Jun 29, 2022

1. A double-blinded, randomized controlled trial found that varenicline significantly improved the rate of abstinence from smoking in African American patients up to at least 6 months. 2. The p...

Mar 26, 2022

“Fifty percent of adults older than 60 have a clinically meaningful hearing loss, which increases to every 2 out of 3 adults older than 70,” Jennifer A. Deal, PhD, explains. “Hearing loss impact...

Sep 01, 2021

This course discusses the key findings of five studies presented at the 2021 virtual American Thoracic Society International Conference....

Jul 22, 2021

Sublobar resection is suitable for peripheral cT1N0M0 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The traditional PET-CT criterion (lymph node size ≥1.0 cm or SUVmax ≥2.5) for predicting lymph nodes metas...

Jul 12, 2021

Oxoplatin-B, a platinum(IV) complex [Pt(NH)Cl(L)(OH)] (1) of 4-methylbenzoic acid (HL) functionalized with 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) was prepared, characterized and its antit...

Jun 28, 2021

This course discusses a study that assessed the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in nondaily and daily cigarette smokers....

May 20, 2021

New research was presented at ATS 2021, the virtual American Thoracic Society International Conference, from May 14-19. The features below highlight some of the studies presented via the online confer...

Mar 08, 2021

Immune escape and low response to immunotherapy are crucial challenges in present lung cancer treatment. In this study, we constructed a new immune-related classifier based on CXCL13/CXCR5, an importa...

Mar 01, 2021

Adolescent alcohol use was found to be influenced by parental and peer alcohol use. Drinking behaviors also differed by gender. However, previous studies mainly focused on adolescents' substance use i...

Dec 31, 2020

Staphylococcus aureus colonization increases the risk of invasive infections in different groups of patients. We analyzed the dynamics and factors associated with S. aureus colonization in hemodialysi...

Dec 02, 2020

This course discusses the key findings of five studies presented at the online annual American Thoracic Society International Conference....

Nov 30, 2020

This course discusses a study that sought to determine whether intergenerational associations are detectable within specific substances, across substances, and across a broad age range of offspring li...

Oct 28, 2020

Despite the substantial progress that has been made in reducing conventional cigarette smoking among adolescents in the United States, the use of alternative tobacco products—mainly e-cigarettes –...

Oct 12, 2020

This course discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies on tobacco smoking and pancreatitis to clarify the association between tobacco smoking and increased risk of ...

Sep 18, 2020

Combination nicotine replacement therapy with nicotine patches and e-cigarettes is known to have additive cessation benefits. However, the effects of the therapy have not been well studied. This study...

Sep 16, 2020

Cigarette smoking results in approximately 480,000 premature deaths in the United States each year, according to published reports. “Smoking behaviors among U.S. adults have changed over the past fe...

Sep 10, 2020

Though the prevalence of cigarette smoking has reduced over the years, the incidence of e-cigarette smoking or vaping has increased. Every year, more than 1,000 e-cigarette or vaping product use-assoc...

Aug 17, 2020

New research was presented at ATS 2020 Virtual, the online annual American Thoracic Society International Conference, from August 5-10. The features below highlight some of the studies presented via t...

Jun 12, 2020

Risk increases as more cigarettes are smoked According to the Office of Minority Health of the Health and Human Services Administration, African Americans are 50% more likely to have a stroke than th...

Jun 01, 2020

Although several studies have indicated an association between tobacco smoking and increased risk of pancreatitis, others assessing the potential link have not found an association. Research into the ...