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e-cigarettes

Epigenetic changes in smokers v. vapers – Expert Reaction

Epigenetic changes in smokers v. vapers – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 March 202422 March 2024

E-cigarette users experience similar DNA changes to the cells lining their cheeks as smokers, according to new international research.  These ‘epigenetic’ […]

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Youth vaping targeted by new rules – Expert Reaction

Youth vaping targeted by new rules – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 June 202313 December 2023

Disposable vapes will be banned from August as the government announces new rules aimed at stemming the number of young non-smokers […]

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Australia bans non-prescription vaping – Expert Reaction

Australia bans non-prescription vaping – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 May 2023

Vapes with flavours and bright colours will be restricted, and non-prescription vape imports will be more tightly controlled in Australia. The […]

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Top Ten Science Stories of 2019

Top Ten Science Stories of 2019

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 16 December 201909 December 2024

From measles to 5G to Whakaari – it’s time to take a look at the issues that gripped the science […]

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Vitamin E acetate found in lungs of vaping victims – Expert Reaction

Vitamin E acetate found in lungs of vaping victims – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 November 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is narrowing in on vitamin E acetate as a potential cause of […]

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Should we be worried about vaping? – Expert Q&A

Should we be worried about vaping? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 03 October 201904 October 2019

Over a dozen people have died in the United States and another 800 have become seriously ill in an outbreak […]

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Reports of vaping-related death – In the News

Reports of vaping-related death – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 26 August 2019

An Illinois man has died from a serious lung disease that he may have contracted as a result of vaping. […]

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Govt bans vaping in public spaces – In The News

Govt bans vaping in public spaces – In The News

In the News  |  Published: 27 November 201827 November 2018

The Government plans to start regulating vaping and smokeless tobacco products, including banning them from bars, restaurants and workplaces. Associate Minister […]

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Should vaping, snus and heat-not-burn tobacco devices be legalised?  – Expert reaction

Should vaping, snus and heat-not-burn tobacco devices be legalised? – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 May 201813 February 2019

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative think tank argues that quitting cold turkey doesn’t work for all smokers […]

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Tobacco stick health claims challenged – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 March 201811 April 2018

Smokeless ‘heat not burn’ tobacco sticks claims of reduced harm questioned in a new study. New US research finds that iQOS heat […]

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