tobacco
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Filtered Cigarettes Are One Of The Worst Types Of Pollution And We Should Ban Them, Experts Argue
Some scientists have had it up to here with cigarette butts, particularly those from cigarettes with filtered plastic tips. In a new op-ed this week, researchers have called for a global ban of filtered cigarettes, pointing out that the products aren’t any safer for us (as was once commonly advertised). In addition, they’re one of…
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Vaping Flavourpocalypse Comes To New York As State Health Authorities Order Emergency Ban
The New York state Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council approved an emergency ban of all vaping products with flavours other than tobacco or menthol — and have doubtless started a mad rush on mint, mango, creme, and countless other types of vape juice — amid skyrocketing teen use and hundreds of…
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Your Coworker’s Outdoor Smoke Break Could Still Contaminate Your Cubicle, Study Finds
Smoking has been banned in most public indoor spaces in Australia for years now – and for the better – but that doesn’t necessarily mean nonsmokers are free from toxic cigarette chemicals. New research published this week in Science Advances suggests that not only can the chemical residue left behind by cigarette smoking find its…
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Australian Scientists Are Finding Out How the Tobacco Plant Can Save Your Life
Queensland University of Technology researchers are sequencing the genome of the Pitjuri plant – an Australian native tobacco plant. Why? Well they are partnering with 17 other research teams from around the world for Newcotiana – a $10.5 million project to develop new tobacco varieties that can be used as biofactories for pharmaceuticals and vaccines.…