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The ravages of smoking cigarettes on human health have long been established. Now a new study says that contact with cigarette smoke, even if it’s on your clothes after coming from a smoky environment, can damage your dog’s health as well.Continue Read… Continue reading Study: Cigarette smoke, even on clothes, can cause cancer in dogs too
In a world first, the New Zealand government has passed laws that will permanently outlaw the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone born after 2008, creating a “smokefree generation” that will never legally be able to buy tobacco.Cont… Continue reading New Zealand enacts world-first generational ban on tobacco
Johns Hopkins Medicine has been awarded a US$4 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further clinical research investigating psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to treat tobacco addiction. The grant is the first federal funding in h… Continue reading Psychedelic therapy research gets first US government funding in 50 years
Archeologists excavating a remote site in northwestern Utah have discovered the oldest evidence of tobacco use, dating back more than 12,000 years. The find is almost 9,000 years older than prior evidence of ancient tobacco use.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Oldest evidence of human tobacco use dates back 12,000 years
New research, led by anthropologists from Washington State University (WSU), has deployed a novel analytical technique to reveal undiscovered compounds in an ancient Maya drug container previously thought to only be used for tobacco. As well as demonst… Continue reading Contents of ancient Maya drug vessels revealed by new analytic method
A pair of large observational studies are suggesting a possible link between e-cigarette use and cognitive complaints such as memory impairments and brain fog. The cross-sectional research does not present evidence for a causal link between vaping and … Continue reading Studies find link between vaping and cognitive impairments
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have, through an examination of pipes from 1400 year-old archaeological sites, discovered that Native Americans in what is now Washington State weren’t just smoking tobacco. The plant, a native to North … Continue reading New technique finds first non-tobacco residue in ancient pipes
After over a decade of legal and political battles, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally issued a conclusive new ruling regarding health warnings on cigarette packs and advertisements. The 11 new warnings will fill 50 percent of the pa… Continue reading Graphic tobacco warnings coming to US after courts forced FDA action
Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time. Continue reading Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants
A new study, led by researchers from the Stanford School of Medicine, has found e-cigarettes can damage human blood vessel cells and potentially increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. The study revealed some e-cigarette flavoring liqui… Continue reading Stanford study suggests e-cigarette flavorings can damage blood vessel cells