Health
New Zealand aims for zero smokers in a generation. Could the plan work elsewhere?
Nearly all countries agree: Smoking is bad, and getting people to kick the habit is a worthy public health goal.
Dec 30, 2021
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News tagged with tobacco smoking
Health
New Zealand's plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth
New Zealand's government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking—a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger.
Dec 9, 2021
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Health
Emphasizing short-term effects can help prevent and reduce youth smoking
Most smokers start early: According to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, nearly nine out of 10 adult smokers first tried tobacco by age 18, and the progression to daily use almost always occurs by age 26.
Dec 8, 2021
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Health
Does vaping really damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer?
Vapers experience DNA changes, according to a recent paper published in Nature, and the changes are similar to those seen in smokers—although much less pronounced.
Dec 6, 2021
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Health
Bans on flavored e-cigarettes could see some vapers return to smoking cigarettes
Most adult vapers of non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes overwhelmingly oppose flavor restrictions, according to a recent study.
Nov 23, 2021
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Health
Flavoured vapes less harmful to young people than smoking, and could help teen smokers quit
Flavored vapes are much less harmful to young people than smoking, and could help teen smokers quit tobacco—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Nov 17, 2021
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Health
E-cigarette users face 15% higher risk of stroke at a younger age than traditional smokers
Adults who used electronic cigarettes had a 15% higher risk of having a stroke at a younger age when compared with adults who smoked traditional combustible cigarettes and despite the high risk of stroke with tobacco smoking, ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Health
England set to light up e-cigs on prescription for smokers
England's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) could start prescribing medically licensed electronic cigarettes to smokers in a world first, the health ministry said Friday.
Oct 29, 2021
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Health
Study: E-cigarettes don't help smokers stay off cigarettes
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have suggested that smokers who are unable to quit smoking may benefit by switching from smoking cigarettes to vaping e-cigarettes if they switch completely and ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Smoking highly likely to worsen COVID-19 severity and risk of associated death
Smoking is highly likely to worsen the severity of COVID-19 and the risk of dying from the infection, finds a large UK Biobank study published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.
Sep 27, 2021
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