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19/06/2013 Tobacco laws for youth may reduce adult smoking
Restrictions on teenage smokers could help reduce rates of adult smokers according to new research.
More...17/06/2013 ELF Chair Monica Fletcher receives OBE for services to nursing in the UK
ELF Chair, Monica Fletcher, is to be awarded with an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from the British Queen’s Birthday List, for her services to nursing and nurse education in the UK.
More...13/06/2013 UK puts new restrictions on e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes will be licensed as a medicine in the UK from 2016, under new regulations.
More...11/06/2013 EU Commissioner for health has lungs tested in the EU Parliament
ELF supported a free lung function testing event yesterday (10 June 2013) at the European Commission.
More...04/06/2013 New data reveals smoking habits across the world
New data has revealed which countries are refusing to give up smoking and which are successfully managing to kick the habit.
More...30/05/2013 Gene therapy is 'new weapon' in fight against flu
A new gene therapy technique could prove to be a powerful weapon in the war against influenza, according to a new study.
More...29/05/2013 Plain cigarette packaging law planned by Irish government
Tobacco companies may soon be forced to use plain packaging when selling cigarettes in the Republic of Ireland.
More...28/05/2013 ‘Breathing in’ lung cancer drugs can improve treatment
Using nanotechnology, researchers have developed a more effective way of delivering chemotherapy drugs, which improve the treatment of lung tumours and reduce the damage done to other organs.
More...23/05/2013 Vitamin C kills drug-resistant TB in lab tests
Vitamin C can kill multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the lab, scientists have found.
More...22/05/2013 Asthma symptoms impair sleep quality and school performance in children
Poorly controlled asthma symptoms have been linked to negative effects on sleep quality and academic performance in school children according to a new study.
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