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Studies underestimate effects of alcohol consumption on younger people
Studies of the health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a US study. This...
Truth telling about tobacco and nicotine in an e-cigarette era
Debate among public health professionals over approaches to tobacco and nicotine regulation has intensified with the rise of vaping. Researchers at the Pacific Institute for...
US teens using e-cigarettes surges to five million in one year
Roughly 4.9 million American teens used e-cigarettes in 2018, an increase of 1.5 million teens in just 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control...
Cannabis smoking in teenage years linked to adulthood depression
Scientists believe they have identified about 60,000 cases of depression in adults under 35 in the United Kingdom, and more than 400,000 in America, that...
Binge drinking changes your DNA, and that matters for treating addiction
Binge drinking can trigger genetic changes that make people crave alcohol even more, researchers from Rutgers University have found, writes Aneri Pattani for The Inquirer. It’s...
How safe are e-cigarettes? The debate continues
A clinical review from the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland recently summarised the latest evidence concerning the use of e-cigarettes, writes Dr Catharine Paddock...
Quebec appeals court upholds landmark tobacco ruling
The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark judgment that ordered three tobacco companies to pay billions of dollars in damages to Quebec...
Regular e-cigarette use remains low among young people in Britain
Regular vaping among young people remains low in Britain and has plateaued among adults, an independent report led by researchers at King’s College London and...
Maternal smoking in pregnancy increases risk of offspring ADHD three-fold
The higher the cotinine levels in a mother's blood during pregnancy, the greater was her child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD later...
Nicotine’s effect on the developing embryo studied in new model
It's common knowledge that smoking during pregnancy confers a host of risks on a developing embryo and fetus, including miscarriage, low birth weight and premature...