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** 6 December 2019
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** UK
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** Nearly 900,000 deaths in England could have been avoided over the past 16 years if society was more equal (#1)
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** International
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** USA: Los Angeles proposed ban on flavoured tobacco could affect shisha (#2)
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** USA: Nearly a third of high school students using e-cigarette or tobacco products (#3)
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** USA: American Lung Association warns about e-cigarettes (#4)
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** Link of the week
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** Health Survey for England 2018 (#5)
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** UK
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Nearly 900,000 deaths in England could have been avoided in the last 16 years if society was more equal, researchers claim. A study of 2.5million early deaths found one in three occurred due to a person lived in a socially and economically deprived area. The findings, published in the Lancet Public Health, also suggest 22,000 children could have been saved had they lived in a more well-off area. One death every 10 minutes, and 50,000 a year, are caused by inequalities, the researchers at University College London said.
The researchers say that the study can help inform where public health resources are needed most. Dr Lewer added: “These results show that social inequalities are linked to more than 50,000 early deaths in England each year. To address this, we will need policies that will reduce inequalities in income and wealth that underlie differences in life expectancy. It doesn't help that £900million has been cut from public health services that help smokers quit, treat alcohol and drug dependence and tackle obesity. The cuts have fallen disproportionately in areas where we found the most excess deaths.”
See also:
The Lancet Public Health.Premature mortality attributable to socioeconomic inequality in England between 2003 and 2018: an observational study. ([link removed](19)30219-1/fulltext) December 2019
Source: MailOnline, 5 December 2019
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** International
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Shisha and hookah lounges in Los Angeles could be closed as the city considers banning flavoured tobacco. The ban, to be discussed by the city council's Health Committee hearing today (6 December 2019), is a bid to curb tobacco use among teenagers.
Owners of hookah lounges have said that the ban could affect shisha/hookah lounges in Los Angeles. The city is mulling six variations on a ban, from a total ban to one with exemptions, but the City Attorney Michael N Feuer recommends the strictest restrictions.
Source: MailOnline, 5 December 2019
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Nearly one third of US high school students have reported using an e-cigarette or tobacco product in the last 30 days, according to a CDC survey released on Thursday 5th December.
E-cigarettes were the products most used, with 27.5% of high school students and 10.5% of middle school students reporting use in the past 30 days. Researchers noted that one in three e-cigarette users also used a tobacco product, such as cigars and cigarettes.
See also:
CDC. Tobacco Product Use and Associated Factors Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2019 ([link removed])
Source: New York Times, 5 December 2019
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The American Lung Association is urging smokers to quit smoking altogether rather than switching to e-cigarettes. The organisation has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to clarify the risks for users.
The FDA says that it has worked hard to regulate e-cigarettes since 2016, "but our policies and procedures in this area are still evolving."
Source: Fox Business, 5 December 2019
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** Link of the week
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The Health Survey for England (HSE) monitors trends in the nation’s health and care. It provides information, including smoking status, about those living in private households in England. Key findings related to smoking include that:
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** Current cigarette smoking among adults has steadily declined between 1993 and 2018 (from 27% to 17%).
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** 18% of current cigarette smokers were using e-cigarettes.
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** The proportion of children aged 8 to 15 who had ever smoked has decreased from 19% in 1997 to 4% in 2018.
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** 9% of children aged 13 to 15 had ever tried smoking, compared to 1% of those aged 11 to 12 and 0.1% of those aged 8 to 10.
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** 9% of children whose mother was a current cigarette smoker have tried smoking themselves.
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** 7% of 8 to 15 year olds had used an e-cigarette.
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