Chapter 2 Trends in tobacco consumption
Chapter 3 The health effects of active smoking
Chapter 4 The health effects of secondhand smoke

Relevant news and research about Respiratory diseases (excluding lung cancer)

Agraval, H., Gao, J., Schaunaman, N., Hua, H., Vandivier, R. W., Numata, M., Day, B. J. and Chu, H. W. (2025). Toll-Interacting Protein Down-Regulation by Cigarette Smoke Exposure Impairs Human Lung Defense against Influenza A Virus Infection. Am J Pathol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40056974


Backman, H., Myrberg, T., Hedman, L., Stridsman, C., Ronmark, E. and Lindberg, A. (2025). Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry Is an Important Risk Factor for Development of COPD, Also in Those Who Do Not Smoke. Chest. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40058579


Colak, Y. (2025). Lung Function Decline in Smokers with Normal Spirometry: The Devastating Impact of Lung Attacks. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40106823


Jeong, C., An, T., Chung, M. J., Han, J., Yoo, H. and Cha, Y. K. (2025). CT features of pathologically proven smoking-related interstitial fibrosis: compared with emphysema and usual interstitial pneumonia. Eur Radiol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40047919


Park, H., Jo, S. M., Jin, K. N., Lee, H. J., Lee, H. W., Park, T. Y., Heo, E. Y., Kim, D. K. and Lee, J. K. (2025). Distinct risks of exacerbation and lung function decline between never-smokers and ever-smokers with COPD. BMC Pulm Med, 1, 138. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40155891


Adebile, T. V., Asifat, O. A., Dey, S., Nwaonumah, E. C. and Yu, L. (2025). Effect of Smoking on Mortality in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the United States. Respir Care. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39969938


Calverley, P. M. A. (2025). Lung Volumes in Smokers without COPD - A Pointer to Disease Development?. Ann Am Thorac Soc. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39965164


Celli, B. R., Christenson, S., Rabe, K. F., Han, M. K., van den Berge, M., Criner, G. J., Soler, X., Djandji, M., Radwan, A., Rowe, P. J., Deniz, Y. and Jacob-Nara, J. A. (2025). Current Smoker: A Clinical COPD Phenotype Affecting Disease Progression and Response to Therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39938077


Feng, H., Li, Z. and Zheng, R. (2025). The global burden of chronic respiratory diseases attributable to tobacco from 1990 to 2021: a global burden of disease study 2021. BMC Public Health, 1, 456. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39905394


Fortis, S., Strand, M., Bhatt, S. P., Ten Eyck, P., Wendt, L., Parekh, T., Han, M. K., Hokanson, J. E., Kinney, G., Curtis, J. L., Bowler, R. P., Wan, E. S., Kunisaki, K. M., Wendt, C. H., Regan, E., Dransfield, M., Crapo, J. D., Silverman, E. K. and Comellas, A. P. (2025). Respiratory Exacerbations and Lung Function Decline in People with Smoking History and Normal Spirometry. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39946437


Herath, P., Wimalasekera, S. W., Amarasekara, T. D., Fernando, M. S. and Turale, S. (2025). Comparison of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary functions of adult male cigarette smokers and non-smokers in Sri Lanka; A comparative analytical study. PLoS One, 2, e0315095. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39937707


Kridin, K., Papara, C., Bieber, K., De Luca, D. A., Klein, J. P., Ludwig, M. A., Curman, P., Vorobyev, A., Dempfle, A. and Ludwig, R. J. (2025). Nicotine dependence is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic, non-communicable inflammatory disease: a large-scale retrospective cohort study. Front Psychiatry, 1429297. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40012715


Li, M. and Gao, W. (2025). The impact of smoking on respiratory rehabilitation efficacy and correlation analysis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study. J Thorac Dis, 1, 254-264. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39975758


Mendoza, N. and Meiners, S. (2025). COPD, IPF and Tobacco: What are the Common (Immune) Denominators?. Arch Bronconeumol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39890528


