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Saturday 28 November 2020
The Health Research Board’s review will help inform Department of Health policy.
Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.
Some vaping packaging is trying to make it attractive to children, according to the health minister.
More than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported in the US, with 42 confirmed deaths in 24 states.
Measures to restrict alcohol advertisements around children came into effect this week.
At 16 years old, he required an exterior artificial lung to put oxygen into the blood
Is this practice commonplace enough to make a ban by the government necessary?
The Health Minister has said he has no intention of meeting with vaping companies.
Passive smoking has long been known to have a negative impact on the public’s health.
Earlier this week, a 17-year-old became the youngest person to die from the illness.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin questioned Varadkar on vaping in the Dail today.
18 deaths and 1080 injuries in the US have been linked to vaping.
The minister said tobacco companies are ‘despicable’ for targeting children with e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes are not harmless, but now is not the time for mass hysteria, writes Professor Des Cox.
Senator James Reilly has said flavoured vapes like bublegum and candy make the habit an attractive prospect for young people.
San Francisco in California had already adopted a similar citywide ban.
The president of the University of Limerick has called on the government to take action.
President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on flavoured e-cigarettes and vaping products.
It follows a similar outbreak in the US that has killed seven people.
Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.
100s of other have reportedly become ill with a number of teenagers in induced comas as a result.
Gareth Smyth talks vaping regulation, advertising and launching in Ireland.
Officials are trying to find the cause of a respiratory illness in up to 200 more people.
The US Food and Drug Administration has declared youth e-cigarette use as an epidemic in the country.
A section on vaping has been added to the official quit.ie site.
Studies have indicated that e-cigarettes aren’t necessarily healthy, but could be less damaging than normal cigarettes.
Some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease.
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
We need truthful information on the relative risks of cigarettes compared to the various smoke-free alternative products, writes David T Sweanor.
The warning comes after researchers claimed to have found a link between vaping and an increased risk of asthma in offspring.
Ireland’s health authority has recommended that the government wait for more studies before endorsing e-cigarettes.
A new report differentiates between occasional and daily smokers.
New research found those who switched to vaping had reduced toxins and carcinogens in their bodies.
Data from Healthy Ireland reveals that 29% of smokers currently use e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking.
Make sure you’re aware of the possible risks before taking up e-cigarettes.
More research is needed, however.
Poland introduced a ban this week.
“Currently the evidence base does not support prohibiting vaping in public places…”
Ireland’s health bodies, cancer charities and societies need to follow the facts and treat electronic cigarettes with an open mind, argues Joe Dunne.
Thousands of people die from smoking-related diseases every year in Ireland, but e-cigarettes can help them quit. So why are we trying to ban advertising them?
ONE OF THE most eagerly anticipated nights of the Irish TV year is finally here, with not even 2020 being able to stop the broadcast of the Late Late Toy Show.
Covid-19 restrictions mean it will be a different kind of show this year, but it still promises to be a special night – perhaps more so than usual given the year we’ve had.
For the day that’s in it, we’re asking: Will you watch the Late Late Toy Show?
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