Health
Australia to ban vape imports over child addiction concerns
Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January 1, the government said Tuesday, slamming the devices as recreational products addicting children.
Nov 28, 2023
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News tagged with tobacco smoke
Addiction
Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws
New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a "huge win for ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Health
Seven countries, 1.3 million lives lost every year: The devastating impact of tobacco revealed
Every year 1.3 million lives are lost to cancers caused by smoking tobacco across the UK, US and BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), according to a new study.
Nov 15, 2023
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Health
Proposed smoking ban would improve UK public health—but tobacco industry opposition could be a major roadblock
In his speech on Tuesday, King Charles III outlined what measures the government plans to introduce to cut smoking rates and create a smoke-free generation in England.
Nov 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows that smoking 'stops' cancer-fighting proteins, causing cancer and making it harder to treat
Scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) have uncovered one way tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it harder to treat by undermining the body's anti-cancer safeguards.
Nov 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Living with COPD
November is National COPD Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Nov 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer screening guidelines perpetuate racial disparities, study finds
Current national guidelines that rely on age and smoking exposure to recommend people for lung cancer screening are disproportionally failing minority populations including African Americans, according to a new study led ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Health
Put these foods on your grocery list for better vision
Nutrition is important for your whole body, including those two small organs through which you look at the world.
Oct 20, 2023
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Addiction
Researchers document how surge of cheap, flavored cigars targets young consumers
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares to issue a final rule prohibiting flavored cigars, a report issued today by the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS) and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Addiction
Should retailers pay more to sell tobacco?
New research into the impact of tobacco retailer licensing fees on tobacco availability has prompted public health experts to call on all Australian Governments to adopt a higher minimum standard of licensing regulation nationally ...
Sep 22, 2023
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