• What happens to your body when you eat too many ultra-processed foods
    Saturday, September 27, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of U.S. diets, and new research links high intake to inflammation, a predictor of heart disease. People consuming the most UPFs were far more likely to show elevated hs-CRP levels, especially older...
  • What is the impact of vaping on teeth and oral health?
    Thursday, September 25, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    We look at the science behind vaping and the claims it causes tooth decay, gum disease and dry mouth The actor Lily James has blamed vaping for damaging her teeth and driving tooth decay that required her to have her first dental...
  • U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say
    Wednesday, September 24, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.
  • Smoking’s hidden gut bacteria trick may lead to new colitis treatments
    Friday, September 19, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    For decades, scientists have puzzled over why smoking makes Crohn’s disease worse but seems to protect people from ulcerative colitis. Now, researchers at RIKEN have discovered that smoking creates metabolites like hydroquinone that...
  • Wildfire smoke could kill 70,000 Americans a year by 2050
    Friday, September 19, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Wildfires are no longer a seasonal nuisance but a deadly, nationwide health crisis. Fueled by climate change, smoke is spreading farther and lingering longer, with new research warning of tens of thousands of additional deaths annually...
  • Get tough on tobacco and alcohol firms to improve public health | Letters
    Sunday, September 14, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Hazel Cheeseman , Prof Sir Ian Gilmore and Katharine Jenner call for minimum unit pricing, a levy on profits and policies to improve food and drink. Plus a letter from Mary Foy The “timid” approach by the government when it comes to...
  • Spanish government moves to ban smoking on bar terraces
    Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Tobacco law would also prohibit minors from using vapes and stop sale of single-use electronic cigarettes The Spanish government has approved a draft tobacco law that would ban smoking and vaping on bar and restaurant terraces, prohibit...
  • Vaping may be causing irreversible harm to children’s health, doctors say
    Monday, September 1, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Experts ‘extremely concerned’ about e-cigarette use and say millions of young people could face ill health in future Doctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced...
  • Ashtrays Revived as Objects of Curiosity or Vessels for Weed
    Thursday, August 28, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    The once-ubiquitous ashtray is making a revival as an object of curiosity or a resting place for weed.
  • Young vape users three times as likely to start smoking, study finds
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Review warns e-cigarettes could act as gateway to smoking and are also linked to higher asthma and other health risks Young people who vape are three times as likely to start smoking, develop asthma and have poor mental health as those...
  • The Deadly Pleasure of Smoking Cigarettes
    Friday, August 15, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    Readers criticize a guest essay about the pleasures of smoking. Also: The trauma of jury duty; the federalized police in Washington, D.C.
  • ‘Social apnoea’: sleep disorder could worsen at weekends, research suggests
    Wednesday, August 13, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Lifestyle factors such as drinking and smoking could contribute to increased severity of obstructive sleep apnoea Letting your hair down at the weekend might be a well-known recipe for a hangover, but researchers say it might also...
  • Vape sellers to pay disposal costs under plans to end UK’s ‘throwaway culture’
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Ministers say online vendors of electrical goods such as microwaves will also have to contribute to recycling fees Vape sellers will have to pay for the disposal of the devices under plans announced by the government. Ministers said they...
  • Man survives after clinging to high-speed train in Austria after getting off to have a cigarette
    Sunday, August 10, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    The man grabbed on to the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, and was later taken aboard after it performed an emergency stop A man has survived clinging to the outside of a high-speed train in Austria, the state railway...
  • Coming to Terms With Embodied Pleasures
    Friday, August 8, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    A pack of smokes is the opposite of an Oura ring.
  • Former F.D.A. Chief Backs RFK Jr.’s War on Ultraprocessed Food
    Thursday, August 7, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    Dr. David A. Kessler has outlined a legal path for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the food industry, while testing President Trump’s willingness to do so.
