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New York doctors urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban all tobacco products after experts warn smokers and vapers may be more vulnerable to coronavirus infection New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been asked by a group of doctors to issue an executive order that would ban the sale of all tobacco products The group points … Read more
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
Masterminds behind a £10million fraud which saw the UK’s largest illegal tobacco factory produce 140 packs of cigarettes a minute have been jailed. John Watson Snr, 47, who was a director of Doncaster Greyhound stadium, Terence Jacques, 60, and security guard Russell Haywood, 48, led a 12-man gang who made millions of counterfeit cigarettes which … Read more
London’s leading tobacco firms lit up the stock market after US authorities announced a less extreme crackdown on e-cigarettes than they had been expecting. Footsie stalwarts British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands had been bracing for a blanket ban on e-cigarette flavours. The US government will eliminate fruit, dessert and mint flavours to curb what … Read more
Smoking is a leading cause of death worldwide. So, it’s hard to believe that in centuries gone by it was used as a medicine. Only in the past 70 years have the dangers to our health been recognised, after hundreds of years of tobacco being used to cure everything from asthma to the plague. The … Read more
US senators slam Juul for partnering with Big Tobacco, allegedly funding anti-regulation lawmakers and ‘getting a generation hooked on tobacco’ Popular e-cigarette company Juul has been widely blamed for fueling the youth vaping epidemic, largely through its marketing processes Last year it promised to make efforts to curb adolescent use of its products But it … Read more