News dall’estero 18 aprile 2018
Eureporter 18/04/2018
Leading academic insists ECigarettes are less harmful than tobacco
A leading academic says that electronic cigarettes are “considerably less harmful” than smoking tobacco. In a Q&A interview with this website, Italian academic Dr. Riccardo Polosa (pictured, below), said that such products are “unlikely to raise significant health concerns”, writes Martin Banks.
Nursing Times, 17/04/2018
South Yorkshire: NHS Trust creates combined approach to reduce smoking in pregnancy
Health visitors and smoking cessation experts at Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces to launch a new service for pregnant women and their families. The initiative has seen smoking cessation advice provided as part of sessions delivered by the trust’s health visitor team, which also focus on the physical and emotional health of expectant mums and other key information about pregnancy and bonding with your baby before and after birth. The Stop Smoking in Pregnancy team lead Paula Mallen said bringing antenatal and smoking cessation sessions together was also useful for women who do not smoke, as it informed them and their partners about the impact that smoking and second hand smoke can have on their baby.
The Medical Express, 17/04/2018
USA: COPD now affects more women than men
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has traditionally been considered a man’s disease, but it now kills more women in the United States than men. Women account for 58% of the 14.7 million people in the U.S. living with the disease and 53% of those who die from it, according to the American Lung Association. Researchers largely attribute women’s slower uptake of smoking for the modern-day rise in COPD deaths among women. Dr. May-Lin Wilgus, assistant clinical professor and pulmonologist at UCLA Health stated that “the effects of COPD are delayed for decades and decades,” and that “we are now seeing the effects of women smoking in large numbers, especially in the 1960s and ’70s.”
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-scary-lung-disease-afflicts-women.html
Inquirer, 16/04/2018
USA: Study finds smoking raises chances of getting diabetes among Asian Americans
Asian American active smokers increase their susceptibility to diabetes by 30-40% compared with non-smokers, according to major medical societies, the U.S. Surgeon General, and recent studies. “Smoking is directly linked to lung, throat, and other types of cancer, but according to the 2014 Health Consequences of Smoking Report of the Surgeon General, there is now adequate evidence to infer that smoking causes diabetes, too,” said Dr. Caroline Chen, postdoctoral fellow in public health at the University of California, San Diego. A CDC funded nationwide program, ASQ Chinese Quitline provides free one-on-one counselling by phone in Cantonese and Mandarin and provides free nicotine patches to smokers.
https://usa.inquirer.net/11582/smoking-raises-asians-chances-getting-diabetes
CBC 18/04/2018
Canada: Health advocates push Summerside to go smokefree
Public health advocates are pushing for further tobacco restrictions in Summerside. At Monday’s council meeting in Summerside, representatives from Smoke-Free P.E.I. urged the city to consider a ban on smoking in all public places. A decade ago, Stratford in Canada, introduced a tobaccofree policy for town buildings, sport fields, parks and near the entrance way of public buildings. Now, the town is looking at implementing a total ban except for private property. Smoke-Free P.E.I. is hoping Summerside will follow Stratford’s lead.
West Central Tribune 17/04/2018
Are Juuls in your school? Popular e-cigarettes alarming health officials
An e-cigarette that looks like a pocket-sized computer device is alarming health officials because of its potency and popularity among teenagers. But area school officials say so far they haven’t found the vaping pod known as Juul in their facilities. “We’re familiar that they’re out there,” said Tim Rohweder, principal at Proctor High School. “I haven’t seen one or confiscated one here at our school. I know that they’re around.” Juul is among one of the newer developments in vaping, which advocates tout as a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes and a good way to quit the habit. […]
