E-cigarettes

Why health experts want you to reconsider that post-sex cigarette

It doesn’t just happen in old movies, smokers often light up a cigarette after sexual activity. This behavior stems can carry some significant health risks...

 A woman smokes a cigarette in Nijmegen, Netherlands May 30, 2024.
 While e-cigarettes have been found to increase the chances of quitting smoking more than patches, gums, lozenges, or other nicotine replacement therapies, concerns are rising for those who start vaping without prior smoking habits.

How text messages can help you stop vaping

 Cigarette packets highlighting the health risks of smoking shown at a convenience store in Tzfat, northern Israel, December 20, 2019.

One in five Israeli adults are smokers, rates climbing among haredi population

 Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a rally against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2021.

Smotrich finally agrees to equal taxation on e-cigs and regular cigarettes


How is smoking linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias? - study

By analyzing data on people who had quit smoking years before, the researchers found that their brains remained permanently smaller than those of people who had never smoked.

If you need surgery, it may be time to quit smoking (illustrative)

E-cigarettes reduce testicle size and sperm count - new study

A groundbreaking study uncovers the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes on male reproductive health.

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France to ban disposable e-cigarettes, PM says

The government does not plan to raise taxes on tobacco next year after an increase this year, the prime minister said.

 The many colors and shapes of flavored e-cigs.

Israel's Health Ministry updates tactics to fight smoking

After decades of a poor record of fighting smoking, the Health Ministry issues an "action plan" and requests public comments.

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Israel, US don't restrict e-cig flavorings

Study reveals that most youngsters would stop vaping on electronic cigarettes if they lacked added sweet flavors, menthol synthetic cooling agents.

 The many colors and shapes of flavored e-cigs.

E-cig sparks panic after exploding in overhead bin on flight

Several passengers pulled out their bags and bravely tried to put out the fire sparked by the e-cig with their bare hands.

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16-year-old Israeli dies after e-cig caused collapsed lung

A link has been found between e-cigs and heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure.

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Cigarettes distributed to Haredi children on Purim

The Israel Cancer Association denounced the distribution of cigarettes to children at a Purim gathering of Hassidim with their rabbi in the city of El’ad.

 Cigarette packets highlighting the health risks of smoking shown at a convenience store in Tzfat, northern Israel, December 20, 2019.

Significant increase in number of smokers in detoxification programs - report

The Ministry of Health reported that in 2021, Israel saw an 18% increase in smokers trying to get help to quit their habit.

 Cigarette packets highlighting the health risks of smoking shown at a convenience store in Tzfat, northern Israel, December 20, 2019.

Health orgs. demand Smotrich raise tax on e-cigarettes

Health organizations warned Smotrich that e-cigarettes are still dangerous and canceling the tax will cause a smoking epidemic among Israel's youth.

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Don't be fooled: 5 facts about the truth behind vaping

How safe is vaping, and do the claims made by those marketing these devices hold up under scientific scrutiny? Here are the facts.

 I am both repulsed and saddened when I see someone vaping (Illustrative).