How does vaping impact orthodontics?
Saba Qureshi explores the impact of vaping on oral health and tooth movement, and the advice dental professionals should be giving to vape users. Since it was first offered as a tool to assist adult smokers in quitting, vaping has grown in popularity, with many promoting it as a ‘healthier’ alternative. Vaping is the inhalation […]
Sweet Vapes, Deadly Risk? New Study Finds Dangers Lurk in Popular Flavors
Vaping has become widely adopted as an alternative to traditional smoking. The latest figures show 4.5 million people in the UK regularly use e-cigarettes. However, there are many concerning unknowns about vaping’s long term health impacts, especially for the younger, “never-smoked” generations – for whom flavored vapes are the most attractive and common entry point. To understand […]
Vape users face ‘significantly higher’ risk of disease, warns new study
Long-term vaping will see young people’s risk of disease significantly increase, according to a study from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). The research also found a link between vaping and cardiovascular problems. The study, led by Dr Donal O’Shea, a Professor of Chemistry at RCSI, focused on flavoured vapes and used artificial […]
Intai guru hisap rokok, tiga murid kena tumbuk, cekik
PONTIAN – Seorang guru didakwa bertindak luar kawalan apabila menampar, menumbuk serta mencekik leher empat anak muridnya dalam kejadian di sebuah sekolah agama di sini, petang kelmarin. Guru lelaki berusia 48 tahun itu bertindak demikian dipercayai berang setelah tiga murid berusia 10 dan 11 mengintainya menghisap rokok di dalam sebuah stor. Guru terbabit juga didakwa […]
Lebih daripada 6,000 bahan kimia berbahaya dibebaskan dalam asap rokok
Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) meletakkan rokok sebagai salah satu ancaman kesihatan awam terbesar yang dihadapi dunia. Rokok membunuh lebih dari 8 juta orang di seluruh dunia setiap tahun. Lebih daripada 7 juta kematian di seluruh dunia adalah akibat penggunaan tembakau langsung manakala sekitar 1.3 juta adalah hasil daripada bukan perokok yang terdedah kepada asap rokok. […]
Chemicals in vapes could be highly toxic when heated, research finds
AI analysis of 180 vape flavours finds that products contain 127 ‘acutely toxic’ chemicals, 153 ‘health hazards’ and 225 ‘irritants’. Chemicals used to produce vapes could be acutely toxic when heated and inhaled, according to research. Vaping devices heat the liquid flavouring to high temperatures to form an aerosol that is then inhaled. They contain chemicals […]
In a world first, king-size cigarettes in Canada must feature one of these warnings starting Tuesday
Tobacco manufacturers have until Tuesday to ensure every king-size cigarette produced for sale in Canada has a health warning printed directly on it. The new advisories appear on the filter portion of each cigarette and warn people in English and French of their ability to cause impotence, leukemia and organ damage. It’s a novel approach […]
Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggests
Research finds hormone that indicates fertility at lower levels in vapers and tobacco smokers Women should give up vaping if they are hoping to get pregnant, according to a study that suggests it may affect fertility. In the first research to demonstrate a link between fertility prospects and electronic cigarettes across a large population, analysis […]
Toxic metal warning as study claims different vape flavours effect uranium levels in body
Teenagers who vape could be at risk of exposure to toxic metals, potentially harming brain or organ development, a study has suggested. Sweet e-cigarette flavours could also pose additional risks, according to researchers. US academics used responses from part of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, which included American teenagers aged between […]
Cost increasingly important motive for quitting smoking in England
Health concerns are still the primary motive for more than half of those who say they want to stop smoking in England, but cost is now a key factor for more than one in four, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The researchers said that, given this shift in thinking, making much more […]
