Marci O’Conner, a Quebec mother of two teenagers, struggles with her confident, independent self and recurring loneliness — feelings that psychologists say are increasingly posing public health challenges. CBC | Health News
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FDA wants to make cigarettes non-addictive, give e-cig makers a leg up
(credit: vincewilcox) The US Food and Drug Administration announced a comprehensive, multi-year plan Thursday to stamp out the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the country—tobacco use. The agency intends to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in traditional combustion cigarettes with the goal of making them “non-addictive.” At the same time, the […]
Tobacco shares plunge as US government vows to cut nicotine in cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced its plan to cut nicotine in conventional cigarettes to “nonaddictive levels,” pushing tobacco companies’ stocks into the red. The new regulations, which are yet to be finalized, are part of the government’s effort to push the tobacco industry toward developing alternatives that “may be less dangerous than […]
U.S. FDA announces goal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced its goal to make cigarettes less addictive. CBC | Health News
‘Light’ cigarettes make smokers more vulnerable to most common lung cancer
SO-called “light” cigarettes with ventilated filters may have made smokers more vulnerable to what is now the most common form of lung cancer, say scientists. Daily Express :: Health Feed
‘Light’ cigarettes make smokers more vulnerable to most common lung cancer
Researchers investigated why rates of adenocarcinoma, a cancer that occurs deep in the lungs, had increased over the last 50 years. During same period, the number of people developing other forms of lung cancer had fallen in relation to more smokers quitting tobacco. The results confirmed what many experts had long suspected. A “clear relationship” […]
The Benefits Cap viewers BLAST claimant for spending £40 A WEEK on beer and cigarettes
Steve Carmichael from Liverpool and his family used to get £500 per week in benefits, but it was cut by £120 leaving them struggling due to the cap. He previously worked for nine years but had been out of employment due to a hand injury, while his wife Kim was suffering from severe depression and […]
