The disposable vapes ban could push 200,000 people back to smoking when it comes into effect next month, a report warns. The law is aimed at protecting the environment and tackling a surge in youth vaping rates, which have skyrocketed from 0.8 percent in 2013 to 7.2 percent last year. But the Future Health ResearchContinue reading “The Disposable Vape Could Push 200,000 People Back To Smoking”
Tag Archives: Chemicals
A Company Spills Cyanide
A company at the centre of a toxic cyanide spill into a town’s canal have admitted responsibility for the ‘regrettable’ incident which led to a major public health alert. The Environment Agency (EA) identified Anochrome Ltd as the cause of the significant chemical leak that occurred in Walsall, West Midlands, on Monday. A 14-mile stretchContinue reading “A Company Spills Cyanide”
A New Study Says Vapers Are Inhaling 240 Chemicals
Vaping has become one of Australia’s biggest public health problems, with children as young as 14 taking up e-cigarettes. New research by the Australian National University is being used to back a call for a government crackdown on access to e-cigarettes. Vaping is frequently framed as a better option than smoking cigarettes but the reportContinue reading “A New Study Says Vapers Are Inhaling 240 Chemicals”
Children’s Immune Systems Have Been Worn Down By COVID Measures, Which Have Led To The Spread Of Up To Three Viruses At A Time
Children are turning up in doctors’ clinics infected with as many as three different kinds of viruses, in what experts believe is the result of their immune systems being weakened from two years of COVID lockdowns and mask-wearing. Medical staff have come to expect a swell in cases of flu and harsh colds during theContinue reading “Children’s Immune Systems Have Been Worn Down By COVID Measures, Which Have Led To The Spread Of Up To Three Viruses At A Time”
Knock Off Christmas
Police have seized an extraordinary haul of knock-off designer goods, unsafe toys and hot products in pre-Christmas raids. More than 17,500 items were impounded by police and public bodies from shops on Oxford Street, London, in a single day. The multi-agency Operation Jade saw four souvenir and sweet shops raided on Thursday night in theContinue reading “Knock Off Christmas”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 