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Novel cigarette pricing policy linked to decrease in sales in California city

Written by | 10 Mar 2025

A new study found that an Oakland, Calif. law requiring cigarette prices to increase to a minimum of $8 per pack led to a decline in sales, suggesting… read more.

UK gambling industry is using Big Tobacco tactics to downplay harms and influence the public argues new analysis

Written by | 20 Feb 2025

NEW analysis published in the BMJ reveals the UK gambling industry is mimicking the tactics first used by Big Tobacco decades ago to downplay the harms of gambling and influence… read more.

Heart disease remains leading cause of death as key health risk factors continue to rise

Written by | 3 Feb 2025

Heart disease kills more people than any other cause as many of the risks factors that contribute to it remain on the rise, according the data reported in the 2025… read more.

Move more, age well: Prescribing physical activity for older adults as a recipe for healthy aging

Written by | 29 Jan 2025

Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.231336 summarizes the considerable evidence supporting the important role physical activity plays in… read more.

$3.9 million grant seeks to expand primary care and rural tracks for medical student training in Arizona

Written by | 20 Jan 2025

Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the United States, but it is facing critical shortage of primary care physicians. Today, Arizona currently ranks 42nd in primary care… read more.

‘True food’ research database offers rankings for 50,000 processed foods

Written by | 16 Jan 2025

The database, developed by researchers at Mass General Brigham and made available to the public, sheds light on the availability of processed foods at different grocery stores, highlighting… read more.

Almost half of young vapers are able to stop with quitline help

Written by | 14 Dec 2024

Quitline coaching over the phone helped almost half of young people who vape ditch the habit, potentially improving their health and decreasing the chances they’ll transition to cigarettes,… read more.

Sugary drinks significantly raise cardiovascular disease risk, but occasional sweet treats don’t, scientists find

Written by | 11 Dec 2024

A little of what you fancy does you good… unless it’s a fizzy drink. Scientists studying the impact of sugar on the risk of cardiovascular disease have found… read more.

Antipsychotic medications don’t always work the way they’re supposed to

Written by | 8 Dec 2024

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found… read more.

Nearly 1 in 3 retail pharmacies have closed since 2010

Written by | 7 Dec 2024

About 1 in 3 U.S. retail pharmacies have closed since 2010, with the vast majority of states experiencing an overall decline in drugstores in recent years, according to… read more.

Global antibiotic consumption has increased by more than 21 percent since 2016

Written by | 24 Nov 2024

A new study highlights recent, but fluctuating, growth in global human antibiotic consumption, one of the main drivers of growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR results in infections that… read more.

Smokers who switch to vaping see improved respiratory health

Written by | 16 Nov 2024

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people who switch from smoking cigarettes to vaping see improved respiratory health, but people… read more.

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