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The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age

Risk of smoking double the previous estimate, but research finds no link between above average caffeine intake and pre-term babies

Moss has also tried ‘moonbathing’ and reflexology, but admits she hasn’t stopped smoking ‘yet’

UK could follow New Zealand in barring people born after set date from buying tobacco

PM reportedly looking at emulating New Zealand’s ban on tobacco being sold to anyone born after 2009

It has been suggested the Prime Minister is looking at emulating New Zealand’s ban on tobacco being sold to anyone born after 2009.

Exclusive: Sources say law could gradually increase smoking age to ultimately prevent sales to people born after certain year

I had 20 nicotine obsessed years: first cigarettes and then the plastic alternative. I came to realise it wasn’t a want: it was a need, says freelance writer Isolde Walters

Healthy lifestyle factors, such as moderate alcohol, healthy diet, physical activity, sleep, social connection, and avoiding smoking/sedentary behaviour, reduce risk of depression. Researchers studied 290k people, 13k of whom had depression, over 9 years. Sleep (7-9 hrs/night) reduced risk of depression by 22%, social connection by 18%, alcohol by 11%,…