HEALTH
Tobacco giant Philip Morris to end cigarette sales in UK in next decade
Smokers will instead be encouraged to switch to modern alternatives, such as e-cigarettes or heated tobacco devices, which are considered less harmful.
Free e-cigarettes for smokers in A&E trial
Smokers attending emergency departments will be given free e-cigarettes and taught how to use them, in a trial designed to help people quit.Patients will be...
Healthier Vision
Researchers at the Federal University of Paraiba in Brazil investigated “the isolated effects of nicotine on visual processing, namely contrast processing.” Usi...
More Proof of Ecig Efficacy
New research looking at smoking cessation treatment by tobacco counsellors in Flanders has found that vaping produces “similar if not higher smoking cessation r...
Vaping Can Help Mental Health
A new study from the Cochrane Library has finds there are mental health benefits in quitting smoking. Also, a new study in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Re...
Stunning PHE Report Released
Public Health England (PHE) warns that misperceptions about the benefits and relative risks associated with vaping is causing a tailing off in smokers switching...
Engaging in Sustainable Vaping
Once adults, most people have the wonderful opportunity of choice. From the food they eat in the morning, to the time they go to bed, and of course, the vices t...
COVID-19 and Vaping
A new paper from researchers at University College London looked at COVID-19 and vaping. It rounds off a year where many have sought to demonise electronic ciga...
AVCA Welcomes New Associate Health Minister
Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA) has welcomed the appointment of Dr Verrall, the new Associate Health Minister for New Zealand. Ayesha Verrall replaces...
Vaping During Pregnancy
Suzanne Froggatt, Nadja Reissland, and Judith Covey from the Psychology Department at Durham University have published findings from a study looking at infants ...