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Quitting smoking tops list of mid-year resolutions for smokers, research finds

Other top targets set during the summer include drinking more water, losing weight, and working out more, according to the survey of smokers

Daily Mirror

Being lonely ‘may increase risk of heart disease in diabetes patients’

Scientists have found it to be a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking and depression.

The Independent UK

Subtle lung cancer symptom spotted on your fingers - 'unexpected' sign revealed

Lung cancer can prevent more unexpected symptoms, such as a change in the shape of your fingers as well as the condition of your fingernails

Daily Mirror

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'High-risk' patient died after falling while unattended in hospital smoking area

A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court also heard evidence that Ms Foy’s family felt they were not listened to by doctors at Naas General Hospital and had difficulties trying to speak to them.

Irish Mirror

Schools 'having to install heat sensors in toilets' to stop children vaping

One headteacher said vaping is a 'much bigger' problem than smoking was

Nottingham Post

Schools are 'installing heat sensors in toilets' to stop children vaping

One headteacher said vaping is a 'much bigger' problem than smoking was

Wales Online

Schools forced to take action in toilets due to child vaping, MPs hear

The Health and Social Care Committee heard that some students were making excuses to leave lessons in order to go to the toilet to vape.

The Independent UK

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'The dirty disease' – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness

Earlier this year, federal health minister Mark Butler announced a new national Lung Cancer Screening Program. The first of its kind for lung cancer, the screening program will open initially to current and former smokers aged 50 to 70 years by July 2025. It aims to save lives by detecting…

The Conversation

Vapes 'more harmful' than smoking for children - as cases of collapsed lung rocket

Paediatric chest physician Professor Andy Bush is “absolutely horrified” that a growing number of children are being admitted to hospital after using illegally-sold vapes, with some developing serious lung conditions

Daily Mirror

Jake Paul smokes cigarette while training for Nate Diaz grudge fight

Paul is preparing to fight UFC legend Diaz on August 5 and the YouTube boxer has joked that he is training his lungs by smoking cigarettes in the gym

Daily Mirror

Things you could do in 1980s Liverpool that you can't anymore

Remember smoking inside pubs?

Liverpool Echo

Free lung cancer screenings to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers aged 55-74

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

The Independent UK

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

Evening Standard

Fifth standard student allegedly beaten to death by teachers for smoking in Bihar

A fifth-standard student Bajrangi Kumar (14) died after allegedly being caught smoking and thrashed by the teachers of a private school in Motihari of East Champaran district of Bihar.

The Hindu

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New £270million project could find or prevent extra 9,000 lung cancers

Smoking is still the leading cause, and it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers

Reason

Uneducating Americans on Vaping

Since the FDA began regulating vaping products as "tobacco" products, American ignorance about vaping's realtive risks has gotten worse.

The Independent UK

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner to be rolled out: Government

People aged 55-74 with a GP record including a history of smoking are to be assessed and invited for screenings and quit-smoking services

The Guardian - UK

It took years to learn the deadly lessons of cigarettes. We can’t wait so long for vaping

Nicotine is a drug that shouldn’t be dressed up in cartoon packaging and sweet shop flavours

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The Independent UK

H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed 'Hurricane' Carter, dies at 94

A federal judge who freed boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and famously said tobacco companies engaged in a “vast” conspiracy to conceal the dangers of smoking has died in California

The Guardian - UK

How much nicotine is in a cigarette compared to a vape?

Many people are still unsure how e-cigarettes compare with smoking in terms of nicotine – we break it down

The Hindu

‘Dhoomam’ movie review: Fahadh Faasil leads an unimpactful film fogged by its message

Pawan Kumar’s Dhoomam, starring Fahadh Faasil, Roshan Mathew, and Aparna Balamurali, begins intriguingly but the suspense thriller soon falls flat owing to the poor script and sloppy dialogues

Liverpool Echo

Dangers of vaping as young children targeted

A joint statement has been issued about the increasing use of vapes

PC Gamer

Twitch adds mandatory content labels and clarifies 'we consider kissing or licking a microphone to fall within Sexual Themes'

And don't you dare think about smoking pot without a label!

Chronicle Live

County Durham mum urges others to quit 'horrible' smoking habit after three brutal cancer surgeries

Cathy Hunt is urging people to stop smoking

The Independent UK

Disposable vapes a danger to dogs as well as children, ministers warned

The warning about pets unexpectedly eating throwaway e-cigarettes came as ministers were warned about the “ticking time bomb” they could cause.

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