Slow burn: tobacco control in the Americas

Microplastics (MPs), which are new environmental pollutants with a diameter of <5 mm, have received wide attention in recent years. However, there are still very limited data regarding the risks of microplastics (MPs) to animals, especially higher mammals. In this study, we exposed male mice to 5 μm pristine and fluorescent pol...

Later this month (at the UN General Assembly) the global health community will likely witness an inflection point in the history of non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control. But one fact is certain. Whatever countries do to show they are taking NCDs more seriously, cancer treatment will be missing from their commitments. Cancer's undes...

The onus is now on Indian state governments to decide whether or not to take action. Sophie Cousins reports.India's federal health ministry has called for stopping the sale or import of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), including electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco devices, in a move that has been widely welcomed by the publi...

As parents, we assume the school supplies made for and handed to our children are safe for them to use, however, a recent study published by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) indicates otherwise. “Potentially harmful chemicals including phthalates, asbestos, benzene, and lead were all discovered to have been contained in ma...

You may remember your mother scolding you for eating her lipsticks--in the process of imitating her flawless application-- let us tell you for a fact that she wasn't grieving about the loss of her favourite red lipstick, rather was worried about the hazardous chemicals that have entered your tiny body. According to a report, every day mil...