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Smoking and Estrogen
November 01, 2022

Nicotine May Block Estrogen in Women’s Brains, Making It Harder to Quit Smoking

Studies have shown that women have a harder time quitting smoking than men do. New research indicates that nicotine blocks the production of estrogen in women’s brains, which could explain why it’s more difficult for them to quit. While more research is needed to fully understand the underlying mechanisms, the findings suggest that nicotine may…

Smoking and Estrogen
COPD and Anxiety
October 19, 2022

COPD and Anxiety

Many people with COPD have anxiety, for a variety of reasons. When you have trouble breathing, your brain sets off an alarm to warn you that something is wrong. This can cause anxiety or panic to set in. Anxious feelings may also arise when you think about having a progressive lung disease. You may worry about experiencing an…

COPD and Anxiety
Asthma and Vaccines in Children
October 05, 2022

Study Tries to See If Child Vaccines and Asthma Are Linked

A number of scientists have wondered if aluminum, a vaccine additive that has been used for decades, had a role in allergies and asthma in children. A new federally funded study has found a possible link, but experts say the research has important shortcomings and is not a reason to change current vaccine recommendations. The…

Asthma and Vaccines in Children
Quit Vaping
September 21, 2022

Long-Term Solutions for How to Quit Vaping

If you’ve ever tried to quit vaping, then you know how challenging it can be. Although research published in July 2022 in JAMA Network Open found a slight decrease in the overall e-cigarette, or vaping, users, daily e-cigarette use by current users rose from 34.5% in 2017 to 44.4% in 2020. The daily usage is likely linked…

Quit Vaping
COPD Flare
September 07, 2022

4 Steps for Managing a COPD Flare-Up

If you’ve been living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for a long time, you may have experienced exacerbations or sudden flare-ups of respiratory symptoms. Symptoms of breathlessness, coughing, and wheezing are indications of COPD exacerbations. Without quick and careful treatment, these symptoms could make it necessary to seek emergency treatment. COPD flares can be frightening and uncomfortable, but their…

COPD Flare
Asthma and Mice
August 25, 2022

A Potential Long-Term Asthma Treatment Has Passed Early Trials in Mice

Asthma is thought to affect more than 250 million people worldwide and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Research into a cure for the condition would make a major difference for a significant number of people. Scientists have now come up with the beginnings of a potential long-term treatment for asthma. Crucially,…

Asthma and Mice
Cigarette Study
August 10, 2022

Proposed nicotine reduction in cigarettes could save millions of lives, addiction expert explains

The cigarette is the only legal consumer product that—when used as intended—causes the premature death of half of the long-term users. To address this long-standing health threat, in late June 2022, the Biden-Harris administration announced a plan to move forward with a new standard for cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products that would make them minimally or…

Cigarette Study
COPD and Alcohol
July 27, 2022

COPD and Alcohol: Is There a Connection?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that affect your breathing. This includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. People with COPD typically have blocked airways and experience breathing-related problems. These problems result from reduced functional lung capacity along with lung inflammation and damage. Some people with COPD also experience excessive mucus production, which can make…

COPD and Alcohol