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And why the gap may soon be closing in some countries.
As new vaping-related lung diseases continue to be identified, jurisdictions around the world might want to take a look at new vaping regulations in British Columbia, Canada.
As vaping increases among youth, so do the life-threatening lung injuries that accompany it. ‘Popcorn lung’ is the latest.
More than 20 countries have banned e-cigarettes.
We’ve still got a lot to learn about the long term health effects of vaping. But based on what we know so far, vaping liquids containing oils, and especially cannabis/THC liquids, should be avoided.
Societal pressures make it hard for people living in low-income areas to change their ways.
The history of smell in 18th-century England reveals the complex story of scent and personal space.
Parents’ substance use affects children’s physical, psychological, cognitive, social and economic well-being, a new review of the research has found.
Scotland successfully targeted its smoking problem, now it needs to do the same for obesity.
They’re effective – and popular.
Smoking-related cardiovascular disease like heart attack and stroke results in 11,400 people being sent to hospital and 6,400 people dying in Australia each year, new research shows.
As Zambia’s case study shows, the benefits of boosting investment in cigarette manufacturing run the risk of being wiped out by the health and economic development costs of increasing smoking.
Ghana is the latest country in Africa to mandate the use of pictures on cigarette packages to convey health warnings.
Governments are addicted to tax revenue from harmful activities. It is stopping them from doing what is in society’s best interests.
Tobacco companies are enlisting the help of social media influencers to promote traditional cigarettes and their brands to young people.
Vaping devices were designed as a clean way of delivering nicotine, to help people stop smoking tobacco. Now, with gummy bear flavours and celebrity endorsements, they are a serious public health problem.
It’s hard to decide which treatment to choose when trying to quit smoking or lose weight. The term ‘number needed to treat’ could help you decide what is most likely to work.
For those who don’t smoke cigarettes, the dangers may seem distant. Yet smoking still kills millions each year. A new study suggests that e-cigarettes might curb this public health tragedy.
Research shows that a higher excise tax rate on tobacco would result in a decrease in the number of people who smoke.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Officer, Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products, University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow at The Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor in Public Health, University of Otago
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Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
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Reader in Social Sciences and Health, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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