Psychology & Psychiatry
Tobacco increases risk of schizophrenia, psychosis
Tobacco smokers are at increased risk of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Nov 21, 2018
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Experts call for changes to regulation of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products
Current regulation of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products should change with different arrangements put in place for the two groups of products, suggests research published in BMJ Open.
Sep 7, 2021
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Medications
Should doctors be prescribing nicotine e-liquids to help their patients quit smoking?
In the absence of guidance from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), authors writing in the Medical Journal of Australia have provided advice to GPs about prescribing e-liquids for e-cigarettes to smokers trying to ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Plain cigarette packets could help stop people taking up smoking
Plain cigarette packaging could help prevent people taking up the habit but would have little effect on those who already smoke on a daily basis, according to new research from the UK Centre for Tobacco Studies (UKCTCS), ...
Apr 7, 2011
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Are 'vaping' and 'e-cigarettes' the same, and should all these products be avoided?
As concerns over vaping continue to grow, researchers and public health officials are investigating the causes of more than 40 deaths and 2,000 illnesses. It's confusing even for experts.
Nov 29, 2019
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Third-hand smoke is no joke, can convey hazardous chemicals
People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds into non-smoking environments—exposing people nearby to cigarettes' adverse effects, a new ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Mexico bans sales of 'harmful' e-cigarettes
Mexico banned sales of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices on Tuesday because of concerns about their health effects, the government announced.
May 31, 2022
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Graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging changes perceptions
Purchase a pack of cigarettes in Australia and be prepared to be accosted with graphic warning labels depicting the dangers of tobacco use—including images of gangrene of the foot, a newborn with a breathing tube and throat ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Medical research
Mapping the destructive path from cigarette to emphysema
From the cherry red tip of a lighted cigarette through the respiratory tract to vital lung cells, the havoc created by tobacco smoke seems almost criminal, activating genes and portions of the immune system to create inflammation ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Truth telling about tobacco and nicotine
Debate among public health professionals over approaches to tobacco and nicotine regulation has intensified with the rise of vaping in the form of electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) and tobacco heat-not-burn products.
Mar 4, 2019
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