National audit launched to probe stop smoking services in NHS hospitals
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) is launching a major new study today (No Smoking Day – 9 March 2016) to probe the level, and effectiveness of, stop smoking services provided in NHS hospitals across...
View ArticleSmoking could cause disease in more than 1.3 million over the next 20 years, UK
Tobacco will continue to devastate UK lives, with around 1.35 million new cases of smoking related illnesses expected to occur over the next 20 years according to a new report published today...
View ArticleResearch reveals over 1 million smokers in England use e-cigarettes to quit
New research from University College London has revealed that in 2015 the number of smokers in England who used an e-cigarette in an attempt to quit smoking reached more than 1 million. The research...
View ArticleResearch reveals over 1 million smokers in England use e-cigarettes to quit
New research from University College London has revealed that in 2015 the number of smokers in England who used an e-cigarette in an attempt to quit smoking reached more than 1 million. The research...
View ArticleNicotine vaccine delays the drug’s effects in mice
Many people who smoke want to quit, but the urge to light up is often irresistible. An effective vaccine to help people kick the habit once and for all has been elusive. But now, scientists report in...
View ArticleMother’s smoking may increase her children’s risk of lung disease as adults
An Australian study that followed patients over five decades reveals that children of mothers who smoke have an increased likelihood of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in...
View ArticleE-cigarettes – under-18s back a precautionary approach
A new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow has investigated the views of under-18s to e-cigarettes for the first time and found they support strict regulation. The study, conducted by Dr...
View Article‘Cold turkey’ wins for successful smoking cessation
Quitting smoking abruptly is more likely to lead to lasting abstinence compared to quitting gradually, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Current guidelines recommend...
View ArticleNearly half of women who stop smoking during pregnancy go back to smoking...
A major new review published by the scientific journal Addiction reveals that in studies testing the effectiveness of stop-smoking support for pregnant women, nearly half (43%) of the women who...
View ArticleIn vitro tests of Vype vapor reveal no cell stress, DNA damage or cell...
In each test, Vype ePen, a commercially available e-cigarette, produced the same results as an untreated control — there was no activity. A series of cell-based tests developed to compare the...
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