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Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 番茄社区 staff

Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

E-Cig Harms Outweigh Benefits, Study Finds

Vaping creates more cigarette smokers than quitters

Steroids and Asthma; One-Time PSA: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include the dangers of e-cigarettes, steroids and asthma, five types of diabetes, and a single PSA measurement and outcomes.

ACS: E-Cigarettes OK for Smoking Cessation ... with Caveats

Short period of dual use OK, if goal is to quit

Who's Still Smoking? ACS Report Highlights Most Vulnerable Adults

Reaching these smokers is 'most pressing challenge'

FDA Approves First Nebulized LAMA for COPD

Sunovion product uses proprietary delivery system

Shared Decision-Making Strategies for Lung Ca Screening Get High Marks

Patient satisfaction high with physician-led and web-based approaches

E-Cigs May Still Damage Blood Vessels

Arterial stiffness increased immediately after vaping session

How Risky is Smoking? Most People Don't Know

Smokers, non-smokers tend to underestimate relative risk, study finds

Sinusitis Eventually Abates when Smokers Quit

Study: symptoms wane after about a decade

AMA Does Not Want PA Autonomy

Delegates want more study on licensing for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)

Hookahs Offer Variety of Flavors 鈥� and Bacteria

Bacterial communities of hookah tobacco diverse across brands

Sometimes It Is Just a Cigar, But the Nicotine?

Amounts vary even within brands

Snus Cleared of Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Pooled data contradict earlier analysis

Asthma Biologic, Rally Among ATS Highlights

Attendees to organize on Capitol Hill; will also hear benralizumab phase III results

FDA Allows 'Natural' to Remain in Popular Cigarette Brand Name

Anti-tobacco groups slam decision

Brand Loyalty Low Among Teen E-Cig Users

Half of surveyed users did not know which brand they used

Vaping May Increase Plastic Surgery Complications

Patients urged to refrain from e-cigarettes before surgery

Fewer 'Nails in the Coffin' as Smoking Rate Declines

But "smoke-free" remains aspiration, not fact

Novel Drug Shows Promise as COPD Therapy

Inhaled p38 inhibitor reduced lung inflammation markers in early-stage study

Scoring System for Lung Cancer Screening Debuts

Radiologists to get tools for grading suspicious lesions.

Smoking Worsens Psoriatic Arthritis

Patients with psoriatic arthritis who smoke have worse patient-reported disease features at baseline and don't respond as well as nonsmokers to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment, a Danish study found.

Friday Feedback: Zero-Tolerance Employment Smoking Bans?

Should hospitals, schools, and companies refuse to hire smokers for teachers and healthcare providers?

E-cig Fumes Empower Bad Bugs

SAN DIEGO -- In laboratory studies, e-cigarette vapors appears to increase the aggressiveness of dangerous bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), researchers reported here.

Vitamin C May Save Newborn's Lungs When Mom Smokes

SAN DIEGO -- Damage to the lungs of babies born to mothers who smoked through pregnancy may be mitigated with vitamin C supplementation during gestation, researchers reported here.

Brain Stimulation Helps Smokers Quit

SAN DIEGO -- Magnetic brain stimulation with a sensory cue was associated with reduced smoking rates and improved quit rates among heavy smokers unaffected by prior therapy, researchers reported here.

'Nose Knows' Devices Not Ready for Clinic

BARCELONA -- Within a decade, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer, asthma, and tuberculosis simply by having an electronic nose analyze a person's breath, researchers reported here.

Range of Due Dates Better for Expectant Moms

Pregnant women may be better off with a range of delivery dates rather than a set date due to variability in gestation times, researchers found.

Pot Smokers Who Quit Find It Harder to Function

The more severe a person's marijuana withdrawal symptoms when they quit using the drug, the bigger the effect on their functional ability and the more likely they were to start using again, results of an Australian study showed.

Adult Lungs Can Sprout New Growth

The lungs may have greater capacity for regeneration in adults than thought, according to a case report of new growth after lung cancer resection.

Smokers Have Higher Squamous Cell Skin Ca Risk

Smokers have a more than 50% increase in risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and the risk remained elevated, even among those who'd kicked the habit, researchers found.

Smoking Cuts Risk of Benign Brain Tumor

The risk of developing an acoustic neuroma was greatly reduced among male smokers, but not among those who take snuff, researchers reported.

Cigarette Smoke Ups Mucus in Lungs

Cigarette smoke suppresses a protein whose normal function is to prevent an overpopulation of mucus-producing cells in the lungs, researchers reported.

Smokeless Tobacco Dangerous and No Help for Quitting

Although less harmful than cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco products are not safe as a smoking cessation tool and carry a number of potentially fatal health risks, an American Heart Association scientific statement said.

Illegal Drug Use Common Among Hookah Smokers

Young adults who smoke tobacco from a water pipe, or hookah, are more likely to use illicit drugs, a cross-sectional Canadian study showed.

Cigar and Pipe Smoking Hurts Lungs

Pipe and cigar smoking are linked to health impacts similiar to those seen with cigarette smoking, researchers found.

The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.

Asthmatic Smokers' Lungs Recover when They Quit

Asthmatic smokers who quit the habit can reverse lung damage that exacerbates their breathing difficulties, regardless of how long and how often they smoked in the past, a new study found.

Little Cancer Risk With 'Chew'

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Smokeless tobacco does not increase the user's risk of cancers other than oropharyngeal and prostate cancer, according to an industry-sponsored review of data from 89 studies.

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