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Vapes Outperform Nicotine Patches In Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking: Study

Switching to e-cigarettes reduces risk of underweight babies, says Queen Mary University

Zenger

Why carbon capture and storage will not solve the climate crisis any time soon

Announcing new oil and gas licences along with carbon capture projects is like giving cigarettes to someone trying to quit smoking

The Guardian - UK

Incidence of lung cancer on the rise in Karnataka, say oncologists

Oncologists in Mysuru express concern over rising burden of lung cancer in India. Est. incidence in Karnataka in 2021 was 5,744, with 3,614 cases in males and 2,130 in females. Lung cancer is leading cause of cancer deaths in State, accounting for 10.47%. In India, it accounts for 5.9% of…

The Hindu

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‘Poison in every puff’: Canada puts health warnings on individual cigarettes

The first-of-its-kind measure is part of a sweeping new set of tobacco regulations to tighten controls over the industry

The Guardian - US

Police commander who wrote anti-drugs strategy ‘took LSD and magic mushrooms’

Commander Julian Bennett has served in the Metropolitan Police since 1976.

The Independent UK

Officer who wrote Met’s drug strategy had flat like ‘Amsterdam coffee shop’, tribunal hears

Nurse who lived with Julian Bennett tells misconduct hearing that he was smoking cannabis before work

The Guardian - UK

Children ‘increasingly exposed’ to vapes on display in shops

Steep rise in children purchasing vapes from small shops

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Influencers and freebies: Big Tobacco’s push to sell nicotine pouches in UK

Health experts raise concerns over marketing for flavoured oral sachets that can legally be sold to under-18s

The Guardian - UK

Millions across the world live with low back pain, but addressing major risk factors like smoking, obesity and workplace ergonomics could curb the trend, research shows

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes

July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day.

The Independent UK

Vaping industry needs to walk the talk

The vaping industry should back up its call for stronger steps to protect our young people from vaping with some action, says Janet Hoek

Newsroom.co.nz

Researchers identify eight habits that could help you live 20 years longer

The lifestyle factors include being physically active, being free from opioid addiction, not smoking, managing stress, and having a good diet.

The Independent UK

Eight habits could increase lifespan, study suggests

The lifestyle factors include being physically active, being free from opioid addiction, not smoking, managing stress, and having a good diet.

The Independent UK

Pollution from Canada’s wildfires was similar to breathing secondhand smoke indoors, study shows

The Canadian wildfires this summer exposed people to secondhand smoke at levels not seen since smoking was banned indoors in 2006, according to preliminary findings from Rutgers University researchers.

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The Week

The dramatic rise of vaping in the UK

About 4.3 million people in Britain are now estimated to use e-cigarettes, up from 800,000 a decade ago.

The Independent UK

Atlantic City's main casino union, where most workers are women, is finally led by one

The main casino workers union in Atlantic City is being led by a woman for the first time in its 107-year history

Evening Standard

Restrict disposable vapes like tobacco to curb child use, says senior Tory

Steve Brine urges ministers to consider ban on packaging and marketing of vapes to children

Salon

Shrimp: The easy gateway to smoking food

Steven Raichlen’s Danish smoked shrimp are a dead-simple show stopper

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Evening Standard

Can self-hypnosis cure my insomnia once and for all?

Want to change eating habits, quit smoking or stop panic attacks? A new range of health apps might just have the answer, says Flora Gill

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Loneliness Can Be Just As Bad For You As Smoking A Bunch Of Ciggies A Day, Experts Reveal

"The number of close friends that Australians have has approximately halved since the mid 1980s."

The Hindu

PMK has achieved things even before coming to power: Anbumani Ramadoss

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss claims party has achieved much despite not being in power, alleges Dravidian parties win due to cash-for-votes. PMK has built check dams, pushed for laws to curb online gambling, and plans to budget ₹25,000 crore for water management projects. He also claims PMK is not a…

The Guardian - UK

Smokers who get e-cigarette flavour advice more likely to quit, report finds

Study says quarter of smokers had quit after three months and 13% cut consumption by more than half

The Independent UK

Ban disposable vapes by next year, ministers urged

Councils say action should be taken on disposable e-cigarettes over health and environmental fears

The Independent UK

Councils call for disposable vapes to be banned in UK by 2024 on environmental and health grounds

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

The Independent UK

Councils call for 2024 ban on single-use vapes

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

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