HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

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 · Sep 8

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 · Sep 8

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.

The Economic Times · Sep 8

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 · Sep 1

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 · Sep 1

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…

MyLifeXP · Aug 31

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.…

Times Life · Aug 28

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

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.

Euronews · Aug 26

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.

The Conversation · Aug 26