smoking
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Australian Study Shows E-Cigarettes Cause Lung Damage
A recent study has shown that electronic cigarettes can cause lung damage and are definitely not a harmless alternative to cigarettes. In the first long-term study of its kind, researchers at Telethon Kids Institute compared the lung health of mice exposed to mainstream tobacco smoke with those exposed to aerosols from four different types of…
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No, Cigarettes Won’t Be Replaced By Walkie Talkies
A US lawsuit has failed to get rid of smoking in all-ages movies, ensuring that Hollywood doesn’t need a warning label every time someone lights up.
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Another Study Finds E-Cigs May Contain Formaldehyde
Science is back with more sobering news about vaping. A letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine claims that vapour produced by electronic cigarettes contains a high concentration of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. But don’t panic quite yet.
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Scientists Find Way To Reuse Cigarette Ash As A Water Filter
Among the long, long list of reasons why we shouldn’t smoke lies cigarette ash: it’s a fairly unsavoury chemical cocktail that also happens to be a major eyesore around any popular smoking spot. But thanks to a team of chemists, we could use that same cocktail of horrific chemical to make water clean. Go science!