California Voters to Decide on Increasing Cigarette Tax
<p>On June 5, California voters will decide whether the state should impose a $1 per pack tax on cigarettes, as well as a corresponding tax increase on other tobacco products.</p>
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSF
Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Severe Asthma in Teen Years
African-American and Latino children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from acute asthma symptoms in their teens than asthma sufferers whose mothers did not smoke, according to a new study led by a research team at UCSF.
UCSF to Participate in World No Tobacco Day on May 31
<p>The UCSF community is invited to participate in World No Tobacco Day on May 31.</p>
Cardiovascular Safety Concerns Over Smoking-Cessation Drug Misleading
A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal published a study in July 2011 reporting “risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline.” UCSF researchers, however, question the way the previous study was conducted, and their new analysis, scheduled to be published May 4 in BMJ, reaches a very different conclusion.
Anti-Smoking Drug Decreases Alcohol Consumption in Heavy-Drinking Smokers
The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco.
Tobacco Smoke Affects Early Human Embryonic Development
Scientists have gained insight into how second-hand tobacco smoke damages the earliest stages of human embryonic development.