How to prevent common eye problems It is increasingly recognised that many modifiable lifestyle factors contribute to sight loss.… Supported content
Healthcare professionals uncertain about promoting e-cigarettes to patients with cancer who smoke, study finds Nearly 30% of healthcare professionals would not recommend e-cigarettes to patients with cancer who smoke, a study has found.…
Daily vaping increases heart attack risk Despite e-cigarettes being recommended as a safer alternative to tobacco smoking, researchers found data linking both e-cigarette use and cigarette smoking with a higher risk of myocardial infarction compared with not smoking.…
Researchers find that e-cigarette fluid becomes more toxic during vaping Vaping fluid becomes more toxic to cells after it has gone through the vaping process, study results show.…
Number of vapers in Great Britain has quadrupled since 2012 The number of vapers in Great Britain has reached an estimated 3.2 million in 2018, compared with 700,000 in 2012, according to figures from an Action on Smoking and Health survey.…
RPS calls for crackdown on e-cigarette liquids resembling children’s foods The US Food and Drug Administration has succeeded in stopping US online retailers providing nicotine-containing e-liquids with labelling or advertising that resemble child-friendly food products but UK firms are continuing to sell them.…
MPs call for e-cigarettes to be made available on prescription MPs are calling on the government to allow e-cigarettes to be made available on prescription because of their potential to help people stop smoking traditional cigarettes.…
Access to personalised cardiovascular risk information boosts lifestyle change Research has shown that giving patients personalised information about their disease risk can motivate them to make lifestyle changes.…
Minister tells tobacco firm to stop promoting device as ‘alternative to smoking’ Tobacco giant Philip Morris has been told that the government may take legal action if it continues to advertise its IQOS product, an electronic device that the company brands as “the new alternative to smoking”.…
Number of smokers in England falls by 1.6 million in six years Official figures show the number of adults smoking in England fell by 1.6 million between 2011 and 2017, but falling numbers quit using NHS Stop Smoking Services.…