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2023 APR 1 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- New research on Obesity, Fitness and Wellness is the subject of a [...]

Abstract Objective To assess the risk of lung cancer in smokers of medium tar filter cigarettes compared with smokers of low tar and very low tar cigarettes. Design Analysis of [...]

Abstract Objective - To investigate relation between tar yield of manufactured cigarettes and mortality from smoking related diseases. Design - Prospective epidemiological study four cohorts of men studied between 1967 [...]

Abstract Objectives - To assess the effects of cigarette smoking on the incidence of non-fatal myocardial infarction, and to compare tar in different types of manufactured cigarettes. Methods - In [...]

The role of cigarettes in the causation of chronic obstructive lung disease (increased resistance to the flow of air in and out of the lungs) is well established. In an attempt to reduce the health risks of cigarette smoking, manufacturers have reduced the per-cigarette yield of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide (CO). Studies have shown that the risk of developing certain types of cancer is reduced by switching from a brand of cigarette high in these substances to one which has lower concentrations, but the effects of tar, nicotine, and CO levels on the development of chronic obstructive lung disease is less certain. To further study this issue, 690 subjects who were regular smokers were questioned about their smoking habits and respiratory symptoms (chronic cough, phlegm, and shortness of breath); 414 of these subjects were also given tests of respiratory function. After statistical corrections had been made for the intensity and duration of smoking and for the depth of inhalation, there was no relationship between the tar and nicotine yield of a smoker's cigarette and the risk of developing chronic phlegm, cough, or shortness of breath. But among the subjects who were tested for current respiratory function, there were statistically significant relationships between the daily dose of tar, nicotine, and CO (that is, the per-cigarette yield multiplied by the number of cigarettes smoked per day) and lung function. However, the association between tar, nicotine, and CO dose and pulmonary function was weak, and was much smaller than the adverse effects caused by smoking any type of cigarette compared with not smoking at all. (Consumer Summary produced by Reliance Medical Information, Inc.)

Dr Kevin Lewis Former GP, Clinical Director of Smoking Cessation, Shropshire County PrimaryCare Trust Smokers who have failed to quit can be tempted to think that switchingto a low-tar, low-nicotine [...]

- Low tar cigarettes impair blood flow as much as ordinary ones A small study of 62 people in their 20s with no evidence of CHD found the ability of [...]

The increased use of low tar filter cigarettes could be linked to a rising incidence of, and poorer rates of survival from, lung adenocarcinoma among Dutch men, a new study [...]

Despite significant tobacco control efforts, in the USA the average smoker tries to stop only once every 2.5 years. (1) In Europe, it is even less frequent. (2) One hypothesised [...]

Digital E-Cigarettes available on the market promise to be less toxic than normal cigarettes but evaluations on the possible effects of nicotine are awaited.

Low-tar, low-nicotine cigarettes impede the coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) of smokers as much as do regular cigarettes, according to data from a small study The researchers found similar changes [...]

Low-tar cigarettes aren't better for you. A new study in the British Medical Journal reports that lung-cancer death rates are the same among smokers who use ulfra-light-, mild-, and medium-filtered [...]

Millions of Americans smoke cigarettes with reduced tar and nicotine levels, yet a report from the National Cancer Institute indicates that they offer no apparent health benefits. "People who switch [...]