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Shun tobacco use – embrace healthier life choices
World Health Organization· 4 days agoBassey Effiong, 42, started smoking as a teenager thinking “it was cool”. Now as a medical practitioner who has better knowledge of the harm smoking does to health, he says “ I wish I never ...
YouTuber charged for stunt where fireworks were shot at his Lamborghini from flying helicopter
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoA popular YouTuber faces federal charges after a video showed two women shooting fireworks out of a...
Combatting healthcare disparities in Fairfax County
The Fairfax County Times· 7 hours agoFairfax County is continually looking to combat the number of children and adults dealing with preventable health risk factors such as inadequate physical activity, poor nutrition, heart disease ...
Tackling Tobacco: May 2024 Legislative & Regulatory Roundup
Convenience Store News· 3 days agoStricter retail licenses at the local level are gaining traction in states including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio. NATIONAL REPORT — Tobacco legislation and regulation ...
Mercy Health – Lorain encourages men to get medical checkups during Men’s Health Awareness Month
The Morning Journal· 58 minutes ago“While there are a range of conditions that disproportionately affect men — things like obesity,...
British American Tobacco first-half revenues, profits to slip
Reuters· 3 days agoThe maker of Dunhill and Lucky Strike cigarettes has been forced to lower its hopes for revenue and...
Urged on by LGBTQ+ activists, California cities weigh stricter smoking rules
The State· 1 day agoIn the city of Vallejo on the northeastern edge of San Pablo Bay, Council member Peter Bregenzer is leading an effort to crack down on smoke shops, which he says make it...
$172K in illegal tobacco, cannabis products seized by Livermore PD
KRON via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(KRON) — In collaboration with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), the...
UN chief calls on governments to stop fossil fuel ads: Where are they already banned?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoDuring a speech to mark World Environment Day in New York on Wednesday, Guterres declared that...
More young people are having strokes. A doctor shares 3 ways to help prevent them.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoSmokers are around three times more likely to have a stroke than non-smokers, and twice as likely to...