Articles in "Smoking"

Israeli Health Ministry Reports Rising Number of Students Smoking

An Israeli Health Ministry report on cigarette smoking released on Tuesday spotlighted a growing trend with grave consequences. "It is ...

Teenager Hospitalized With Collapsed Lungs After Smoking Electronic Cigarettes

A 16-year-old Israeli boy has been hospitalized with collapsed lungs after smoking electronic cigarettes, the Schneider- Children's Medical ...

8,000 Israelis Die of Smoking Every Year, Including 800 Exposed to Secondhand Smoking

About 8,000 Israelis die of smoking every year, including 800 exposed to secondhand smoke, according to data presented to the Knesset ...

Cigarette Smoke Dangerously Interferes with Communication Between Bacterial Cells, New Israeli Study Finds

Cigarette smoke may interfere with communication between bacterial cells, and in the pandemic era, any respiratory interference means ...

New Research Exposes Tobacco Companies’ Abuse of Legal Loopholes to get Israeli Teens Addicted to Cigarettes

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found that tobacco companies are exploiting legal loopholes “to create a new ...

Israeli Researchers Find Cigarette Smoke Damages Our Mental Health

Smoking has a negative effect on your mental health as well as your physical wellbeing, Israeli researches at the Hebrew University in ...

Tobacco Tax Imbalance Cost State NIS 1.5 Billion Since 2012

An imbalance in tax regulations in Israel has led to an explosion of roll-your-own cigarettes in recent years, MK Yehuda Glick (Likud) said ...

IDF Remains the Country’s Main “School for Smokers”

A new research into smoking patterns in the IDF shows that the prevalence of smoking increases by 40% during compulsory military ...