Teens who use e-cigarettes are ‘nearly five times more likely to smoke tobacco later in life’

Teenagers who use e-cigarettes are nearly five times more likely to smoke tobacco later in life, study finds Many health experts view e-cigarettes as crucial tool in fight against tobacco and Public Health England has repeatedly endorsed the devices  But others are worried about safety concerns and their use by young people Schoolchildren in England … Read more

Pop Smoke fans line the streets to bid final farewell to slain rapper during funeral procession

Pop Smoke fans line the streets of Brooklyn to bid final farewell to slain rapper during funeral procession before he’s laid to rest By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 00:17 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 00:45 GMT, 6 March 2020 Fans lined the streets of Brooklyn, New York to say their final goodbyes to … Read more

Battle at the border: Fire, smoke, and tear gas fill the air as Greek police fight back migrants

Fire, smoke and tear gas have risen across the Greek-Turkey border today as police fight back migrants after Ankara threw open the gateway to Europe.   Migrants, most of them Middle Eastern and African men, were seen hurling back canisters of tear gas on Wednesday morning, setting fire to fences near the village of Kastanies. Heavily armoured … Read more

Moment a tree splits vertically and disintegrates into a cloud of smoke during felling 

Timber! Spectacular moment a tree splits vertically and disintegrates into a cloud of smoke during felling The tree was chopped by a logger before splitting sideways in Nanaimo, Canada  It split vertically and disintegrated into a huge cloud of smoke during felling  Appearing swept up in the moment, the worker shouts ‘that was ‘f*****g nuts!’  By … Read more

Smoke from Amazon rainforest fires may increase melting of glaciers in the Andes 1000 miles away

 By Ryan Morrison The level of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research.  Between August 2018 and July 2019 there was more than 3,700 square miles of deforestation of the Brazilian part of the rainforest, up … Read more

BREAKING: Rapper Pop Smoke, 20, is shot and killed during ‘home invasion robbery’ in Hollywood Hills

BREAKING: Rapper Pop Smoke, 20, is shot and killed during ‘home invasion robbery’ in Hollywood Hills Pop Smoke was shot at a Hollywood Hills home at about 4.30am Wednesday Two masked men broke into the home and opened fire on the rapper, TMZ said He was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead The … Read more

BREAKING: Rapper Pop Smoke, 20, is shot and killed during ‘home invasion robbery’ in Hollywood Hills

BREAKING: Rapper Pop Smoke, 20, is shot and killed during ‘home invasion robbery’ in Hollywood Hills Pop Smoke was shot at a Hollywood Hills home at about 4.30am Wednesday Two masked men broke into the home and opened fire on the rapper, TMZ said He was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead The … Read more

Surgical ‘smoke’ and radiation increase infertility risks for female surgeons

Female surgeons face higher risks of infertility or pregnancy complications than the general population because they are exposed to toxic ‘surgical smoke’ and radiation in the operating room, a new study suggests.  While we’ve long known that female surgeons face higher risks than other women, researchers at the Mayo Clinic say that efforts to reduce … Read more

Breathing in wildfire smoke could increase the risk of chronic conditions and even cancer

The California wildfire season has had an awful start this year, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres, fueled by the Santa Ana winds. These fires, which typically begin in September, spring up in hot and dry conditions that make it easy for the flames to spread and, in turn, make the blazes difficult to extinguish.   … Read more