  • I found it agonising to quit smoking. So why are people ignoring the new treatments on offer? | Polly Hudson
    Monday, August 4, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Patches, gum, lozenges and hypnotism ... none of it worked for me in the long term. If an effective remedy had existed back then, I would have jumped at it If there was a five-minute nuclear warning, I’d run straight to my local shop and...
  • Third of UK teenagers who vape will go on to start smoking, research shows
    Tuesday, July 29, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Findings suggest e-cigarettes increasingly act as ‘gateway’ to nicotine for children, undermining earlier falling rates A third of UK teenagers who vape will go on to start smoking tobacco, research shows, meaning they are as likely to...
  • Smoke signals: from Charli xcx’s nuptials to The Bear, cigarettes are everywhere
    Friday, July 25, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Fags are back in fashion, as a ‘soft rebellion’ at weddings, on stage and on screen, despite awareness of the cancer risk Coffee and chocolates traditionally signal the end of a meal at a wedding. But now many couples are ditching the...
  • People with eating disorders say cannabis and psychedelics help more than antidepressants
    Thursday, July 24, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    A massive global survey has revealed that people with eating disorders often turn to cannabis and psychedelics like magic mushrooms and LSD to ease their symptoms, rating them more effective than traditional medications. Surprisingly,...
  • Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.
    Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    The face of lung cancer — once older men with a history of smoking — has changed.
  • El cáncer de pulmón afecta cada vez más a no fumadores
    Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    Antes se pensaba que fumar era casi la única causa de este cáncer, pero aproximadamente entre el 10 y el 25 por ciento de los cánceres de pulmón se dan en personas que nunca han fumado.
  • Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse
    Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Cigarettes and vapes are being smuggled into virtual spaces beyond the reach of regulation, creating a new battleground for health campaigners In the image, a group of friends is standing in a bar, smoke winding upwards from the...
  • Three-person DNA IVF stops inherited disease—eight healthy babies born in UK first
    Friday, July 18, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    In a groundbreaking UK first, eight healthy babies have been born using an IVF technique that includes DNA from three people—two parents and a female donor. The process, known as pronuclear transfer, was designed to prevent the...
  • F.D.A. Approves Juul Vapes After Yearslong Delay
    Thursday, July 17, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use.
  • Teenage vaping has ‘turned a corner’ in Australia, says Mark Butler, as data shows falling rates
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Report finds vaping rate among children aged 14-17 years has declined, with some describing embarrassment about being a ‘vaper’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news...
  • Deadly disguise: How candy-like nicotine pouches caused a 763% spike in child poisonings
    Monday, July 14, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    A massive spike in young children accidentally ingesting nicotine pouches has alarmed poison control researchers, with a 763% rise reported between 2020 and 2023. Unlike other nicotine products, these pouches have quickly become the most...
  • Can You Stop People From Smoking Outside Your Building?
    Saturday, July 12, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    Various laws and regulations dictate where people can and can’t light up. Here’s how to make sure they’re enforced.
  • The sleep-heart link doctors are urging women over 45 to know
    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Midlife sleep habits may matter more than previously thought. A large study finds that poor sleep, alongside high blood pressure and nicotine use, sharply increases the risk of heart problems in menopausal women yet only 1 in 5 score...
  • Pregnancy’s 100-million-year secret: Inside the placenta’s evolutionary power play
    Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells at the mother-baby boundary have been working together for over 100 million years. By mapping gene activity in...
  • Synthetic storm: What’s really in your teen’s vape — and why scientists are alarmed
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Teen vaping is changing fast — and not in a good way. A large national study found that more adolescents are vaping THC, CBD, and especially synthetic cannabinoids, which are often unregulated and far more dangerous. Even more troubling,...
  • Fire smoke exposure leaves toxic metals and lasting immune changes
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Smoke from wildfires and structural fires doesn t just irritate lungs it actually changes your immune system. Harvard scientists found that even healthy people exposed to smoke showed signs of immune system activation, genetic changes...
