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Cytisine pills recently gained regulatory approval in the UK but cost may be a factor in availability

This year the Australian government is introducing a series of measures to restrict the availability of vapes, starting today.

At this time of year many of us resolve to prioritise our health. So it is no surprise there’s a roaring trade of products purporting to guarantee you live longer, be healthier and look more youthful.

With 1.2 million deaths in the 2020, or 23% of the total number of deaths, cancer is the second biggest killer in the European Union. The figure is all the more tragic given 40% of these cancers could be prevented through early detection and lifestyle change such as not smoking…

Women are five times as likely as men to put on a lot of weight in the wake of quitting smoking, researchers said. 

There was a time when swirling leafy clumps of tobacco plants were found back-to-back to back along Kentucky’s farming landscape. However, that’s not the case today. With the health impacts of smoking well documented and consumption falling steadily over the years, full-time only-burley growers are hard to find. A father…

Report authors warn of a ‘small but rapidly closing window’ to prevent teenagers developing nicotine addiction and other health issues

Poor diet, stress, smoking and obesity are known factors impairing sperm health, but they don’t paint the entire picture

Writing in the Week, journalist Theara Coleman has declared 2023 “the year of the loneliness epidemic”. In May, the US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, said loneliness posed a public health risk on a par with smoking and drinking.