Sharma, A. K., Sorte, S. R., Rathod, S. B. and Phatak, M. (2024). Early Respiratory Mechanics Alterations in Smokers: Correlative Analysis of the Forced Oscillation Technique and Computerized Spirometry. Cureus, 12, e76677. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39898151


Sohal, S. S. (2025). Vascular Pruning in Smokers, Patients with Small Airway Disease and Early COPD. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40020240


Zhang, Z., Wang, K., Xu, G. and Zhang, R. (2025). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease burden attributable to tobacco and the trend change from 1990 to 2021 in China. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39931132


Gaalema, D. E., Zhang, Y., Howard, G. and Menson, K. (2025). Patient Characteristics and Outcomes by Sex and Smoking Status in Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39787043


Herrero-Cortina, B., Maldonado-Guaje, A., Rodriguez-Sanz, J., Boldova-Loscertales, A., Cubero-Marin, P., Marin-Oto, M., Sanz-Rubio, D. and Marin, J. M. (2024). Incident Cardiometabolic Comorbidities in Smokers with/Without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Long-Term Cohort Study. J Clin Med, 24. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39768550


Kaszuba, M., Koscielniak, J., Sliwka, A., Pilinski, R., Bochenek, G., Maga, P. and Nowobilski, R. (2025). The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in hospitalized tobacco smokers with peripheral artery disease. Vasa. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39829220


Zhang, L., Du, P., Zheng, Q., Zhao, M., Zhang, R., Wang, Z., Xu, Z., Li, X. and Thai, P. K. (2025). Exposure to smoking and greenspace are associated with allergy medicine use - A study of wastewaterin 28 cities of China. Environ Int, 109291. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39864136


Zhu, J., Wang, Y., Liu, H., Wang, M., Wang, J., Ding, L., Zhou, D. and Li, Y. (2025). Early-life Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and the Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Population-based Cohort Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39879538


Fekete, M., Horvath, A., Santa, B., Abonyi-Toth, Z., Tomisa, G., Szollosi, G. J., Lehoczki, A., Fazekas-Pongor, V. and Varga, J. T. (2024). Analysis of COPD: Distinguishing Characteristics and Management of Smoking vs Never Smoking Patients. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis, 2671-2688. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39677832


Haidar, L., Balteanu, M. A., Georgescu, M., Draghici, G. A., Laza, E. A., Serb, A. F. and Cioboata, R. (2024). Smoking and Health Profiles of Hypertensive Patients with COVID-19: An Exploratory Study of Key Physiological Markers. J Clin Med, 23. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39685703


Kunitomo, Y., Woo, H., Balasubramanian, A., Fawzy, A., Lin, C. T., Raju, S., Belz, D. C., McCormack, M. C., Koehler, K., Hansel, N. N. and Putcha, N. (2024). Longitudinal anemia status and risk for adverse outcomes in former smokers with COPD. Respir Res, 1, 437. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39702327


McClelland, P. C., Jarrett, Z., Lamb, C. C. and Houle, M. (2024). Multifocal Pulmonary Opacities in an Elderly Smoker. Cureus, 11, e73793. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39691141


Otake, S., Chubachi, S., Miyamoto, J., Haneishi, Y., Arai, T., Iizuka, H., Shimada, T., Sakurai, K., Okuzumi, S., Kabata, H., Asakura, T., Miyata, J., Irie, J., Asano, K., Nakamura, H., Kimura, I. and Fukunaga, K. (2024). Impact of smoking on gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in human and mice: Implications for COPD. Mucosal Immunol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39675727


Sreedevi, S. R., Holla, R., Vishak, A. K., Unnikrishnan, B., Rekha, T., Mithra, P. P., Kumar, N. and Rao, M. (2025). COPD in females- Seeing through the smoke. Lung India, 1, 40-46. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39718914


Tu, J., Wan, W., Tang, B., Jiang, F., Wen, J., Luo, Q. and Ye, J. (2024). Dissecting the pathogenic effects of smoking in blood DNA methylation on allergic diseases. World Allergy Organ J, 12, 100995. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39640897


Wang, Z., Qiu, Y., Ji, X. and Dong, L. (2024). Effects of smoking cessation on individuals with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Public Health, 1433269. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39722704


Earlier news and research

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