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They use a small battery to power a vaporizer that turns a nicotine-water solution into an inhalable vapor – hence, “vaping” – and don’t contain any of the negative side effects, like tar and smoke, that come from traditional cigarettes, the tobacco...

Melrose also referred to an independent review published by the Public Health England in August, which concludes that “current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95 percent less harmful than smoking” and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking. Five...

According to Allen Robinson, an engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who wasn’t part of the study, agricultural emissions are becoming more and more significant here but are not regulated. Scientists at Harvard University and in Saudi Arabia, Cyrus and...

Researchers also believe the dinosaur was a variety of hadrosaur, a duck-billed dinosaur that roamed in herds. During the late Cretaceous period much of Alaska was covered in relatively temperate polar forests that were heavily populated by deciduous trees, which lose their...

Scientists believe that 1 million people can be saved from early death every year if air pollution is reduced, while 3.54 million people can be saved if they are protected against indoor exposure to pollutants.

And if nothing is done, the annual toll from dirty air may double to 6.6 million premature deaths by 2050, with the biggest rise coming in Asia, researchers said Wednesday in the journal Nature.

“The increased risk of developing type two diabetes was 21 per cent, 34 per cent, and 57 per cent for light, moderate, and heavy smokers, respectively, compared with those who never smoked”. The study also shows that people who are exposed to smoke have a 22 percent...

The technology was revealed within a study appearing September 15 in the journal Nature Communications. All they need to do to trigger activity is add a membrane ion channel to a neuron cell and blast it with ultrasonic waves – in this experiment, the researchers changed...

Her medical history showed no sign she was at an increased risk for diabetes. She was born at term weighing 3.2kg(7lbs).

In the United Kingdom, 15,488 people died due to air pollution, a majority of which could be found in agriculture.

Generally, the United Kingdom media reported the story accurately, with most headlines focusing on the 22% risk increase attributed to secondhand smoke exposure – otherwise known as passive smoking.

The study suggests that, when considering overall costs of healthcare, obese patients with type 2 diabetes, especially those with recent disease onset, should be prioritised for obesity surgery over those without type 2 diabetes, since many patients see a reversal of diabetes...

But a new, less obvious study has revealed exactly how coffee affects your daily rhythms, and it may be costing you more zzz’s than you think.

“Still, consumption of a Mediterranean diet, which is based on plant foods, fish, and extra virgin olive oil, is known to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and is safe”. It also replaces butter with healthy fats, such as olive oil.

Levels of air pollution have been illegally high in 16 British cities since 2010, which doctors say causes heart and lung problems, increased risks of stroke and dementia, and reduced educational attainment among children.