  • Progressives and the Third-Party Question
    Sunday, June 29, 2025 from NYT > Smoking and Tobacco
    Readers involved with third parties discuss the pros and cons. Also: Smoking still kills; phone addiction.
  • France implements smoking ban at beaches and parks in step towards ‘tobacco-free generation’
    Saturday, June 28, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Under new rules anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park from Sunday will be breaking the law Anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be breaking the law from Sunday under new rules aimed at...
  • Triple threat of smoking, drinking and weight ‘puts a million in England at risk of early death’
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Exclusive: Three risky behaviours can mean people dying 20 years earlier than they should, says senior doctor One in 50 people aged 16 or older in England are at risk of an early death because they smoke, drink too much and are...
  • Tobacco exposure killed more than 7m people in 2023, study finds
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Researchers say tobacco linked to about one in eight deaths worldwide and numbers rising sharply in some countries Exposure to tobacco killed more than 7 million people worldwide in 2023, according to estimates. It remains the leading...
  • Vapes threaten to undo gains in tackling dangers of tobacco, health leaders warn
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    WHO calls for higher cigarette taxes, plus graphic warnings on vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches Aggressively marketed vapes threaten to undo progress made on smoking control, according to the World Health Organization....
  • Australia risks losing ‘war on nicotine’ in same way as war on drugs as illegal tobacco sales explode
    Sunday, June 22, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Authorities should take a ‘harm reduction’ approach, removing excise for a period and making vapes more available, experts argue Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast...
  • Tory peer proposed delay on heated tobacco ban after Philip Morris visit
    Sunday, June 1, 2025 from Smoking | The Guardian
    Industry giant paid for Lord Vaizey’s trip to Switzerland before he tabled amendment to tobacco and vapes bill A Conservative peer proposed delaying the UK’s proposed ban on heated tobacco, weeks after a leading cigarette company paid...
  • Whether it's smoking or edibles, marijuana can be bad for your heart, study suggests
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study finds that chronic cannabis use -- whether it's smoked or consumed in edible form -- is associated with significant cardiovascular risks.
  • Second-hand smoke exposure during childhood leaves its mark on children's DNA
    Tuesday, February 11, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the way genes are expressed. These epigenetic changes could influence the development of diseases in the future.
  • Smoking cannabis in the home increases odds of detectable levels in children
    Thursday, January 23, 2025 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers analyzed cannabis smoking practices to assess whether in-home smoking was associated with cannabis detection in children.
  • Persistent tobacco smoking from childhood may cause heart damage by the mid-twenties
    Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    The majority of children who started smoking tobacco at age 10 years or in their later teens continued to smoke until their mid-twenties. Continuous smoking from childhood significantly increased the risk of premature heart damage, a new...
  • Soda taxes don't just affect sales: They help change people's minds
    Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    The city of Berkeley's first-in-the-nation soda tax a decade ago, along with more recent Bay Area tax increases on sugar-sweetened drinks, have not only led to reduced sales. They are also associated with significant changes in social...
  • Cigarette smoke alters microbiota, aggravates flu severity
    Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    A new study shows that cigarette-smoke induced changes to the microbiota resulted in increased severity of disease in mice infected with influenza A virus.
  • Which risk factors are linked to having a severe stroke?
    Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
    People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without these risk...
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  • Stroke: Smoking both traditional and e-cigarettes may raise risk
    Monday, January 13, 2020 from Smoking/Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today
    A new study suggests young adults who smoke both conventional and e-cigarettes are nearly twice as likely to have a stroke as traditional smokers.
  • Does smoking cause depression?
    Thursday, January 9, 2020 from Smoking/Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today
    Can smoking lead to depression? A new study examines the link between smoking tobacco and the incidence of depression among students.
  • New Year's resolutions: How to boost success rates
    Wednesday, January 1, 2020 from Smoking/Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today
    In this special feature, we ask whether New Year's resolutions work and look at some science-backed ways to improve the chances of success.
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