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Smoking tobacco increases the risk of 56 diseases in Chinese adults
A new study has found that smoking tobacco increases the risk of 56 diseases and kills over one million adults in China each year.
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E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for smokers
In the latest Cochrane review, evidence shows that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapy in helping people quit smoking.
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Why side effects of smoking impact women more
New research has been presented at ECNP Congress in Vienna into the effects of smoking in women, highlighting oestrogen production and behavioural differences between...
Are NHS vape kits the way to help people quit smoking?
A new study from the University of East Anglia has proposed that NHS vape starter kits could help people quit smoking.
Researchers worked with General...
Smoking tobacco increases the risk of depression by up to 132%
New research by the University of Bristol has revealed that smoking tobacco significantly increases the risk of developing depression and schizophrenia.
Staggering data indicates that...
UK smoking ban would not increase life expectancy for 40 years
Research pioneered by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) and Bayes Business School suggests that a complete UK smoking ban would not improve healthy life expectancy for...
Non-invasive brain stimulation helps people quit smoking
A systematic review performed by researchers from the University Hospital of Dijon has identified that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may be an effective solution...
Does smoking cigarettes lead to the development of lung cancer?
A new study looks at why many people smoking cigarettes do not develop lung cancer despite it being the main cause of the disease.
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Support for quitting smoking available from high street pharmacies
The NHS has announced that every pharmacy in England will offer support for quitting smoking when patients are discharged from the hospital.
Smoking poses a...
Smoking during conception is linked to delayed embryonic development
Smoking by mothers in the period around conception is linked to a delay in embryonic development, small foetuses at the 20-week ultrasound and lower...
Heightened risk of bronchitis from second-hand vaping
Second-hand exposure at home to vaping devices such as e-cigarettes may be linked to a heightened risk of bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath...
Financial incentives help pregnant women quit smoking
A new trial from France published in The BMJ has shown that pregnant women are more likely to stop smoking if financial incentives are...
People with inflammatory illnesses and smokers at high risk for COVID-19
New research has shown that young people with chronic inflammatory conditions, as well as vulnerable older adults, and smokers or vapers, are at high...
E-cigarette popularity still grows on Instagram despite FDA anti-vaping campaign
A new study by Frontiers has revealed that positive vaping hashtags on Instagram outnumber anti-vaping content 10,000 to one
Published in Frontiers in Communication, the...
Are e-cigarettes really an effective way to quit smoking?
While not an FDA-approved treatment, e-cigarettes are used as a quitting aid, but new research suggests this may not be an effective way to...
Did you know that cigarette smoking has been reduced by 1.4 billion per year?
More than a billion fewer cigarettes smoked each year as people ditch cigarette smoking, according to Cancer Research UK.
Around 1.4 billion fewer cigarettes are...
Smoking levels: are UK regions meeting the Government’s new 2030 smoke-free target?
According to research by British American Tobacco UK, only two out of 11 UK regions are on course to hit Government’s 2030 smoke-free target...
Following a comprehensive smoking ban, child deaths in Brazil have fallen
According to researchers, strengthening the legislation regarding the smoking ban in Brazil between 2000 and 2016 averted over 15,000 child deaths for those under...
Levels of second-hand smoke significantly reduced in prisons
According to University of Stirling, levels of second-hand smoke in Scotland’s prisons fell by more than 80% in the week after smoking was banned.
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Beware of toxic chemicals: shisha effects explained
Do you know anything about shisha effects? Well, now published in the journal Circulation, researchers have discovered smokers are inhaling toxic chemicals that may...
