Secondhand Smoke Increases Lead Levels in Children
Researchers found that children exposed to secondhand smoke had higher than average levels of lead in their blood.
Researchers found that children exposed to secondhand smoke had higher than average levels of lead in their blood.
Prevalence highest in current e-cigarette users and Hispanic and sexual minority populations.
Vaping, which delivers more nicotine than smoking, has exponentially increased in teens and adults. Harmful effects are evident, but long-term research is lacking.
A meta-analysis explored associations between population-level tobacco control laws and respiratory and other health-related outcomes.
Findings show smoking and 7 or more days of catheter use independently increase UTI risk.
A clinical trial assessed cardiovascular and pulmonary responses in those who vaped or smoked cigarettes vs those who did not via a 15-minute product-use challenge.
As marijuana has become far more mainstream, potent, and sometimes dangerous, uneven regulation at the state and federal levels leaves consumers at risk.
A team of investigators sought to determine whether alcohol consumption or cigarette smoking contributed to the risk of developing psoriasis among postmenopausal women.
Treatment with corticosteroids tied to clinical and pulmonary function improvement.
Investigators assessed whether HIV infection increases the rate of lung function decline.