ARE SMOKING ALTERNATIVES
REALLY HEALTHIER? (Last of 3 parts)
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Dhaka, Bangladesh - Provision of Designated Smoking Areas (DSAs) in hotels, restaurants, and trains has been ineffective, rendering non-smokers widely vulnerable to becoming victims of secondhand smoke, according to a study conducted on 118 residential hotels and 355 restaurants in Dhaka city, and 53 passenger trains.
Among the 526 venues contacted successfully, only 41 or 8% venues had a DSA. However, none of these 41 DSAs were fully compliant with all measures required by the tobacco control law, said the study titled "Prevalence and Compliance of Designated Smoking Areas (DSAs) in Hospitality Venues and Transportation in Dhaka, Bangladesh", conducted jointly by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress). READ MORE
A new study builds upon earlier evidence that vaping isn’t any healthier than smoking.
In analyzing epithelial cells taken from the mouths of vapers, smokers and people who had never vaped or smoked, researchers found that vapers and smokers had more than twice the amount of DNA damage as found in non-users.
Those who vaped or smoked more frequently had higher DNA damage.
Epithelial cells line the mouth. DNA damage is an early change associated with an increased risk for cancer and inflammatory diseases.
“For the first time, we showed that the more vapers used e-cigarettes, and the longer they used them, the more DNA damage occurred in their oral cells,” said senior study author Ahmad Besaratinia. He is a professor of research population and public health sciences at the Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. READ MORE
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