Salynn Boyles
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High E-Cig Use by U.S. Adults Who Just Quit Regular Cigarettes
Use of electronic cigarettes appeared to have stabilized among U.S. adults in 2018, with cigarette smokers who had recently kicked the habit reporting the highest rates of ever- and current e-cigarette use, according to national survey data. In 2018, 3.2% of surveyed adults (ages 18 and older) reported regular current e-cigarette use, which was the same percentage as in 2016, reported Maria… → Read More
Severity of Kids' Opioid Poisoning on the Rise
Teens turning to opioids to attempt suicide, national data indicates → Read More
No Sedation: An Option in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
No differences in 90-day mortality, length of ICU stay, versus light sedation → Read More
LAMA Appears Safe for COPD Patients With Recent Exacerbations
Subgroup data from the ASCENT trial presented at CHEST 2019 → Read More
CDC: Overdose Death Rates Now Highest in Cities
But rural women are still dying at higher rates than urban women → Read More
Asthma Specialists Attack Return of Primatene Mist
FDA approval process, clinical need questioned in commentary → Read More
Sleep Deprived-Patients in ICU May Fail to Get Off Ventilation
Pathological wakefulness in ICU could predict ventilator dependence → Read More
CDC: Youth Tobacco Use Increased in 2018, Erasing Long Decline
Rapid rise in e-cigarette use was responsible for increase → Read More
Altria's Snuff Safer Than Cigarettes, FDA Panel Agrees
Advisory group backs wording of Copenhagen modified-risk claim → Read More
Dramatic Increase in Teens' Smoking Risk With Previous Vaping
Greatest impact on lowest-risk teens in prospective study → Read More
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Pills Lower COPD Exacerbation Risk
Vitamin D supplements reduced moderate to severe COPD exacerbations in patients with low circulating levels of its 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) metabolite at baseline, a meta-analysis indicated. But no such effect was seen for patients with at least normal 25-OH-D levels (at least 25 nmol/L) prior to supplementation, according to Adrian Martineau of Queen Mary University in London, and… → Read More
Food Allergy: Not Just a Kids' Problem
Affects more than 26 million U.S. adults -- but half of those who think they have allergies are undiagnosed → Read More
Poor Rural Kids May Face Higher Smoke Exposure
Fifteen percent, ages 6-48 months, had exposures comparable to active adult smokers → Read More
CDC: Progress on Secondhand Smoke Stalls
1 in 4 nonsmokers, including 14 million children, exposed → Read More
CDC: 3.6 Million Teens Using E-Cigarettes in 2018
New data suggest birth of a new generation of nicotine addicts → Read More
Rural Poverty is Independent COPD Risk Factor
People living in poor, rural areas are more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), even if they are not smokers, researchers report. The prevalence of the disease among people living in poverty in rural locations was nearly twice that of the population as a whole (15.4% versus 8.4%) in one of the first studies to examine individual, community, and geographic risk factors… → Read More
CDC: Adult Smoking Hits Record Low
Just 14% reported cigarette use in 2017 -- but dramatically higher in those with GED diplomas → Read More
Juul Drops E-Cig Education Program for Schools
Plan to offer 'science-based resources on vaping' were 'misunderstood,' company said → Read More
Clinical Challenges: Sleep Problems in Parkinson's Patients
Meds that improve some symptoms can exacerbate others → Read More
Study: Men Who Smoke Unaware of Erectile Dysfunction Risk
Impotence warnings might motivate men to kick the habit → Read More