11 December 2012 The butts flicked by smokers can end up lining birds' nests – but why? Matthew Kenwrick Urban birds may use cigarettes as medicine By Caitlin Kight, University of Exeter The negative impacts of cigarettes on both smokers and those around them are widely known. While some effects are cosmetic (wrinkling, yellowing of the skin), others, such as cancer, can be fatal. But…
15 February 2012 Chemicals in cigarette smoke linked to lower fertility By Justin Norrie, The Conversation Young girls who are exposed to cigarette smoke could experience reduced fertility later in life, a three-year study has found…
23 January 2012 Dead keen for a smoke: puffing on with lung and colorectal cancer By Matthew Thompson, The Conversation About one in seven people diagnosed with lung cancer report that they keep smoking, as do one in 11 colorectal cancer patients…
22 June 2011 Smoking in pregnancy may raise child’s heart disease risk by 15% By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Women who smoke while pregnant may raise the resulting child’s risk of developing heart disease by as much as 15%, a new…
6 February 2013 Teenage mental illness linked to alcohol, cannabis use University of Sydney One in ten young teens with mental health issues are consuming alcohol, cigarettes and cannabis weekly. Researchers collected…
22 August 2012 Opioid use more likely in adolescent drinkers Futurity Teenagers who smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or use marijuana have a two-to-three times greater risk of abusing prescription…
