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Can the EU stop smoking and vaping? Not quite, but it can raise taxes.

Can the EU ban smoking? Not really, but it can make it so expensive smokers think twice before lighting that cigarette.

Euronews

One Nation wants to cut the tobacco tax. Would that curb the illicit cigarette market?

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75% cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation of the tax for three years. Hanson said this would make cigarettes cheaper and so undercut Australia’s growing illicit tobacco market.

The Conversation

Could the EU ban smoking? Commission to re-write rules for the next generation

The EU is pursuing its biggest overhaul of tobacco taxation in a decade. The proposed Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) raises taxes on cigarettes and introduces taxes on vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches. After the Parliament rejected its position, Council negotiations continue.

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Matthew McConaughey Reportedly Quit Weed After Listening to a Janet Jackson Song 24 Times in a Row

Discover why Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey permanently quit smoking weed after being completely mesmerised by a classic Janet Jackson song outside his own birthday party.

International Business Times UK

US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad

Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in July 2026. This annual, school-based survey has been tracking smoking and other nicotine product use in American youth ages 11…

The Conversation

Is the EU cracking down on Tobacco? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

The EU is considering its biggest overhaul of tobacco taxes in over a decade through a revised Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD). The proposal would increase minimum excise duties on cigarettes by 139 percent and introduce EU-wide minimum taxes on vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches.

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Can the EU stop smoking by taxing cigarettes? Take our poll

The EU is proposing sharp tax increases on cigarettes and, for the first time, EU-wide minimum excise duties on vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. This follows a review that found current tobacco laws are no longer keeping pace with the rapidly evolving nicotine market.

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How One Plate of Papaya a Day May Support 5 Common Health Concerns

Papaya is one of those simple fruits that can easily become part of a healthy daily diet. Soft, naturally sweet and packed with nutrients, it provides vitamin C, vitamin A precursors, fibre and antioxidants. It also contains enzymes such as papain, which are often studied for their role in digestion.…

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Your Pancreas Controls Insulin, Digestion, and Your Diabetes Risk. Here Is How.

A Small Organ Doing Two Very Different JobsThe pancreas sits behind your stomach, about 15 centimetres long, and most people could not point to it on their own body. It runs two entirely separate systems simultaneously. The first is exocrine: it produces digestive enzymes, lipase, amylase, protease, that travel through…

Times Life

6 Daily Habits That Silently Damage Your Pancreas and Raise Your Risk of Diabetes and Inflammation

Eating at irregular hours or skipping breakfastThe pancreas releases digestive enzymes on a schedule tied closely to your eating pattern. When meals arrive unpredictably, a 7 a.m. breakfast one day, nothing until noon the next, the organ keeps producing enzymes that have nothing to digest. Over time, this misfiring stresses…

Times Life

Air Pollution Was Linked to Blood Changes Years Before Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Analysis Finds

Researchers found blood metabolite changes associated with air pollution exposure years before lung cancer diagnosis among 1,357 study participants.

Medical Daily

Smokers know tobacco causes cancer. They’re less clear on the heart risks

A new research covering more than 240,000 smokers across 46 countries finds little progress in understanding the cardiovascular damage caused by tobacco — raising questions about whether decades of health warnings are getting through.

Euronews

About 69% of Tracked E-Cigarette Sales Last December Involved Products the FDA Never Authorized, New Analysis Finds

A new analysis found 69.4% of tracked e-cigarette sales involved unauthorized products. Only 39 e-cigarettes hold FDA marketing orders.

Medical Daily

In 2017, Lancet scientists forecast life expectancy across 35 industrialized countries using 21 statistical models. 13 years later, South Korean women are projected to average about 90.8 years, potentially setting a historic human longevity record

South Korean women are projected to surpass ninety years of life expectancy by 2030. This milestone is driven by widespread healthcare access and improved cardiovascular health. Decades of consistent, cumulative improvements have led to this remarkable demographic shift. These factors have created an environment where maintaining health is the easiest…

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Medical Daily

Former Smokers Stay Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening for 15 Years After Quitting, and Most Never Get Scanned

Quitting does not end eligibility for lung cancer screening. Federal guidance covers 15 years after the last cigarette, yet most eligible adults skip it.

Medical Daily

Smoking and Drinking Kept Falling Among American Adults While Heroin Use Ticked Up for the First Time in a Decade

New national panel data show low cigarette use and a continued alcohol decline alongside record cannabis and nicotine vaping.

MyLifeXP

7 Surprising Signs Your Cholesterol May Be Too High

High cholesterol is often called a silent problem because most people do not feel anything unusual when their cholesterol levels rise. That is exactly what makes it easy to overlook. But in some people, prolonged or severe cholesterol problems can contribute to changes elsewhere in the body. Some signs may…

Medical Daily

A Necklace with a Thermal Camera Flagged Smoking in Real Time, and 91% of Its Alerts Were Right

Northwestern researchers tested a sensor necklace that detects eating and smoking in real time. Nine in ten smoking alerts turned out correct.

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Angela Rayner says she would be ‘devastated’ if her children vaped as she admits she can’t quit

The communities secretary previously revealed her children call her the ‘vape dragon’

Euronews

Three midlife health factors could delay dementia by 13 years, study finds

People with good vascular health may gain extra dementia-free years, new research suggests.

The Guardian - US

Weber’s Smart Ring review: a game-changer that easily turns your charcoal grill into a barbecue smoker

Embrace the pit-master within with this accessory, which uses a built-in fan and computer to maintain steady temperatures, making smoking easier

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Couple stays at Row NYC. Then the hotel accused them of smoking without proof and a $500 charge appears at 3 am: ‘We googled that’

There's a concerning pattern emerging in NYC.

Times Life

Psoriasis and Heart Disease Risk: What the Inflammation Link Means for Your Cardiovascular Health

The inflammation that shows on your skin is also inside your arteriesPsoriasis is classified as a systemic autoimmune disease, which means the immune malfunction behind your skin plaques is not confined to the surface. The same cytokines, particularly TNF-alpha, IL-17, and IL-23, that drive skin inflammation also accelerate atherosclerosis, the…

Medical Daily

Three Midlife Health Habits Could Delay Dementia by More Than a Decade, Study Finds

A new study links avoiding smoking, managing blood pressure, and controlling diabetes in midlife to nearly 13 more years of dementia-free living.

Medical Daily

Three Midlife Health Factors Are Linked to Nearly Thirteen More Dementia Free Years, a Long Term Study Finds

A 12,409-person study links normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking in midlife to nearly 13 more dementia-free years. What it shows.

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