A new study into vaping has concluded that the practice significantly increases the risk of lung disease. The study, carried out by researchers from the University of San Francisco, analyzed data collected from 32,000 adults between …
Minister for Health Simon Harris has confirmed that cigarette machines will soon be banned, and that people under 18 will not be able to purchase vaping devices. Statistics show that as many as 6,000 deaths …
A newly published survey has found that an estimated 80,000 people have quit smoking over the past three years. According to the Health Ireland Survey, the number of smokers has decreased by 3% in the …
New proposals have been fielded to ban smoking at bus stops and school gates, among other smoke-free areas. Smoking is currently banned in the workplace, restaurants, bars, education facilities, public transport, and inside private vehicles …
Smoking is said to be the cause of 6.4 million people in 2015, according to the Global Burden of Diseases report, which was compiled by hundreds of scientists. Smoking is down in general however. In …
According to a new study almost half of Irish smokers have tried to quit the habit. However the latest carried out by Healthy Ireland Survey, found that only 10% managed to quit. The survey also …
Fine Gael Senator for Cork North Central, Colm Burke, has today (Wednesday) requested that the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 be given priority by the Dáil and the new Seanad when it is formed. The …
E-Cigarettes have been given a major boost by a leading British group of Doctors. They’re more likely to bring benefits for public health and should be widely promoted to smokers in an effort to help …
In what could be a landmark ruling, a Canadian court of law has ordered tobacco companies to pay up CA$15.5bn (about €11bn) to smokers who claimed the firms never warned them about the health risks …
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