Tobacco display ban cuts risk of children smoking – study
Banning shops from displaying cigarettes has made children less likely to start smoking, research suggests.
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Smoke levels in prisons ‘drastically reduced’ after ban
Smoke levels in Scottish prisons fell by more than 80% in the week after smoking was banned, research has found.
Tobacco salesman given 1,200 cigarettes a month has inoperable lung cancer
Lawyers are considering legal action against British American Tobacco (BAT) on behalf of former employees given free cigarettes as part of their job.
Researchers discover lung disease-linked toxins in some e-cigarette products
Bacterial and fungal toxins linked to lung disease may be contaminating popular vaping products, research suggests.
Rising number of shops selling cigarettes in poorest areas, research shows
The number of cigarette retailers in Scotland’s most deprived areas is on the rise despite public health efforts to cut smoking, a study has found.
Poor diet kills more people around the world than smoking, research shows
Poor diet is the world's deadliest health risk, accounting for a fifth of all deaths, a study has shown.
Campaigners call for ‘alternative coping strategies’ for poorer smokers
Campaigners against smoking and poverty have joined together to call for smokers to be given "alternative coping strategies" when quitting cigarettes.
Vaping restrictions ‘should be lifted in hospitals’ – report
Restrictions on vaping on hospital grounds should be lifted, a pro-smoking group has said.
Experiment shows shocking effects of smoking compared with vaping
A SHOCKING new film demonstrates how the toxic chemicals and tar inhaled by an average smoker in just one month compares with not smoking or using an e-cigarette.
SPONSORED: Firefighter warns of blaze danger in the home
AS he finished his final shift as a full-time firefighter after 31 years of service, John Young acknowledged, “I’ve seen things people really shouldn’t see.”
MPs call for rules around e-cigarettes to be relaxed to help accelerate already declining smoking levels
RULES around e-cigarettes should be relaxed to help accelerate already declining smoking rates, MPs have said.