Australia’s Northern Territory has joined the movement towards minimum alcohol prices. The legislation comes as a response to the rates of alcohol-related deaths in the area, which total more than three times the Australian national average. Attorney General Natasha Fyles hopes implementing a minimum price per unit of alcohol will …
The FDA has launched their largest effort yet to curb the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers, to the delight of many anti-tobacco organizations. Data not yet published shows a 75% increase in e-cigarette use among high schoolers since 2017 – a rapid spike that Gottlieb has called a full-blown crisis. …
Amid growing concern about youth uptake of tobacco products, a new opportunity has emerged for students on the hunt for scholarships. A number of e-cigarette and vaporizer sellers have advertised new scholarships, for which they ask students to write about the potential benefits of vaping. One company went as far …
Looking to understand the inconsistent information on popular breakfast cereals, researchers found that products could contain more than three-quarters of an adult’s recommended daily maximum added sugars in one portion – without any reflection of the true sugar level on the packaging. “It is clear that the current, non-standardized food …