Search results for "E-cigarettes"
E-cigarettes facilitated quitting as well as patches
Electronic cigarettes, both with and without nicotine, helped smokers quit about as well as nicotine patches did, a recent New Zealand study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/5.htm
17 Sep 2013
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACPINTERNIST Our featured stories this month tackle ...
In our first cover storyon page 1, Paula S. Katz looks at e-cigarettes, a relatively new player on the smokingscene. ... What do you think about e-cigarettes? How have you addressed the new guidanceon lung cancer screening?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/acpi-201403-puzzle_t1.pdf
25 Feb 2014
Debate ignites over safety of e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes can open doors into the subject of quitting tobacco use. Although the devices lack any hard data to support their use, they can offer doctors a chance to explore with patients other options for smoking cessation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/e-cigarettes.htm
1 Mar 2014
E-cigarettes are popular, but health effects are questionable
This issue includes stories centered on various aspects of pulmonology, as well as a glimpse at the upcoming Internal Medicine 2014 in Orlando, Fla.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2014
The latest issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox. Featured in this month's issue are stories about e-cigarettes, lung cancer screening recommendations, and the potential of GERD as a cause of pulmonary diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/04/10.htm
4 Mar 2014
Combining smoking cessation therapies improves abstinence rates
Varenicline in combination with nicotine replacement therapy was more effective than varenicline alone in helping smokers quit, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/15/2.htm
15 Jul 2014
ACP issues policy position paper on e-cigarettes
The American College of Physicians issued a policy position paper this week calling for greater regulation and oversight of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/21/4.htm
21 Apr 2015
How should internists address e-cigarette use?
Inconsistent data have divided expert opinion on the safety of electronic nicotine delivery systems.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/ecigarettes.htm
1 Nov 2016
Physicians pushing back on burnout
This issue covers such topics as making systemic changes to fight physician burnout, planning for end-of-life care, and addressing e-cigarettes with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2016
ACP supports Surgeon General's report on e-cigarettes and youth
The report recognizes the growing threat e-cigarettes pose to health and development across the lifespan and offers pragmatic recommendations to address it.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/12/20/6.htm
20 Dec 2016