Scientists are calling for the federal government to adopt stricter controls around nicotine after the federal government banned recreational vaping. This comes after Health Minister Mark Butler announced on May 1 a massive new smoking crackdown, emphasising that vapes, which were introduced as therapeutic products, have now become the “biggest loophole in Australian healthcare history.” “Vaping was…

Pandemic public measures such as lockdown may have made it harder for Australians wanting to quit smoking and even led people to resort to smoking as a way to reduce stress during the early stages of COVID-19. That is the speculation of a group of researchers from the University of Queensland’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental…

The minty flavors of vape juice might temporarily cover up bad breath but the root cause of halitosis is a bacterial imbalance, which is made worse by the habit of smoking electronic cigarettes. As long as vaping continues, helpful oral bacteria are killed off, weakening the body’s defenses against bacteria that cause tooth decay and…

Researchers set out to see if women who smoked during pregnancy could benefit from vitamin C supplementation and what effect it might have on the respiratory health of their babies. Two studies conducted years apart have shown both the short- and long-term benefits of vitamin C on the children of women who smoked during their…

Lung cancer is often called “the silent killer,” because it can go unnoticed until reaching advanced stages when death is inevitable. According to National Cancer Institute, 65.8 percent of lung cancer cases were diagnosed at a late stage, surpassing other common cancers like colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer. (Data Source: National Cancer Institute)…

New Zealand has passed its world-first legislation that bans young people from buying tobacco for life as it aims to make the country “smoke-free” by 2025. The laws prohibit all young people born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, from buying tobacco for life, meaning the minimum age for buying a pack of smokes will…

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a ban on smoking in federally subsidized public housing. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properly enacted a 2016 rule requiring state and local public housing agencies to ban cigarettes, cigars, and pipes inside housing units and indoor common…

Smoking is even worse for your heart than you might already think, new Danish research warns. “It is well known that smoking causes blocked arteries, leading to coronary heart disease and stroke,” said researcher Dr. Eva Holt, of Herlev and Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen. “Our study shows that smoking also leads to thicker, weaker hearts,”…

Smoking and older age are the two most important risk factors for cancer, a new, large study shows. The researchers also said doctors should look at excess body fat, family history and several other factors to help patients decide if they need additional screening and preventive interventions. “Single cancer type-specific screening recommendations are based on…

Many smokers eager to quit embrace electronic cigarettes as a tool for kicking the habit, but a new study warns the move may raise the risk for becoming addicted to both cigarettes and vaping. The finding follows a look at the experience of nearly 112,000 smokers who sought outpatient care at a single hospital between…