Move to quit: Exercise boosts smoking quit rates
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs,…
Regular exercise boosts success rates for quitting smoking
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs,…
NT teenagers say vapes are still commonplace and easily accessible despite crackdown
They are illegal and highly addictive, but according to a group of Northern Territory high school students, vapes…
With almost 50 shops forced shut, can Perth’s vape crackdown dent a huge black market?
Almost 50 shops across suburban Perth have been taped up and plastered with large closed-for-business signs after being…
Study finds indoor cats do not trigger child asthma flares
Asthma is the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalization among children. The…
Vaping devices and flavors affect genes differently
Not all vaping exposures are the same: researchers reveal that device generation, flavor choices, and vaping intensity each…
Queensland crackdown cuts illicit tobacco and vape shops, but black market adapts
Last year, you could walk into one of several tobacconists in a busy Gold Coast shopping precinct and…
Smartphone overdependence may signal higher alcohol and smoking risk in teens
A large Korean adolescent study links problematic smartphone dependence with higher odds of lifetime drinking and smoking, raising…
New report highlights widening cardiovascular health inequalities across Europe
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of Europe’s biggest health challenges, according to new data from the European Society…
Olive waste extract may help lower fat and improve muscle markers
Could a byproduct of olive oil production help protect muscle health? Researchers report that a polyphenol-rich olive wastewater…
Federal government commits $5.9 million to illicit tobacco reform in the Northern Territory
The seizure of more than 82,000 cigarettes, 15.5 kilograms of loose‑leaf tobacco and 873 vapes in Darwin has…
Tobacco giant’s secret appearance at inquiry raises questions, health minister says
The federal health minister and health groups are raising concerns about a secret appearance of cigarette giant Philip…