Jonathan Foulds PhD

Ha, thanks Crissy.

Snow geese migration at Middle Creek PA

The snow geese migration is heating up in Central Pennsylvania.

What Science Says About Nicotine and Relative Risk  - Fors Marsh As the tobacco and nicotine marketplace rapidly evolves—from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches—so too does the public health conversation about risk. Against this backdrop, D...

"The simplest way of putting it is that cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 toxic chemicals that are absorbed by your body with each puff. Non-smoked nicotine products or not harmless, but they deliver far fewer chemicals" www.forsmarsh.com/mediap/what-...

Rediscovering cytisine: Why the WHO’s decision matters for global public health Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the inclusion of cytisine in its Model List of Essential Medicines (EMLs). Owing to its effica…

"Owing to its efficacy, tolerability profile, and low cost, cytisine represents a valuable addition to the smoking cessation toolkit. However, this milestone came over half a century after an initial large-scale RCT demonstrated its efficacy. " www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Could you show the figures for current smoking and vaping. "Ever smoking etc" is on odd metric to focus on, as one cannot tell whether it mainly happened 5 years ago or yesterday.

Sanibel, Florida.

Oh YES!

Yes it does!

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Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the inclusion of cytisine in its Model List of Essential Medicines. Owing to its efficacy, tolerability profile, and low cost, cytisine represents a valuable addition to the smoking cessation toolkit. doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

Fascinating presentation on generational shifts in nicotine use in England, from Professor Sarah Jackson of University College London. vimeo.com/showcase/120...

The moon over Annville PA last night.

They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.

Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial | Official Trailer | Netflix YouTube video by Netflix

Although the topic is not easy viewing, I recommend this series that is currently available on Netflix. It is hard not to see parallels with current events. Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eI...

🎗️Today is World Cancer Day. The figure below shows the effect of cigarette smoking and cessation on risk of death from lung cancer. Cigarette smoking causes at least 15 types of cancer. #WorldCancerDay

The temperature hasn't risen above freezing for a week and isn't likely to for another 3 or more days.

Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and of psychiatry and behavioral health at the Penn State College of Medicine, has studied tobacco use for 35 years.

pennstatehealthnews.org/2025/04/qa-e...

This morning, Annville PA.

A few mornings ago, Annville Pennsylvania.

Nicotine boost during the puffing protocol ranged from 1.8 ng/ml to 41.7 ng/ml with an average of 16 ng/ml. Larger decreases in post-pre BOLD in the left posterior cingulate cortex were associated with increased nicotine boost levels. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41343353/

Cautious Optimism for FDA's Nicotine Pouch Push This Medical News article discusses the public health implications of the US Food and Drug Administration’s new nicotine pouch pilot program.

“Public health somehow has to get around the idea that you just need to quit on your own or with a med, because quite a lot of people are interested in using a less harmful nicotine product like pouches and reducing their smoking,” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

2 bald eagles in a field near Hershey where there was a dead deer.

Ben Lomond in the distance.

A snowy morning in Annville PA.

A comparison of tobacco product prevalence by different frequency of use thresholds across three US surveys With the increasing changes in tobacco use patterns, “current use” definition and the survey used may have important implications for monitoring population use trends. Using three US surveys (2014/15 TUS-CPS, NHIS and PATH), we compared the adult ...

Different surveys of tobacco use provide different estimates. This is an excellent summary of differences between 3 large US surveys. "Regardless of product, the prevalence was higher in PATH followed by NHIS and TUS-CPS, in some cases by large percentages." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article) A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

New York Times article on science funding with some depressing but familiar curves with interactive graphics.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Scotland fans singing Flower of Scotland before Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to qualify for World Cup Finals for the first time in 28 years.