Ken Banks BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Getty Images The smoking during pregnancy study looked at data from 500,000 people The sons of women who smoke while pregnant experience more long-lasting side effects than their daughters, according to a new study. University of Aberdeen researchers looked at data from 500,000 people around the UK to assess genetic … Read more
Smoking is killing humans each day. A study at University College London has revealed that 20 cigarettes can take up to seven hours of an individual’s life, while the number is 18 minutes for men and 22 minutes for women. Each cigarette can take up to 20 minutes of an individual’s life. The shortening of … Read more
My friend and I are in the process of considering term insurance, and a major point of concern for us is regarding smoking and drinking. Every broker has asked us whether we smoke or drink. One of us is a smoker who smokes almost daily, while the other person drinks occasionally on weekends or skips … Read more
Getty Images The government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children’s playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it is already an offence to smoke on NHS hospital grounds. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also make it … Read more
BBC Jack Berman and a friend in a pub smoking section – which is under cover but also had fans Jack Berman takes a long drag and then exhales, slowly, in the covered terrace of a 150-year-old pub in a Sydney beach suburb. Around him are others like him: pub goers enjoying the winter sun, … Read more
Getty Images Health experts have welcomed proposals for tougher regulations on outdoor smoking, but leading figures in the hospitality sector worry restrictions could hinder some businesses, particularly pubs. On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the government was looking at tougher outdoor smoking rules to help reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to … Read more
Getty Images Ministers are considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco. As first reported by the Sun, smoking could be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, outside hospitals and sports grounds. The measures are being proposed as part of a toughened-up version of the last government’s Tobacco … Read more
The law will mean that people born in or after 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes. Source link
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say. Source link
The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures. Source link