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Scientists exploring the impact of passive vaping
Researchers are searching for volunteers to take part in a new study being launched into the potential health effects of passive vaping.
Experts from the universities of Dundee, Abertay, and St Andrews will collaborate on the Vascular Effects of Passive Exposure (Vape) study, which aims to determine what – if any – health impacts vaping in close proximity to others has on their
vascular health.
Researchers said it is “imperative” that any risks to vascular health from passive vaping are identified as e-cigarettes grow in popularity.
Jacob George, professor of cardiovascular medicine and therapeutics at Dundee and Vape’s chief investigator, said: “The health effects of passive smoking are well-established but very little is known about the potential risks of passive vaping. Following the explosion in popularity of e-cigarettes, determining how these impact on the vascular health of bystanders is critically important.”
Professor George is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on the cardiovascular effects of vaping. In 2019 he published the findings of Vesuvius, a British Heart Foundation-commissioned study on the vascular impact of e-cigarettes versus tobacco cigarettes.
It found that chronic smokers who transitioned to e-cigarettes made significant gains in vascular health. That study also found that women who made the move made increased gains in health over men, which is why the Vape study is focusing on female subjects.
Source: WalesOnline, 8 June 2023
See also: Quitting smoking - VESUVIUS
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Europe’s betting industry is thriving: Are we prepared to tackle a rise in gambling addiction?
In the UK, 53% of people aged over 16s are estimated to have made a bet last year, according to the Gambling Commission. Some 430,000 people in the country are considered addicted to gambling, and 1.85 million are at risk of becoming addicted.
The most recent population survey from Germany states that about 1.3 million individuals have a gambling disorder and another 3.25 million show some kind of risky gambling patterns. Other countries, like Sweden, have reported a surge in the number of women getting addicted to gambling.
An increasing number of Europeans suffer from gambling addiction. According to data from EGBA, between 0.3% and 6.4% of adults in Europe suffer from the condition which leads to compulsive betting, though collecting accurate data is made difficult by different national survey methods and tools. Experts expect the problem to get worse as the betting industry continues thriving in the coming years.
Europe’s sports betting industry is currently worth an estimated $44.5 million dollars (€41.5 million). Forecasters expected its value to reach $89.9 million (€83.9 million) by 2030, as reported by Data Bridge Market Research. This growth is expected to be led not by the unassuming sports betting shops scattered across the continent, which are only the tip of the iceberg of the betting industry, but by online gambling.
But regulating the gambling industry is a process still in the making in many countries, which are approaching the issue differently in the absence of a common framework.
Source: Yahoo! news, 8 June 2023
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Australia: Vaping crackdown on shops before wider e-cigarette ban
Retailers will be required to show any vaping products they sell are nicotine-free in a crackdown by the South Australian government.
New licence conditions will also require sellers to provide information about their e-cigarette suppliers, importers or manufacturers to allow the products to be traced.
The new conditions are an interim measure, while the federal government works through plans to stop the importation of non-prescription e-cigarettes and the banning of vapes in retail settings and single-use disposable vapes, announced last month.
"These strict new conditions are designed to keep illegal nicotine vapes out of retail outlets and out of the hands of South Australians, especially children," Health Minister Chris Picton said.
Under SA's new rules retailers must obtain written proof from suppliers that their vaping products are nicotine-free or arrange laboratory testing if their supplier cannot provide proper documentation.
Source: MailOnline, 8 June 2023
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