Teenage smoking down since vapes went OTC: research
Teenagers have not turned to cigarettes since vapes were restricted to pharmacies, the Federal Government says, based on Cancer Council-led research showing declines in both…
Tag: Tobacco
Tobacco giant Philip Morris sells its prescription inhaler business after doctor backlash
US-based tobacco giant Philip Morris International will sell Vectura Group for less than $300 million almost three years after it bought the respiratory medicine company…
Cannabis companies accuse RACGP of blacklisting the industry from its conference
Two medicinal cannabis companies have accused the RACGP of banning them from its national conference after it rejected their exhibition applications. Andrew Heath is the…
Breathing new life into COPD
One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 are estimated to be living with COPD.1 COPD is one of the ‘big five’ lung diseases.…
Surgeon confronts ‘billion dollar’ criminal industry in his neighbourhood
When prominent vascular surgeon Dr John Crozier spoke out about the flourishing illegal tobacco trade colleagues were worried for him. Some of it was lighthearted,…
Big Tobacco using pharma reps to promote nicotine vapes to GPs
Article 5.3 of the WHO’s convention on tobacco control states that member countries should protect public health policies from the “vested interests” of the tobacco…
Why NZ’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world-first for public health
Proposed legislation will create a 'smoke-free generation' by banning sale of tobacco to people born in 2009 or later.
A damning Govt review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim
A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared – escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children, early…
Finally, doctors can breathe easy over Champix’s CV risk
The treatment poses no greater risk than nicotine patches, say Australian researchers.
Is Big Tobacco’s move into medical devices all bad?
In their splendid 1200-page book (no kidding!) on ethics and the law for the health professions, Professor Ian Kerridge, a Sydney haematologist and academic ethicist…
