Pregnancy: Vitamin C may improve placental health in smokers
Doppler ultrasound reveals that vitamin C supplementation alters placental gene expression in pregnant women who smoke. THE ESSENTIAL In pregnant ...
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Snus or nicotine sachets: a hidden threat for all consumers
Nicotine sachets, also known as “snus” or nicknamed “footballer’s tobacco”, are at the heart of a public health controversy. THE ...
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Tobacco: vaping while continuing to smoke does not help you quit, study finds
A study challenges the conventional wisdom that vaping and smoking cigarettes simultaneously could facilitate complete smoking cessation. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Tobacco-free month: smoking down sharply in France
Tobacco consumption has been declining since 2021, according to a new survey carried out by the French Observatory on Drugs ...
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E-cigarette: switching to vaping improves respiratory health
Smokers who switch from tobacco to vaping see their respiratory health improve, according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL People ...
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Tobacco modifies bone structure, according to archaeologists
English scientists and archaeologists have identified discernible differences in bone composition between cigarette users and non-smokers. THE ESSENTIAL Experts have ...
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Teens who smoke have increased risk of respiratory problems in their 20s
Smoking before the age of 18 increases the risk of developing respiratory symptoms in your 20s, a new study finds. ...
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Tobacco and alcohol during pregnancy: still progress to be made in France!
13% of French women say they smoked throughout their pregnancy and 6% drank alcohol on special occasions during these nine ...
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Coronary health: quitting smoking altogether more effective than cutting down
In cases of coronary heart disease, such as myocardial infarction or angina, completely stopping smoking further reduces the risk of ...
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Pregnancy: Even one cigarette a day can harm your baby
Smoking one or two cigarettes a day before or during pregnancy is associated with health problems for the baby. THE ...
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Quitting smoking: “the Tabac info service telephone system is an effective aid”
If you decide to quit smoking, using the Tabac info service telephone system can really help you. THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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Smoking may significantly accelerate cognitive decline
Smoking cigarettes regularly would make us lose our memory more quickly than others. THE ESSENTIAL In France, the departmental prevalence ...
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To help smokers quit, we should focus on gratitude
Gratitude is an effective tool to reduce smokers' cravings for cigarettes and encourage them to enroll in smoking cessation programs, ...
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Hair is growing in his throat… because of the cigarette!
Doctors report a strange complication of smoking: Hairs have started growing in the throat of a man who smoked a ...
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Air pollution kills more than tobacco and junk food
In 2021, more than eight million people died because of air pollution. It is a greater risk factor for death ...
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Former smokers who vape may have a higher risk of lung cancer
Replacing tobacco with electronic cigarettes is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, regardless of the duration of cessation. ...
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Psoriasis: smoking reduces the effectiveness of treatments
Non-smoking patients have a better reduction in psoriasis symptoms, compared to smokers and former smokers. THE ESSENTIAL Smoking is associated ...
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Use of social networks increases the risk of smoking among young people
Frequent use of social media is linked to an increased risk of taking up smoking within a year among young ...
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Lung cancer: offering smoking cessation help saves lives
Providing smokers with help to quit smoking during lung cancer screening is beneficial. THE ESSENTIAL In mainland France, more than ...
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Preventable cancers: 4 good habits to apply every day
Each year, almost half of cancers could be avoided in France. To do this, you must get rid of bad ...
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Tobacco or vaping: same damage to DNA?
Researchers found that tobacco smokers and e-cigarette users had similar epigenetic changes in oral cells. THE ESSENTIAL Although electronic cigarettes ...
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Melanoma: smoking tobacco increases the risk of dying from it
Smoking tobacco increases the risk of dying from skin cancer, also called melanoma. THE ESSENTIAL In France, the number of ...
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Stop smoking: this activity makes you stop wanting to smoke in 10 minutes
Ten minutes of walking is enough to reduce very strong urges to smoke tobacco. THE ESSENTIAL Tobacco use is the ...
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Electronic cigarettes and tobacco, the same fight according to the WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers vaping to be as big a public health problem as smoking and recommends banning ...
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Passive smoking impacts breast milk
A new study shows that the breast milk of breastfeeding women exposed to cigarette smoke contains toxins even if they ...
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The League Against Cancer welcomes the new anti-smoking plan
The League Against Cancer welcomed the new anti-smoking plan presented by Aurélien Rousseau. THE ESSENTIAL The Minister of Health Aurélien ...
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How to avoid gaining weight when you stop smoking?
When you stop smoking, weight gain can be scary. However, by paying attention to your diet, it is possible to ...
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Smoking: the oral microbiota rebounds 5 years after stopping smoking
Smoking alters the composition of the oral microbiota, but its quality can return to normal 5 years after stopping smoking. ...
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Stopping smoking: from how many days does the desire to smoke decrease?
If you try to quit smoking, this is how many days it takes for your desire to smoke to subside. ...
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Tobacco-free month: don’t wait any longer to register!
For the 8th edition of No Tobacco Month, registration before November 1 allows free support for the start of the ...
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