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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
The ban, enforced from Sunday, is designed to reduce youth vaping and tackle environmental damage Vapers have been warned not to stockpile soon-to-be-banned disposables before Sunday’s outright ban as they “pose a significant fire risk”....
Research also shows deprived areas have up to 25 times as many bookmakers and pawnbrokers as affluent high streets The number of vape shops on high streets across England has increased by almost 1,200% over the past decade, while...
Researchers fear new models will circumvent forthcoming disposables ban as diverted imports also drive down prices China is set to flood Britain with cheap vapes, researchers have said, as manufacturers seek to capitalise on the world’s...
Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on smoking ban vote last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’ Penny Mordaunt has taken a job advising one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies on “harm...
South-west sees biggest jump, up 17% between 2020 and 2024, while rate in southern England increases by 10% Smoking rates in parts of England have increased for the first time in nearly two decades, according to research . Academics at...
The relationship between cigarette prices and smoking rates appears far more complex than the simplistic models on which tax policy is based The black market for tobacco has flourished in the shadow of Australia’s aggressive tax policy,...
Analysis of UK BioBank data shows importance of factors including living conditions and smoking, say experts The environment is about 10 times more important than genes in explaining why some people have a higher risk of an early death...
Big Manny and Bodalia will join forces in initiative after numbers of under-18s trying or using vapes soar Influencers will urge young people not to start vaping as part of a government-funded campaign that will use YouTube and Instagram...
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 was having a comeback – until the director’s death after an emphysema diagnosis complicated its allure David Lynch was a smoker . With an American Spirit perpetually locked between his teeth, he figured fire and smoke as magical...
Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says The proportion of people being diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked is increasing, with air pollution an “important factor”, the...
Those using e-cigarettes, medication or heated tobacco products are more likely to successfully give up smoking A million smokers a year in England try to quit by employing methods with little chance of success, according to new...
He quit in 2022, but smoking was previously an integral part of the film-maker’s life and art David Lynch: the great American surrealist who made experimentalism mainstream David Lynch – a life in pictures Hollywood pays tribute to ‘a...
In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive product for traditional smokers.
Video posted on social media by reality TV star and her husband showed wedding party with cigars An online advert filmed at the wedding of Vicky Pattison and posted on social media by the reality TV star has been banned by the...
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...
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...
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.
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...
The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less active, a new study shows.
Many people use vapes because they believe them to be safer than smoking and are an effective tool to quit smoking. But is it safe? Learn more about it here.
Almost everyone can donate blood. However, some people who use nicotine or cannabis products may wonder if they are eligible blood donors. Learn more here.
Most medical experts agree there is very little risk of death from using marijuana alone. Read this article to learn more about the potential health risks of cannabis use and what the research says about the risk of dying.
Cognitive dissonance is a feeling of discomfort that a person can experience when they hold two contradicting beliefs. We provide several examples of cognitive dissonance in this article.
As the number of vaping-related lung injury cases in the U.S. reaches almost 1,300, the CDC warn of the dangers of some e-cigarettes and vaping products.