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Thursday 29 September 2022
The Oireachtas Health Committee today heard submissions from thee members of the Irish Vape Vendors Association.
The Health Research Board’s review will help inform Department of Health policy.
Some vaping packaging is trying to make it attractive to children, according to the health minister.
More than 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported in the US, with 42 confirmed deaths in 24 states.
Measures to restrict alcohol advertisements around children came into effect this week.
At 16 years old, he required an exterior artificial lung to put oxygen into the blood
The Health Minister has said he has no intention of meeting with vaping companies.
It follows a similar outbreak in the US that has killed seven people.
Several teenagers have been placed in medically induced comas.
Officials are trying to find the cause of a respiratory illness in up to 200 more people.
The legislation will be considered by government in September.
The legislation does not restrict the use of vaping products – only sales, manufacturing and distribution.
The US Food and Drug Administration has declared youth e-cigarette use as an epidemic in the country.
‘We don’t want to solve the problems of current smokers by creating a whole new generation of smokers that the tobacco companies can prey on,’ writes Dr Des Cox.
Currently, 10% of Irish ex-smokers use e-cigarettes.
Some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease.
New research shows that babies can be at an increased risk of cot death if exposed to cigarettes or e-cigarette smoke while in the womb.
A new US study found workers were three times more likely to quit if there was a financial incentive.
The warning comes after researchers claimed to have found a link between vaping and an increased risk of asthma in offspring.
Ireland’s health authority has recommended that the government wait for more studies before endorsing e-cigarettes.
A new report differentiates between occasional and daily smokers.
New research found those who switched to vaping had reduced toxins and carcinogens in their bodies.
Data from Healthy Ireland reveals that 29% of smokers currently use e-cigarettes as an aid to quitting smoking.
Make sure you’re aware of the possible risks before taking up e-cigarettes.
More research is needed, however.
Regulation of e-cigarettes will also be enforced from today.
Food advertisements and ads for health and beauty products will now also be subject to more stringent examinations.
The report is the first to show that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco smoking.
That’s what the the Irish Cancer Society is calling for.
Thousands of people die from smoking-related diseases every year in Ireland, but e-cigarettes can help them quit. So why are we trying to ban advertising them?
Local sellers hope Ireland will follow the UK’s lead in featuring ‘vaping’ commercials on television.
Previous incarnations of the advert were banned for being ‘too sexy’.
Healthier Smoker being wound up after promising new jobs in Waterford.
The organisation has called for measures to be taken against the devices until further research is conducted.
Blanchardstown Centre takes a stand against ‘vaping’, following similar moves by Dublin Bus and Irish Rail.
Health Minister James Reilly has previously expressed concerns about the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes.
About 29.3 million adults across the 27 countries have tried e-cigarettes.
Yes, you’ve done fantastically well to ween yourself down from a Grade 1 carcinogen to the equivalent of weed killer. But that doesn’t make it OK vape in front of my three-year-old.
THE LATEST FRONT in the streaming wars has seen fantasy fans spoiled for choice as House of The Dragon battles with The Rings of Power for eyeballs and subscription money.
The Game of Thrones prequel was created for the HBO platform (it’s available on Sky and Now TV in Ireland) while its Lord of The Rings counterpart is an Amazon Prime production.
In recent years a plethora of streaming services have become available, entering a market that was once dominated by Netflix.
The demise of satellite television looks confirmed with Sky announcing this week that it will start offering most of its services via a set-top streaming box.
Today we’re asking: How many TV streaming subscriptions do you have?
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