Smoking
Coming soon to Israel? The extreme anti-smoking law passed in Britain
New legislation in Britain prohibits the sale of tobacco products to an entire generation, in a move intended to dramatically reduce smoking rates and reshape public health for years to come.
The study that revealed what a single inhalation of cannabis does to the lungs
Researchers tie vaping to mouth and lung cancers in new analysis
Employee cigarette breaks in France equal three weeks of lost work a year
Is smoking cannabis actually healthier than smoking tobacco? – study
Cannabis plants can absorb heavy metals from their environments and transfer them to the person smoking them.
Teenage boys who smoke risk respiratory damage to future kids
People whose fathers smoked in their early teens had epigenetic markers associated with asthma, obesity, and poor lung function.
Smokers beware: Plastic surgery risks you need to know
Plastic surgeons caution against the risks of combining smoking with plastic surgery, urging smokers to quit for better outcomes and health.
A breath of fresh air, but new government plan to curb smoking doen't go far enough - editorial
Smoking among teenagers is on the rise, having increased to 23.6% in 2021. The rest of the world is traveling in the opposite direction.
High Court to hear case on gov't not stopping second-hand smoke dangers
Almost half of all Israeli households suffer from second-hand tobacco smoke from neighbors' apartments or balconies. Now, the High Court will hear the case against ministries for it.
Not only black lungs: Carpets retain a stubborn grip on pollutants from tobacco smoke
US Department of Energy study finds ozone generators are only partially effective at cleaning rugs exposed to cigarette toxins.
This week in Jerusalem: Money time
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Israel could save 79,000 lives in 25 years - here's how
HEALTH AFFAIRS: Dr. Gary Ginsberg reveals his plan to make Israelis healthier.
1.1 billion smokers remain worldwide on 'World No-Smoking Day'
Israel Cancer Association warns that almost every hour, one Israeli dies from diseases caused by active or passive smoking
Vapes may have dangerous 'Nice Guy' drugs, THC - Israeli Health Ministry
Synthetic drugs called ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca, part of the Nice Guy “family” of synthetic drugs, have been identified in these products, Israel's Health Ministry said.
