Cigarette

Smoking one cigarette ‘could cut 20 minutes off life expectancy’

Smoking a single cigarette could shorten your life expectancy by 20 minutes, a new study has found. This figure marks…

Health & research

Liverpool to spend millions on smoke-free plans

Liverpool City Council will invest almost £2 million to make the city ‘smoke free’ by 2030, with a focus on…

Dentistry

Switching smokers to vapes ‘could save NHS half a billion a year’

Swapping cigarettes for vapes could save the NHS ‘more than half a billion a year’, according to a new study. …

Health & research

‘Significant’ drop in cigarette sales after introduction of plain packaging

The introduction of plain, standardised packaging has discouraged the UK public from purchasing cigarettes. This is according to a new…

Oral health

Plain sailing for tobacco packaging

A new law on ‘plain’ cigarette packages is coming in on Friday, which will see an end to white packs…

Oral health

BDA celebrates action on plain cigarette packs

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed news that legislation on plain packaging of cigarettes is set to be fast-tracked.…

Oral health