Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may impair the function of cilia in the human airway, according to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Cilia are antennae-like protuberances that are present on 50 percent to 75 percent of the cells that line human airways. They play… Read More »
Sarah Knight ‘I’m a basket case and here’s what works for me’ – ‘Calm the F**k Down’ writer gives some sound advice Independent.ie The last thing anybody wants to hear when they’re in the middle of a freakout is “calm down”. And yet, that’s the title New York Times bestselling self-help writer Sarah Knight has… Read More »
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau chief. Sign up to get it by email. This week, we have a special treat: Karen Crouse, one of our sportswriters who was here for the Australian Open, spent time with Briony Lyle, the wife of Jarrod Lyle, one of Australia’s most beloved golfers,… Read More »
A new survey claims puffing on e-cigarettes is more effective for quitting smoking than nicotine patches or gum. But the figures are just the latest in a series of studies being published around the world, and comes just a week after an alarming study pointed to a growing public health concern around young Australian women… Read More »