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Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure – people living in coastal areas are most at risk

When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt might also be raising blood pressure for millions of people: the water they drink.

The Conversation

Duke of Sussex takes part in Aboriginal smoking ceremony

Harry took part in the ceremony at the Australian War Memorial’s For Our Country memorial.

Evening Standard

Tobacco is still one of the world’s top killers – here are the key obstacles to enacting generational smoking bans

Smoking is really bad for you. Most people know that. Even smokers think smoking is bad for one’s health. But most people don’t know just how bad it is.

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Benjamin Voisin on reading sad philosophy and smoking heavily for The Stranger

Benjamin Voisin’s remarkable turn as Meursault in the new adaptation of Albert Camus’ novel looks set to bring him international stardom... though he may make you want to start smoking again

Evening Standard

Why Sitting Is Worse Than Smoking For Your Health

It sounds dramatic, even a little exaggerated, but you’ve probably heard the phrase: “Sitting is the new smoking.” At first glance, it feels like a stretch—after all, smoking has long been linked to serious diseases and early death. But modern research is increasingly showing that prolonged sitting may carry its…

Budget and the Bees

Moment thief steals £2million Faberge egg and watch in Soho bag snatch- as he is jailed for two years

Enzo Conticello, 29, grabbed bag containing emerald-encrusted egg while woman was in smoking area of central London pub

Evening Standard

Thief jailed for stealing £2m Faberge egg in handbag theft at Soho pub

Enzo Conticello, 29, took the Givenchy handbag from a woman as she stood in the smoking area of the Dog and Duck in November 2024.

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'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

A thriving illegal tobacco market is making it cheaper for some people to keep smoking than quit, prompting calls for more affordable nicotine replacements.

AAP

That Time Norm Macdonald Put Out A Cigarette On The Carpet At SNL And Blew Kenan Thompson’s Mind

What an epic story.

Cinemablend

Think Smoked Meat Is Safe? These 5 Can Raise Health Concerns

Smoking meat is a culinary tradition that predates modern refrigeration. The process infuses proteins with rich flavors and increases their shelf life. While smoked barbecue and cured sausages taste incredible, modern health experts view these foods with caution. The chemical process of smoking introduces specific risks to the human body.…

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Quitting smoking: Cytisine can help and other tips

From cytisine to psychological paths, via drugs and alternative techniques: what really works to quit smoking and why it is easier to do so today

Euronews

‘Everybody’s making money’: how two backstreets become the vape capital of Britain

In Cheetham Hill, Manchester, there are more than 50 shops specialising in vapes and vaping paraphernalia. Why did they open here? And how long can they last?

The Guardian - UK

E-cigarettes are more effective for quitting smoking, but experts warn they are not risk-free

E-cigarettes are more effective than traditional methods like patches and gum for quitting smoking, according to a new study.

Euronews

Vaping ‘likely’ to cause lung and oral cancers, ‘most definitive determination’ to date finds

7% of Americans use e-cigarettes, recent CDC data shows

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Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence

‘There is no doubt that the cells and tissues of the oral cavity, the mouth and the lungs are altered by inhalation from e-cigarettes,’ academic says

The Conversation

Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking causes lung cancer.

AAP

Vapes may cause cancer despite safer than smoking claim

Using nicotine-based vapes is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, even if e-cigarette users do not smoke tobacco, a watershed academic review has found.

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Tulisa 'cried' after quitting smoking

Tulisa has been struggling with withdrawal symptoms after quitting smoking.

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The Independent UK

Cigarette smoking in US drops to record low

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Kicking the habit: Smoking rate among Americans hits a historic low

Americans are continuing to shift away from cigarettes — but nearly 20% still used at least one tobacco product in 2024

Reason

Less Than 50 Percent of New Yorkers Support Hochul's Nicotine Pouch Tax

The Guardian - UK

Stop the world, I want to get off and run a video rental store in the 1990s

Retail sims aren’t my thing, but the tactile, nostalgic pleasures of hit indie title Retro Rewind have me yearning for the era of physical media, smoking indoors and uncomplicated geopolitics

The Conversation

Why a man’s health before pregnancy matters for the next generation

When we think about preparing for a healthy pregnancy and baby, most advice focuses on women. Such advice might include good nutrition, taking dietary supplements, avoiding alcohol or smoking and managing their medications and health conditions. But growing evidence shows that men’s health also plays a vitally important role in…

The Guardian - UK

You be the judge: should my partner keep his ashtrays outside?

Rita wants Martin’s novelty ashtrays to stay in the garden. He likes to give them pride of place on the shelf. Whose argument is a smokescreen? You decide

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7 “Harmless” Habits That Are Secretly Damaging Your Brain After 50

If you’re over 50, you’ve probably heard that staying mentally sharp is all about puzzles, vitamins, and “keeping busy.” But what if some of your...

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