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8 of the coolest graphic tees for men from RAPANUI
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All the best bits from the Finisterre Wilderness Calling Collection
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Mar , 2024
Exploring the epigenetic impact of smoking across racial and ethnic groups
Tag: Smoking

Exploring the epigenetic impact of smoking across racial and ethnic groups

Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of lung cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. But the link between epigenetics (the study of mechanisms that impact gene expression) and smoking is not fully understood, especially in terms of differences across racial and ethnic groups. We know that smoking affects […]

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Feb , 2024
Adopting key healthy behaviors reduces risk of irritable bowel syndrome
Tag: Smoking

Adopting key healthy behaviors reduces risk of irritable bowel syndrome

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is strongly linked to a lower risk of irritable bowel syndrome or IBS for short, finds research published online in the journal Gut. Of the big 5 healthy behaviours, not smoking, a high level of vigorous physical activity, and getting enough sleep were independently associated with keeping the condition at bay. Characterized […]

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Feb , 2024
Associations between food additive emulsifiers and cancer risk
Tag: Smoking

Associations between food additive emulsifiers and cancer risk

In a recent study published in PLoS Medicine, researchers assessed associations between food emulsifier intake and cancer risk among NutriNet-Santé study participants. Study: Food additive emulsifiers and cancer risk: Results from the French prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort. Image Credit: Abramov Michael/Shutterstock.comBackground Emulsifiers, common in industrially processed foods, have been linked to chronic inflammation and an increased […]

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Feb , 2024
Higher dietary niacin intake linked to lower COPD risk, study finds
Tag: Smoking

Higher dietary niacin intake linked to lower COPD risk, study finds

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examine the association between the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and dietary niacin intake. Study: Association of dietary niacin intake with the prevalence and incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Image Credit: monticello / Shutterstock.com What causes COPD? COPD is characterized by obstructed airflow due to […]

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Jan , 2024
Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk
Tag: Smoking

Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk

Many patients who present to primary care physicians do so with a history of weight loss in the recent past. With rising rates of cancer detection, a new study that recently appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association deals with the question of whether recent weight loss is linked to an excess of […]

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Jan , 2024
Non-smokers’ lung cancer among top five global cancer-related deaths in 2023
Tag: Smoking

Non-smokers’ lung cancer among top five global cancer-related deaths in 2023

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, scientists discussed the development of lung cancer in individuals who have never smoked (LCINS). This review particularly focussed on this disease’s genetic and environmental factors and outlined the available diagnostics and treatments. Study: Lung cancer in patients who have never smoked — an emerging disease. Image Credit: SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock.com Prevalence […]

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Jan , 2024
Maternal stress during preconception associated with higher blood glucose levels, study finds
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Maternal stress during preconception associated with higher blood glucose levels, study finds

Stress during pregnancy is known to influence health outcomes, but a new study from Mass General Brigham researchers suggests that stress levels before pregnancy are also important to evaluate. Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital analyzed the link between self-reported stress immediately before conception among women seeking fertility care and blood […]

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Dec , 2023
Diabetes drug may help women avoid weight gain after quitting smoking
Tag: Smoking

Diabetes drug may help women avoid weight gain after quitting smoking

The diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity) may significantly lower a woman’s risk of substantial weight gain after she has given up smoking, finds a secondary analysis of clinical trial data, published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. Women seem to be 5 times as likely as men to put on a lot […]

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Dec , 2023
England’s decline in smoking grinds to a halt since the pandemic
Tag: Smoking

England’s decline in smoking grinds to a halt since the pandemic

A decades-long decline in smoking prevalence in England has nearly ground to a halt since the start of the pandemic, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the journal BMC Medicine, looked at survey responses from 101,960 adults between June 2017 and August […]

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Sep , 2023
Does legalizing and commercialising cannabis cause more road accidents?
Tag: Smoking

Does legalizing and commercialising cannabis cause more road accidents?

In a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open Journal, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the impacts of cannabis legalization on traffic injury in Ontario, Canada. Study: Cannabis-Involved Traffic Injury Emergency Department Visits After Cannabis Legalization and Commercialization. Image Credit: Yarygin/Shutterstock.com Background The recent study captured 426 cannabis-related traffic mishaps resulting in hospital emergency […]
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