Your risk of COPD

As part of our regular series on the risks of getting common chronic diseases, we look at COPD. COPD, which affects around 1.4 million people...

Longing for a healthy heart?

Men and women of the future will be feeling the effects of age-related health problems later in life, according to the Office for National Statistics....

Clean air for London school children

Poor air quality in London affects everyone. Children and people with lung conditions are particularly at risk of suffering ill health effects. 330,000 London children...

Vaping – is the jury still out?

Is vaping the solution for smokers who want to quit? We know that many people have successfully used e-cigarettes to quit smoking. The Medicines and...

Liquids from e-cigarettes can be detrimental to health

 “Smoking” of e-cigarettes results in the evaporation of so-called liquids, which represent solutions of certain ingredients. The liquid is heated by means of a battery-operated mechanism, which...