Looking forward to this Lasdun lecture. Come along and hear from Prof Minihane on menopause research

Our Dementia Fayre on 20 May will include talks from Prof Michael Hornberger, Professor of Applied Dementia Research, and Dr Naoko Kishita, Associate Professor in Dementia and Complexity in Later Life from UEA
The event is free to attend.
nnuh.nhs.uk/event/nnuh-dem…

Proposed new taxes on nicotine vaping products that increase with nicotine strength may have unintended negative health consequences, according to LSBU's Lynne Dawkins
Read more 👇
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'It’s worrying...that we should see any increases in smoking in any social demographic.'

Prof. Ann McNeill (KCL Nicotine Research Group) responds to new research that found #smoking among middle-class women in #England up by 25% in 10 years.

Full story👇

#IoPPNInTheNews

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For anyone interested in harm reduction, the new Royal College of Physicians report on #ecigs will be an invaluable resource of information. Huge amount of work from brilliant contributors, expertly coordinated by the ingenious Sanjay Agrawal! rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outpu…

With huge heartfelt thanks to all the amazing contributors to this report- never been more important as we head toward a Smokefree generation ❤️ Royal College of Physicians Martin Dockrell Michelle Mitchell ASH British Thoracic Society (BTS) Sarah Woolnough HFMA Lion Shahab Matthew Evison Sharon Cox

New paper finds smoking prevalence appears to have risen by ~25%* over the past decade among more advantaged women aged 18-45 in England.

*From 11.7% [95%CI 10.2–13.5%] in Oct 2013 to 14.9% [13.4–16.6%] in Oct 2023

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Smoking among middle-class women in England up by 25% in 10 years – study theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Royal College of Physicians (2024): Evidence from randomised controlled trials and from two Cochrane reviews shows that e-cigarettes with nicotine are more effective at helping people quit for 6 months or longer than nicotine replacement therapy. rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outpu…

Great work led by Sarah Jackson

We can’t think smoking is ‘done’

ICYI, I was on Times Radio speaking about this at 5.40, 7.53 this morning (yes. dedicated to the cause!). Interviews played beforehand, women speaking of the regrets of starting and desire to quit.

Come and work with our fantastic team on this important project to change the trajectory of mental health difficulties in Norfolk and Suffolk
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/870/…

Research highlights the effectiveness of high street vouchers in helping new mums stay smoke-free after pregnancy. 🚭 🤰

Read more at edin.ac/3WkzwNJ

Linda Bauld

First study of its kind finds voucher scheme helps new mums to stay smoke-free
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Tobacco and Vapes Bill moves to Committee Stage with overwhelming support from MPs backed by tobacco retailers, the public, including smokers, and health leaders #BacktheBill to create a #SmokefreeGeneration

Truly historic legislation, which will save future lives! Proud that UK leads the way in global tobacco control 💪🏼 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

New, April 1st 2024, search for evidence for living systematic review of #ecig / #vape to #QuitSMOKING found 2 new studies, 2 new ongoing studies and 4 linked papers. See webpage under 'Monthly search findings'
Cancer Research UK Policy funded
University of Oxford
Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group (OXTAG)
cebm.ox.ac.uk/research/elect…

⏯️'Let’s talk e-cigarettes' podcast
This episode discusses a study that looked at how well smoking cessation interventions in emergency departments worked in real life. The intervention included giving people an e-cigarette starter kit.
podcasts.ox.ac.uk/march-2024-ian…

Don't miss the brilliant Anne-Marie Minihane, Professor of Nutrigenetics, Norwich Medical School, at this FREE public lecture, exploring her critical menopause research🙋‍♀️💚

This #HealthUEA event will explore latest findings and health impacts.

Register➡️lnkd.in/ev5nzPyP

This well-conducted trial provides further evidence that e-cigarettes can support smoking cessation.

It also shows people are receptive to smoking interventions being delivered in the emergency department: half of the smokers approached agreed to take part in the trial.

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Hazel Cheeseman, deputy chief executive of ASH, said the 'compelling' findings should be 'carefully considered by those in the NHS and local government who are planning services for smokers'.