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Second-hand vaping exposure very low compared to second-hand smoking

Written by | 18 Jul 2024

Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb less than one seventh the amount of nicotine as children who are exposed to indoor smoking, but more than those exposed to… read more.

Common respiratory infections may have protected children from COVID-19, study suggests

Written by | 22 Jun 2024

Analyzing nasal swabs taken during the pandemic, researchers at Yale School of Medicine suggest that the frequent presence of other viruses and bacteria may have helped to protect… read more.

Asthma education is key to reducing deaths worldwide, say respiratory health associations

Written by | 10 May 2024

On World Asthma Day 2024 the message is clear: “Asthma Education Empowers.” The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, stresses the… read more.

Clinical trial shows that cytisinicline can help people quit vaping

Written by | 7 May 2024

Eleven million U.S. adults use e-cigarettes to vape nicotine, and about half of them say that they want to stop, but many have trouble doing so because nicotine… read more.

E-cigarette users now more likely to quit traditional cigarettes

Written by | 31 Mar 2024

A new paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes are now more likely to stop smoking regular… read more.

Most smokers in England wrongly believe vaping is at least as harmful as smoking

Written by | 8 Mar 2024

More than half of smokers in England wrongly believe that vaping is more harmful or as harmful as smoking, according to a new study led by UCL (University… read more.

Childhood tonsillectomy not linked to obesity in adulthood

Written by | 3 Mar 2024

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center researchers have found that tonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea does not increase the risk of obesity… read more.

Arexvy is accepted under Priority Review in US for the prevention of RSV disease in adults aged 50-59 at increased risk – GSK

Written by | 14 Feb 2024

GSK plc announced that the FDA has accepted under priority review an application to extend the indication of GSK’s adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to adults aged… read more.

Complete Response Letter for gefapixant, an investigational, non-narcotic, oral selective P2X3 receptor antagonist, under development for the treatment of refractory chronic cough – Merck

Written by | 28 Dec 2023

Merck Inc., known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the FDA has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding Merck’s New Drug Application… read more.

National survey indicates more young adults begin tobacco use with vaping, not cigarettes

Written by | 20 Nov 2023

Young adults are now more likely to vape than to use traditional cigarettes. After years of public health success in decreasing the numbers of people using cigarettes, researchers… read more.

Suspected bronchiectasis associated with higher risk of mortality in smokers

Written by | 14 Nov 2023

Bronchiectasis, a condition defined by widened lung airways, cough and sputum production, and frequent infections, often presents along with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This overlap is associated… read more.

Survey finds many Americans are letting their guard down during respiratory illness season

Written by | 12 Nov 2023

Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning this year will be potentially dangerous for respiratory illnesses, a third of Americans are not concerned about the threat,… read more.

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