In late March, a smoke shop in Dyersburg, Tennessee, announced the arrival of a new product in its store: a disposable nicotine vape with an LCD display that can be connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth. Marketed under the brand name RAMA, the strawberry- and kiwi-flavored vape looks more like a cell phone from the … Read more
Lucy Easthope, one of the UK’s top experts in disaster planning, has advised the UK government on major international incidents such as 9/11, the Grenfell Tower fire, the war in Ukraine and, of course, the Covid pandemic. “If you were a pandemic planner in 2020, then there have been few surprises over the past few … Read more
Vapes will be sold only through pharmacies with people under 18 banned from buying them unless they have a prescription in a move that has been slammed by the healthcare professionals’ peak body. The federal government cut a deal with the Greens to dump prescriptions for adults in order to clear the way for reforms … Read more
Young Australians who vape are remaining hooked to the habit despite repeated attempts to quit, research reveals. The insight comes from a University of Melbourne survey released on Monday which quizzed more than 600 vape users aged between 14 and 25. Sixty-one per cent of young people who vape expressed a desire to quit, and … Read more
Avian influenza has been detected on a second poultry farm in the Hawkesbury district, northwest of Sydney. A positive result for the H7N8 strain at the second property was confirmed by the CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness, NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty said on Saturday. The farm is within the restricted biosecurity zone 1.5km … Read more
Giving up alcohol was easy for South Australian mother-of-two Carly Keene. “You want to do everything you can to prevent harm to your unborn child,” Keene said. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: SA government campaigns to stop mums-to-be drinking during pregnancy. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “As soon as my husband and … Read more
Children and teenagers who regularly get too little sleep may be at more risk of developing high blood pressure, new research indicates. The findings may change how doctors talk with kids and their parents about hypertension. The new study was published on Wednesday in the medical journal Pediatrics. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: … Read more
Three mpox cases (formerly known as monkeypox) have been detected in New South Wales, prompting health authorities to encourage vaccination. NSW Health said the three cases were confirmed this week and are linked to outbreaks in South Australia and Victoria. A total of 72 mpox cases have been identified NSW in 2022. Know the news … Read more
At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where the temperatures this week hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), Arizona’s Maricopa Department of Public Health reported this week PHOENIX — At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro … Read more
Residents in Adelaide’s south are urging their local council to clean up mountains of hoarded items at a home they say is putting public safety at risk. Ray Lovell lives next door to the home and is worried about the risk of a fire. “If there’s a fire in that house, how are they going … Read more
