit smoking for a prolonged period drive down their overall risk for dementia compared with recent quitters and continuous smokers, results of a large longitudinal study suggest." Read more...

Smoking Cessation Lowers Dementia Risk .Damian McNamara. Medscape. September 12, 2018.  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/901890?src=soc_fb_180916_mscpedt_news_mdscp_cessation%26faf%3D1

Smoking During Pregnancy Alters Fetal DNA!

 

Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy show modifications in their DNA that mirror those seen in adult smokers, according to findings from a meta-analysis of DNA methylation studies.

 Smoking During Pregnancy Alters Fetal DNA. Salynn Boyles. Medpage Today. 3/31/2016. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/57065

Third-hand Smoke Exposure Increases Risk of Diabetes!

Exposure to thirdhand smoke may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in PLOS One.

 Thirdhand smoke exposure may raise risk for type 2 diabetes. Honor Whiteman. Medical News Today. March 7, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307518.php?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=56de0a4c04d30148f0d8465e&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Researchers Find Out What Causes Anxiety from Smoking Withdrawal!

"As we all know, cigarettes are highly addictive, and when you're trying to quit it's not unusual to feel a heightened level of anxiety. It's a problematic symptom that often causes people to give in to the craving and light up."

Brain region that causes anxiety during nicotine withdrawal has been identified. Science Alert. Myles Gough. April 22, 2015. http://www.sciencealert.com/brain-region-that-causes-anxiety-during-nicotine-withdrawal-has-been-identified

Smoking Promotes Pathogen Colonization and Translocation in the Respiratory Tract!

"A study from last year found that Haemophilus influenzae, a gram-negative bacteria that is responsible for infections, drives the development of COPD when combined with cigarette smoking. Also, exacerbations of COPD occur when provoked by bacterial strains from the environment. In a follow-up study, the authors wanted to further examine if cigarette smoke promotes colonization of lung pathogens in the respiratory tract and if colonization linked to inflammation. As a result of this study, researchers were able to demonstrate that cigarette smoke increased the number of H. influenzae in the upper airways while clean air did not. In addition, the presence of S. pneumoniae was enhanced in the upper respiratory tract of mice exposed to cigarette smoke and accompanied by increased translocation of S. pneumoniae in the lung.  The author's determined that cigarette negatively impacts the ability for a "host" to  control colonization of the upper respiratory tract that results in increased inflammation and the translocation of bacteria in the lungs. "

Cigarette smoke-promoted acquisition of bacterial pathogens in the upper respiratory tract leads to enhanced inflammation in mice. Respiratory research, Vol. 16, No. 1. by Meike Voss, Bodo Wonnenberg, Anja Honecker, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13586550

Combined exposure to cigarette smoke and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae drives development of a COPD phenotype in mice. Respiratory research, Vol. 15 (2014) by Shyamala Ganesan, Adam T. Comstock, Brenton Kinker, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13586551

Neural Cells Might Explain Taste for Alcohol and Smoking Together!

"To drive a rat to drink, make it smoke first. Rats dependent on nicotine escalate their drinking more quickly than rats that haven’t been exposed to nicotine, researchers report in the April 15 Journal of Neuroscience. The results help explain why alcohol and tobacco addictions in people often go hand in hand." 

Nicotine exposure escalates rats’ desire for alcohol. Science News. Laura Sanders. April 14, 2015. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nicotine-exposure-escalates-rats%E2%80%99-desire-alcohol