In The News: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Throughout the two years of COVID-19, there was a familiar pattern: A rise in cases, followed by a rise in hospitalizations, and then a rise in deaths.
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While it may not be earth-shattering news that smoking cigarettes could be the catalyst for an array of respiratory illnesses including throat and lung cancer, researchers at the University of Las Vegas University, Nevada (UNLV), are reporting that there could be a new reason for smokers to be concerned.
While it may not be earth-shattering news that smoking cigarettes could be the catalyst for an array of respiratory illnesses including throat and lung cancer, researchers at the University of Las Vegas University, Nevada (UNLV), are reporting that there could be a new reason for smokers to be concerned.
Male smokers are more likely to develop osteoporosis, suffer bone fractures and die early.
Smoking is a major risk factor for osteoporosis and risk of fracture, and men tend to smoke more than women, increasing their risk for osteoporosis, which has traditionally been thought of as a women's disease.
Male smokers break bones disproportionately and are more likely to develop osteoporosis, which causes bones to become porous and break easily.
You can add more risk of broken bones to the long list of health harms that smoking poses to men.
Federal and local public health agencies are recommending wearing a mask in public indoor settings now that Clark County has once again reached high community levels of COVID-19.
You can add more risk of broken bones to the long list of health harms that smoking poses to men.
A UNLV research team analyzed nearly 30,000 broken bone cases reported over the past three decades in 27 research publications and found that smoking increases the risk of breaking a bone by as much as 37%.
As medical advancements contribute to an ever-aging population, researchers call on consumers to pay attention to the link between smoking and osteoporotic fractures, which are a major cause of disability and premature death for older people.