Smoking
Latest Stories
San Francisco becomes first city to introduce e-cigarette ban
San Francisco is introducing a ban on the sales of e-cigarettes until their effects on health are clearer. The ban…
Oral health
Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing eye disease
Specialists are warning that smokers are twice as likely to lose their vision compared to a non-smoker. Despite the connection,…
Dentistry
Excessive computer use linked to poor oral health in teenagers
Excessive computer use could be putting teenager’s oral health at risk, a new study shows. Teenagers who spend three hours…
Oral health
Young women who smoke at higher risk of major heart attack
While smoking increases the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much…
Dentistry
Tokyo 2020 set to become first smoking-free olympics
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics is announcing a total ban on smoking, including e-cigarettes, at all outdoor and indoor…
Oral health
Smoking risk in children falls since tobacco display ban
According to a new University of Stirling study, the risk of 11 to 16-year-olds taking up smoking has fallen following the…
Dentistry
Smoke levels drop by 81% in Scottish prisons
Air quality improved significantly in Scottish jails the week after a smoking ban was introduced. Second-hand smoke levels dropped by…
Oral health
Disney introduces smoking ban in its parks
Disney is banning smoking at Walt Disney World, Disney Land and water parks from today. Vaping and smoking can now only take…
Oral health
New intervention doubles quit rate among smokers with mental illness
A dedicated intervention to help people with severe mental illness stop smoking can double quit rates at six months compared…
Dentistry
Dementia rates fall thanks to smoking decline
New research has found that the risk of developing dementia is falling, thanks to lifestyle improvements such as a reduction in smoking…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dental charges set…
Dentistry
Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day may affect colour vision
New research indicates the impact of heavy smoking on a person’s colour vision Writing in Psychiatry Research, scientists have reported on their study of…
Dentistry
MPs call for legal smoking age to be raised to 21
The legal age to buy cigarettes should be raised from 18 to 21 in an aim to deliver a ‘smoke-free…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Calls for a…
Dentistry
Health is the main reason smokers want to quit their habit
Health is the main reason Brits give up smoking, a study from the Oral Health Foundation has shown. Around 66%…
Oral health
Smokers 40% less likely to survive cancer 10 years after diagnosis
Smoking cigarettes could stop the ability of the body to fight cancer, research from the University of Leeds shows. Smokers…
Oral health
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… More than 1…
Dentistry
Pregnant women could be smoking or drinking in private
Pregnant women could be hiding their smoking and drinking habits to avoid negative reactions, a recent study has found. Researchers…
Oral health
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Patient charge revenue…
Dentistry