Public smoking laws and environmental smoke exposure
Smoking bans have been found to reduce heart attacks, but how such laws bring about other improved health outcomes is less clear. Little is known about the degree to which bans reduce second-hand smoke...
View ArticleCT scans and the national lung screening trial
Globally, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death, and recently surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of smoking-related mortality. The National Cancer Institute estimates that...
View ArticleSmoking cessation and postoperative complications
The costs of health care directly related to smoking in the United States are estimated to be in the range of $97 billion. This figure typically takes into account treatment for ailments such as lung...
View ArticlePathological gambling among a sample of casino patrons
Research on the gambling industry has increased in recent years as more states have considered or enacted plans to permit the building of casinos or to allow other forms of gambling. Still, there has...
View ArticleSexual identity and health-risk behaviors among students in grades 9-12
Sexual minority youths — those who self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or unsure of their sexuality — remain underrepresented in the academic data on youth issues. Such information is crucial for...
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Non-communicable diseases: The role of global food, tobacco, soft drink and...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — conditions such as obesity-driven hypertension, or heart disease from smoking — are a major and rising cause of premature death globally. Even as developing countries...
View ArticleE-cigarettes exploding in popularity: New data
The number of American adults who smoke cigarettes has fallen sharply, from 42.4 percent in 1965 to 15.1 percent in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Naturally,...
View ArticleBanning e-cigarette flavors could boost cigarette sales
Smoking costs the American economy over $300 million annually, according to government figures. Each year, cigarettes kill almost half a million people prematurely; another 40,000 die from exposure to...
View ArticleWhether a pack or a puff, smoking habits pose significant risk
Smoking just one cigarette a day puts people at a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke than those who abstain entirely. When it comes to smoking, the idea that just one can’t hurt does not...
View ArticleE-cigarettes aren’t better at helping smokers quit than other strategies
E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit more than other interventions, though financial incentives do, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. The electronic vaporizers have skyrocketed...
View ArticleAds work. Two studies show what this means for public health
People who were exposed to public health ads online were more likely to search for health-related information in the future, a new study in npj Digital Medicine finds. The study, executed by a...
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‘Causes’ vs. ‘contributes to’: Strong causal language on product warning...
Health warning labels that use strong causal language deter consumers more than labels with weaker language, a new study in the American Journal of Public Health finds. The findings lend support to the...
View ArticleVaping and tobacco in the news: How media coverage affects public perceptions
Efforts to shape public perceptions of a given issue — also known as agenda-setting — are a mainstay of the tobacco industry, researchers show. Robert Proctor, a professor of the history of science at...
View ArticleBehavioral research to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions
This post has been updated with new research since it first ran in January 2019. New Year’s resolve flagging? Academic research can bolster your ambitions. We’ve collected peer-reviewed behavioral...
View ArticleMenthol flavor most popular among young smokers, research shows
On Jan. 2, the Trump administration announced a ban on most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, except for menthol and tobacco flavors. The ban is aimed at reducing the uptake of vaping among young...
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