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Two Hair Dryer Brush Recalls Offer Refunds, but XR-8801 Brushes Sold Elsewhere Still Have No Remedy

Wantefully and DHASUWT hair dryer brushes sold on Amazon are recalled with refunds, but XR-8801 brushes sold on Walmart.com and eBay still have no remedy.

Medical Daily

'Cherrypicking': doubt over Labor's chosen smoking data

A survey that claims to show smoking rates declining, despite an explosion in black market tobacco, may have understated the true figure.

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Three More Juul Vaping Products Clear Federal Review with Less Nicotine Than the Versions Approved Last Year

FDA authorized the Juul2 device and two flavored pods carrying roughly half the nicotine of its 2025 clearance. Pediatricians have objected.

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Older Smokers Reported Higher Loneliness Than Nonsmokers Across Fifteen Countries in a 50,000 Person European Survey

Smokers reported more loneliness than nonsmokers across 15 countries, and loneliness rose faster over two years. The study cannot prove causation.

Medical Daily

Lung Cancer Patients Carried More Microplastic Particles Than Patients Without Cancer in a 100 Person Greek Cohort

Microplastics were found more often in the lungs of cancer patients than in patients without cancer. The direction of causation remains unresolved.

Medical Daily

Smoking Fell in Austria While Total Nicotine Use Rose and the Starting Age Dropped to Fifteen

Austrian smoking fell from 24% to 16%, but alternative nicotine use climbed to 17%. Researchers say the epidemic changed shape rather than shrinking.

Medical Daily

Deaths linked to passive smoke surge 50% in India according to Lancet study

Second-hand smoke deaths in India have significantly increased over three decades. While exposure rates improved, population growth offset these gains. This trend led to a substantial rise in annual fatalities across both genders. Passive smoking also caused millions of disability-adjusted life-years lost.

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Deaths due to passive smoking in India up 50% compared to 1990: Lancet study

Deaths from second-hand smoke in India rose nearly fifty percent by 2023. This occurred even as overall death rates improved by about thirty percent. The population exposed to passive smoke also increased significantly over these years. Children accounted for over twelve percent of the global health burden from this exposure.…

The Economic Times

‘Someone is smoking weed’: Sabalenka halts US Open match due to cannabis smell

Aryna Sabalenka briefly stopped her third-round US Open match, complaining about the strong smell of cannabis on court

The Guardian - UK

Experts weigh in on how to tackle illicit tobacco – and why an 80% excise cut is not on their list

Tougher enforcement and better monitoring products coming into Australia should be considered before lowering taxes, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80% ‘will kill people,’ Labor says amid public health alarm

Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan claim drastic cut to price of cigarettes and moves to legalise vapes will combat illicit tobacco trade

The Guardian - AU

Cigarettes are on the decline in the EU, but how popular are smoking and vaping still?

Despite the EU's goal of creating a "Tobacco-Free Generation" by 2040, more than 16% of people over 16 smoke and vape every single day. Who are the biggest smokers in the bloc?

Euronews

Smoking is a ‘choice’ for men, but a ‘character flaw’ for women?

A boy smokes. A girl smokes. Why do we judge them differently?

Newslaundry

7 Heart Attack Signs Women Should Never Ignore

For years, many people imagined a heart attack as one unmistakable event: crushing chest pain, a blocked artery and an immediate emergency. But the reality can be far more complicated, particularly for women. Some women experience chest discomfort, while others may notice breathlessness, nausea, unusual tiredness, dizziness or pain in…

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6 Habits Every Indian Woman Needs to Protect Bone Density Before Menopause Hits

Start Tracking Calcium Like You Track Everything ElseThe average Indian woman gets roughly 400 mg of calcium a day from food. She needs 1,000 mg. That gap doesn't show up on any test until the bone is already thinner. Dairy is the obvious fix, but absorption is the real variable.…

The Guardian - UK

Freddie Meredith: Need a Light? review – one hilarious hour of cringe

Watching a man labouring to strike up conversations in the smoking area of a nightclub proves not just funny but also touching and uplifting

Euronews

Nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than other alternatives for quitting smoking, study finds

A major analysis found that vaping outperforms patches, gum and other conventional aids in helping people give up cigarettes.

The Conversation

Vaping is better than patches or gums for quitting smoking – updated review

If you’ve ever been a smoker, you’ll know how hard it is to quit. It can take as many as 30 attempts to finally break the habit.

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Vaping boosts chances of quitting smoking by 61%, study finds

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Smokers more likely to quit by vaping than other alternatives, study finds

Researchers found that vape use led to 61% increased odds in a quit attempt being successful after six months

The Guardian - AU

‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’

In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on alert

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Matthew McConaughey explains how Janet Jackson helped him quit weed

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has shared the bizarre way Janet Jackson helped him quit smoking weed - revealing he listened to one of her songs 24 times while he was high and missed his own birthday party - and it made him realise he had to kick his cannabis habit.

Euronews

No nicotine-containing products are safe for your heart

Smoking, vaping or taking a nicotine pouch – while not equally dangerous, all nicotine-containing products are harmful to the heart.

The Independent UK

Doctors issue urgent warning over vaping health harms for young people

Figures suggest that almost one in five 11 to 17-year-olds in Britain have tried vaping

Reason

"Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"

Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in… The post "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not" appeared first on Reason.com.

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