March 27th, 2015
Fighting the Contradiction: A Hospital Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Smokers
Jean-Pierre Usdin, MD
Jean-Pierre Usdin is frustrated with his “Tobacco-Free” hospital’s accommodations for smokers that encourage them to keep smoking instead of supporting them to quit.
August 25th, 2014
Rise in Popularity of E-Cigarettes Sparks Concerns and Recommendations
Larry Husten, PHD
The recent dramatic rise in popularity of e-cigarettes threatens to reverse hard-fought progress in the war against smoking, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association. “E-cigarettes have caused a major shift in the tobacco-control landscape,” said the lead author of the statement, Aruni Bhatnagar, chair of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Louisville. But the […]
June 23rd, 2014
If You Snus, You Lose: Study Shows Benefits of Quitting Smokeless Tobacco
Larry Husten, PHD
The adverse effects of smoking are well known and documented. The effect of smokeless tobacco is less clear. Now a study from Sweden, published in Circulation, offers evidence that quitting smokeless tobacco after MI is about as beneficial as quitting smoking. The results do not support the common view that smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative […]
April 3rd, 2014
Cardiovascular Disease Declines in Rich Countries but Grows Elsewhere
Larry Husten, PHD
A new Global Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Atlas portrays a divided world where rich countries are gradually freeing themselves from the yoke of CVD but where many poor and middle-income countries are still struggling. Ischemic heart disease and stroke were the two biggest contributors to the global burden of disease in 2010, accounting for 5.2% and 4.1%, […]
October 30th, 2012
The Research Agrees: Smoking Is Really Bad for You
Larry Husten, PHD
Four new studies offer powerful evidence of the dangers of smoking and the health benefits of quitting or not being exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoking in the U.K. — Between 1996 amd 2001, the Million Women Study started following more than one million women aged 50 to 65 years of age. In a report published in […]
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Persistent Symptoms After Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis
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