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Snus and Covid-19: Sweden launches new research project
Snus and Covid-19: Sweden launches new research project
Following pleas from a prominent tobacco harm reduction advocate, researchers in Sweden are now examining the relationship between nicotine in snus and Covid-19 using a unique Swedish data set. “Sweden has a unique opportunity because we are alone in havin...
Diabetes and snus: high BMI a greater risk than snus
Diabetes and snus: high BMI a greater risk than snus
A new study has shown a link between type-2 diabetes and snus. But the study does not show that snus on its own significantly increases the risk of contracting the disease. Researchers from Karolinska Insti...
How false information about snus affects public health in Norway
How false information about snus affects public health in Norway
Medical research clearly demonstrates that snus is a lesser risk to health than smoking, but the myth that snus and cigarettes carry equivalent health risks persists, hampering efforts to improve public health...
New US study confirms that smokers have faulty perception of snus
New US study confirms that smokers have faulty perception of snus
A new study from Rutgers University has revealed that a large proportion of smokers in the United States mistakenly believe that snus is as harmful to their health as carcinogenic cigarettes. “It’s a seriou...
New study: Swedish snus saves lives
New study: Swedish snus saves lives
Swedish snus saves many from dying from tobacco-related diseases, every year. Furthermore, it doesn’t increase the risk of stroke or heart attack. According to a new international study, the reason is the d...
Despite headlines, new research reveals ‘no new risks’ associated with snus use
Despite headlines, new research reveals ‘no new risks’ associated with snus use
The Swedish medical journal Läkartidningen has written an article claiming that new research reveals snus users face a higher risk of heart failure compared with those who neither smoke nor use snus, generatin...
Snus does not increase risk of pancreatic cancer
Snus does not increase risk of pancreatic cancer
Swedish researchers have published an article in the prestigious International Journal of Cancer, which shows no increased risk of pancreatic cancer among snus users. The largest study on snus to date T...
‘Misleading picture’ of snus-diabetes link is Swedish media
‘Misleading picture’ of snus-diabetes link is Swedish media
A slew of recent newspaper articles and television reports have stated that snus use has a strong link to a higher risk of developing diabetes, based on the conclusions of a new study from Sweden’s Karolinska ...
Column: Patrik Strömer on snus and diabetes
Column: Patrik Strömer on snus and diabetes
A new scientific study has been published on diabetes and snus: Smokeless tobacco (snus) is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes: results from five pooled cohorts. The study purports to show an...