Smoking

10-year-old hospitalized after inhaling an electronic cigarette he found on the street

The child suffered from dizziness and other symptoms, but after a night’s hospitalization at the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital at Rambam, his condition is good.

The electronic cigarette that was brought to the hospital with the child
An illustrative image of a person on a ladder.

Climbing a ladder to old age: Take care of your health step by step

A stretcher and medical vehicle on IDF's Caracal Battalion's base; illustrative.

IDF soldier in critical condition from third-degree burns after suspected accident

Orangutan

Watch the scandalous moment: Boxer gave an orangutan an electronic cigarette


Not only black lungs: Carpets retain a stubborn grip on pollutants from tobacco smoke

US Department of Energy study finds ozone generators are only partially effective at cleaning rugs exposed to cigarette toxins.

 Cigarette next to a carpet

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A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 THE 2023 overall municipal budget: A record-breaking NIS 14.4 billion.

Israel could save 79,000 lives in 25 years - here's how

HEALTH AFFAIRS: Dr. Gary Ginsberg reveals his plan to make Israelis healthier.

 NAHAL SOLDIERS share cigarettes near the Gaza Strip. ‘We know from the world that not everyone will stop smoking – probably only 3%-4%. If 4% of the 7,000 people who die yearly from smoking are saved, that is already 300 people per year,’ says Dr. Gary Ginsberg.

1.1 billion smokers remain worldwide on 'World No-Smoking Day'

Israel Cancer Association warns that almost every hour, one Israeli dies from diseases caused by active or passive smoking

Silhouetted Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command Unit take a smoking break during an urban warfare drill inside a mock village at Tze'elim army base in Israel's Negev Desert June 11, 2017

Vapes may have dangerous 'Nice Guy' drugs, THC - Israeli Health Ministry

Synthetic drugs called ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca, part of the Nice Guy “family” of synthetic drugs, have been identified in these products, Israel's Health Ministry said.

 A person is seen vaping (Illustrative).

Smoking on your balcony? You're still endangering your children - study

A new Israeli study from Tel Aviv University found that even outside, six out of 10 children are at risk of being harmed by tobacco smoke.


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.

Gov't is speaking from both sides of its mouth on smoking

Finance Minister Smotrich lowered the e-cigs tax, while Health Ministry officials stress their toxic effects on health but 'do nothing serious.'

 Religious Zionist leader MK Bezalel Smotrich.

Seven tips that reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's has become one of the leading causes of death and it will only increase. Is it possible to stop this development and if so, how?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).