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Britain takes steps to clamp down on teen vaping
The British government said on Tuesday it would close a loophole that lets retailers give free samples of vapes to children in a clampdown on ... World News -
Australia to ban recreational vaping in e-cigarette crackdown
Australia banned recreational vaping and tightened other aspects of e-cigarette laws on Tuesday in the biggest crackdown on the tobacco industry in ... World News -
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low, e-cigarette use climbs
US cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey ... World News -
Passenger who smoked, assaulted fliers on London-Mumbai Air India flight refuses bail
An Air India passenger who was caught smoking in the lavatory of a London-Mumbai flight has refused to pay a fine and instead chosen to be ... World News -
Exposure to thirdhand smoke via clothing, indoor spaces raises cancer risk: Study
Just like secondhand smoke, exposure to thirdhand smoke can be dangerous for one’s health. A new study found that thirdhand smoke exposure, through ... Life -
Vaping linked to brain damage, UAE doctors warn as more teens take up vape smoking
Aside from its impact on the lungs, vaping is also being linked to life-changing brain damage, doctors in the United Arab Emirates warn.Vaping has ... Healthy Living -
Nicotine content in cigarettes to be reduced in US: Reports
President Joe Biden’s administration is set to announce a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels, US ... Financial Markets -
Smoking age should be raised each year until cigarettes fully banned: Govt. report
A report commissioned by the UK government recommends raising the legal smoking age each year in a bid to phase out tobacco use among young people. If ... Healthy Living -
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 ... World News -
‘Poisoning our planet’: WHO highlights tobacco industry damage to health, environment
The tobacco industry costs the world over eight million lives, 600 million trees, and 84 million tons of carbon dioxide each year, a new reported by ... Healthy Living -
US FDA to publish proposal to ban menthol cigarettes: Report
The US Food and Drug Administration is likely to publish proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported, ... World News -
Genetic mutations could be why some smokers never get lung cancer: Study
Smoking cigarettes is widely known to be one of the biggest contributors to lung cancer, but some scientists have reported a new explanation as to why ... Healthy Living -
Two million people in UK may be smoking more amid coronavirus crisis: Survey
About 2.2 million people in the United Kingdom may be smoking more than their usual number of cigarettes amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, ... Coronavirus -
Smokers, former smokers face twice the risk of severe Coronavirus progression: Study
Smokers and former smokers, including those who vape, face twice the risk of contracting severe cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus compared to ... Coronavirus -
Using vape, e-cigarettes raises chances of coronavirus infection, death: US research
Researchers in the United States found that using vape or electronic cigarettes increased an individual’s susceptibility to coronavirus infection and ... Coronavirus
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