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Health implications of vaping as single-use vapes 'could soon be banned'
Reports suggest there could soon be a ban on single-use vapes, but what are the health risks associated with vaping?
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The total cost of smoking is the same as four new cars – how much could you save from quitting?
You can now calculate exactly how much you would save – before taking these steps to ditch the cigarettes once and for all.
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Smokeless zone: This county plans to be the first smoke-free region in the UK
Areas outside bars, restaurants and offices are all set to be affected.
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Children as young as 11 are being prescribed nicotine patches by the NHS
Every day 280 children start smoking in England.
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More than 300,000 UK smokers may have quit due to coronavirus, survey finds
Matt Hancock said it was “abundantly clear” that smoking makes the impact of the coronavirus worse.
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Men who regularly smoke cannabis have increased risk of developing testicular cancer, study claims
The potentially-fatal disease is diagnosed in 2,400 in the UK each year.
Yahoo Life UKWhy your social smoking habit is more unhealthy than you think
It’s all too easy to assume, if you only smoke once in a blue moon, that you shouldn’t be too worried about it affecting your health.
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Obesity overtakes smoking as risk factor for four common cancers
In cases of bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver cancer, obesity is a bigger risk factor.
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Heart disease deaths have almost halved in last decade, study reveals
Anti-smoking campaigns and the use of statins have helped to reduce the mortality rate.
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Smoking near pregnant women increases unborn child's asthma risk
The new study links passive smoking – ie, involuntarily inhaling smoke from other people’s cigarettes – with future offsprings’ asthma risk.
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Need to quit smoking? Try sniffing chocolate, say scientists
We can get on board with this.
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NHS will soon get pregnant women to take a smoking test in a bid to reduce stillbirths
The move is part of a wider drive to encourage women to stop smoking.
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A bottle of wine a week as bad as smoking 10 cigarettes for women
Researchers hope the findings will help people make more informed decisions about their drinking.
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As health experts predict a vaping ban, what do e-cigarettes really do to the body?
According to latest figures from the US, e-cigarettes are now the top high-risk substance used by teenager
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Popular ways to quit smoking
Many smokers will try to quit this week in a New Year's resolution to become more healthy. The NHS has advice and information on how to stub it out, while our video (above) may help to inspire you. The World Health Organisation estimates
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The effects of vaping could be as harmful as conventional smoking, research reveals
Flavourings in e-cigarettes harm the lungs by causing inflammation
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Are British women really too unhealthy to go through pregnancy?
The findings reveal women are smoking and drinking, and not getting the recommended vitamins.
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Can your body ever really recover when you quit social smoking?
24% of the population are social smokers.
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One in 14 women are still smoking while pregnant
Despite the risks, pregnant women are still lighting up
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Smoking pot is easier on the brain than drinking alcohol
New research shows precisely how marijuana affects your brain.
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Japanese firm gives non-smokers extra six days' paid holiday
A company in Japan is giving its non-smoker workers an extra six days of holiday a year - to make up for the time off smokers take for cigarette breaks. The Tokyo-based company, called Piala Inc, introduced the new rule in September after
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Fuel station employee gets creative in a bid to stamp out smoking
A few key things are prohibited at a petrol station, but one of the most crucial is smoking. And for one driver in Sofia, Bulgaria, refusing to stub out while refuelling ended in a very embarrassing way. CCTV footage captured the stubborn smoker
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What is legal at the wheel? Study finds plenty of us still don’t know
Everyone knows the laws regarding what you can and can't do behind the wheel - don't we? Apparently not, according to a recent survey by car buying service Robins & Day. It found that a large proportion of us don't really
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Smoking in your car can knock £2,000 off its value
If you're one of the estimated 7.6 million smokers left in the UK, you ought to think twice before lighting up behind the wheel. Recent research by buying advice website Carbuyer.co.uk has found that a used car that's been smoked in
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Cosmetic surgery actually helps people quit smoking
It might not be the best method but it works.