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'As natural as cheese in a can': Disasters carry human prints

Amid the distress brought by Cyclone Gabrielle, questions begin to form around who is to blame. As is the case in most 'natural' disasters, various corporate and government organisations are left holding smoking guns.

Newsroom.co.nz

Commentary: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t we warning them?

I still remember the raspy voice of the wizened cancer patient with the hole in her throat. So addicted to the poison that was killing her ‌— cigarettes ‌‌— she interspersed her words of warning about the dangers of smoking with taking puffs of a cigarette through her tracheostomy hole‌‌.

Los Angeles Times

Population-wide gene testing ‘limited in its ability to predict disease risk’

Experts say polygenic risk scoring fails to take into other factors that contribute to disease risk, such as smoking or deprivation.

The Independent UK

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Man claims addiction to smoking vapes caused him to cough up three PINTS of blood

Dustin Fitzgerald had started using vapes after trying to kick his nicotine habit for three years. But just months after using them, Dustin found himself in hospital after dealing with a violent cough which left him in hospital

Daily Mirror

Ford Mustang Mach-E: 2-Year Ownership Review And Road Trip

The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah and his wife bought their very own Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV two years ago. He shares how the experience has been so far.

InsideEVs

There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking

The Independent UK

Are you a secret smoker? A new study reveals many people hide their habit

Fear of being looked down on has led more than a third of singletons to hide their smoking habits from potential partners

The Independent UK

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UK Government 'considering restrictions on vapes' as part of smoking crack down

THE UK Government is reportedly considering a new tax on vapes in a bid to discourage their use.

The National (Scotland)

Popular air fryer recalled over faulty wires causing them to catch fire

There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking.

The Independent UK

Passive vaping – time we see it like secondhand smoke and stand up for the right to clean air

A medical student of mine recently said he loved the smell of vanilla in the house he shared with friends who vaped. “That’s OK, right?” he asked. “Well no,” I said, “If you can smell the vanilla you are probably getting nicotine as well.”

The Conversation

Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution

Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today.

ABC News

Calorie restriction slows ageing, but not as much as you’d hope for

Cutting your calories intake by 25 per cent for two years would slow ageing, to the same extent as giving up smoking.

The New Daily

Top ways 'secret smokers' hide habit - from extra perfume to minty mouth spray

One in three single Brits admit to being 'secret smokers' - and say it is particularly important to them to hide the habit from potential love interests

Daily Mirror

Swan Hill District Health holds Indigenous smoking ceremony at site of new emergency department

Hospital operators say they want the revamped facility to be welcoming and inclusive as members of Swan Hill's Indigenous community cleanse the site ahead of construction.

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Evening Standard

What is No Smoking Day and how can it help Londoners quit?

No Smoking Day is an annual awareness day which encourages smokers to attempt to quit the habit.

The Independent UK

David Hockney’s cigarettes set off fire alarm at launch of new exhibition

The 85-year-old painter is a passionate advocate for smoking

The Guardian - AU

Australian sport looks at concussion like big tobacco sees smoking, inquiry told

‘Australia in many ways is addicted to contact sport. We love it even though it kills us,’ researcher tells Senate committee

Wales Online

Pack of cigarettes set to go up £1.25 next month, tobacco £2 a pouch

The Chancellor's statement set for next month has not been welcomed by smokers

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The Conversation

E-cigarettes should be in plain packaging – just like cigarettes

Vaping is a rapidly growing habit in Great Britain, particularly among younger people. Research by the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health found that in 2022 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds in Great Britain used e-cigarettes, up from 3.3% the year before.

The National (Scotland)

Call for more support after drop in number of people trying to quit smoking

THE number of people trying to give up smoking in Scotland has fallen, prompting demands to improve support for those wanting to stub out cigarettes…

The Guardian - UK

Marketing of vapes to children ‘utterly unacceptable’, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer voices concern as vape use among 11- to 17-year-olds doubles in two years

Daily Mirror

Top medic Chris Whitty blasts 'utterly unacceptable' vaping firms targeting kids

Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer, voiced concerns to MPs about vapes that are 'clearly aimed at essentially encouraging people to vape who may well not be vaping at all'

The National (Scotland)

How clean is YOUR air? Two major Scottish cities named as cleanest in UK

Glasgow and Edinburgh are amongst the cleanest cities in the UK for air quality.

Nottingham Post

Van driver caught speeding after smoking cannabis night before

Martin Bramley, 45, of Helston Drive, Strelley, gave up his driving job

Daily Mirror

Pack of cigarettes 'to be hiked by £1.15 next month' in biggest price rise ever

It is expected that the price of smoking products will go up by 12.7% in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI), plus an extra 2% which is applied to tobacco products, which could increase the price by between £1.15 to £2

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