Concerns about rising popularity of e-cigarettes among teens Australian parents and health experts are calling for tighter restrictions on the availability and promotion of e-cigarettes to teenagers.
Roadmap to support smoking cessation during pregnancy Adopting culturally appropriate care helps to create smoking cessation support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during pregnancy.
The efficacy of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation Limited evidence means e-cigarettes are only recommended as second-line treatment in the new RACGP guidelines.
Best possible advice and support to quit New RACGP guidelines are designed to help remove barriers to greater efforts to provide smoking cessation advice.
Alcohol use stable, decline in smoking rates: AIHW A new report shows alcohol and cannabis use is steady, while smoking rates are falling.
Targeting disadvantage in smoking cessation A program being trialled in Adelaide will take a new approach to an old, intractable problem – high smoking rates in low socioeconomic areas.
SA bans e-cigarettes for under-18s South Australia this week passed the law to ban the advertising, promotion and sale of e-cigarette products to people under the age of 18.
City–remote health divide starts from birth Statistics designed to track clinical activity and outcomes related to pregnancy have revealed marked differences in a number of key areas.
Australian patients rank ‘bad luck’ as third leading cause of cancer Despite clear evidence of cancer risk factors, many patients attribute its development to fate.