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Messages urging smokers to quit could be placed inside cigarette packs

The inserts would set out the health and financial benefits of giving up and signpost advice and support available to those trying to stop.

The Independent UK

Tribute to Harry McWilliam with smoking ceremony on John Hunter development site

'It was conducted by local First Nations people to try to help the site move forward.'

Newcastle Herald

The angst of ‘Oppenheimer’ resonates with me. My dad sacrificed for the atomic bomb too.

At a family party in Wisconsin in 2018, my cousin, the family chronicler, said, “Your father didn’t die from smoking. He died from exposure to toxins at Oak Ridge.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Half of UK smokers switching to vapes ‘could save NHS more than half a billion a year’

Study says hospital admissions would drop by 13% if half of all smokers switched to e-cigarettes

Evening Standard

Police in England and Wales will pilot project to shift sexism and misogyny

Exclusive: Behavioural scientist will lead initiative using similar methods to anti-smoking campaign

The Guardian - UK

Switching to vapes ‘could save NHS more than half a billion a year’, study says

Researchers suggest the swap would also reduce smoking-related hospital admissions by 13%.

The Independent UK

Vascular Society of India holds walkathon

VSI's walkathon in 26 cities to raise awareness of amputation prevention, vascular health and healthier living. Chennai Vascular Welfare Society conducted walk in Chetpet Ecopark, flagged off by Madras High Court judge and film director. Risk of losing limbs due to diabetes, smoking increases risk 4x, need to prevent road…

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FIR registered against passenger who was caught smoking inside Dubai-Mumbai Indigo flight’s toilet

A case was registered at Sahar Police Station in Mumbai against a passenger who was found smoking in the toilet of an IndiGo Dubai-Mumbai flight when it was airborne. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How AI Bots Like ChatGPT Can Assist Victims And Prevent Suicide

In most cases, ChatGPT responses mirrored the type of support that a subject matter expert might give.

Zenger

Lili Reinhart confirms relationship with TikTok star Jack Martin

Reinhart’s new boyfriend parodied her ex Cole Sprouse’s ‘cringey’ interview on ‘Call Her Daddy’

The Independent UK

‘More than 40% of smokers think vaping is more harmful than cigarettes’

Campaigners said more must be done to help smokers understand that e-cigarettes are less risky.

The Independent UK

Why e-cigs may help pregnant people quit

A study suggests a controversial harm reduction approach to help pregnant smokers

Salon

Allegations that senior Met officer took LSD dismissed by tribunal panel

Commander Julian Bennett is accused of smoking cannabis daily

Evening Standard

Doug Naysmith obituary

Immunologist and MP for Bristol North West who regarded the legislation to ban smoking in 2007 as the highlight of his career

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Vapes Outperform Nicotine Patches In Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking: Study

Switching to e-cigarettes reduces risk of underweight babies, says Queen Mary University

The Guardian - UK

Why carbon capture and storage will not solve the climate crisis any time soon

Announcing new oil and gas licences along with carbon capture projects is like giving cigarettes to someone trying to quit smoking

The Hindu

Incidence of lung cancer on the rise in Karnataka, say oncologists

Oncologists in Mysuru express concern over rising burden of lung cancer in India. Est. incidence in Karnataka in 2021 was 5,744, with 3,614 cases in males and 2,130 in females. Lung cancer is leading cause of cancer deaths in State, accounting for 10.47%. In India, it accounts for 5.9% of…

The Guardian - US

‘Poison in every puff’: Canada puts health warnings on individual cigarettes

The first-of-its-kind measure is part of a sweeping new set of tobacco regulations to tighten controls over the industry

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The Independent UK

Police commander who wrote anti-drugs strategy ‘took LSD and magic mushrooms’

Commander Julian Bennett has served in the Metropolitan Police since 1976.

The Guardian - UK

Officer who wrote Met’s drug strategy had flat like ‘Amsterdam coffee shop’, tribunal hears

Nurse who lived with Julian Bennett tells misconduct hearing that he was smoking cannabis before work

Evening Standard

Children ‘increasingly exposed’ to vapes on display in shops

Steep rise in children purchasing vapes from small shops

The Guardian - UK

Influencers and freebies: Big Tobacco’s push to sell nicotine pouches in UK

Health experts raise concerns over marketing for flavoured oral sachets that can legally be sold to under-18s

The Conversation

Millions across the world live with low back pain, but addressing major risk factors like smoking, obesity and workplace ergonomics could curb the trend, research shows

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Independent UK

Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes

July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day.

Newsroom.co.nz

Vaping industry needs to walk the talk

The vaping industry should back up its call for stronger steps to protect our young people from vaping with some action, says Janet Hoek

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