Madonna’s 15-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon appears to already have picked up a bad nicotine habit after she was pictured smoking a cigarette on Friday. The eldest daughter of the Material Girl was seen puffing away as she loitered around with male friends in New York. She had the cigarette in her hand as a pal [...]
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Archive | Smoking
Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon caught smoking at the tender age of 15 | Mail Online
Posted on 26 March 2012.
Posted in Media and Celebrity, SmokingComments Off
Eight-year-old smokes two packs of cigarettes a day – Telegraph
Posted on 12 March 2012.
The country’s Child Protection Commission said that the boy highlights the government’s failure to regulate the tobacco industry. After food, cigarettes account for the second-largest household expenditure in the Southeast Asian country of 240 million people, nearly half of whom still live on less than two dollars a day. But there is no minimum age [...]
Posted in Smoking, World NewsComments Off
How Stacey Solomon went from mum of the year to subject of scorn | The Guardian
Posted on 09 March 2012.
It is now almost five days since lovable erstwhile I’m A Celeb winner Stacey Solomon was snapped smoking a cigarette while seven months pregnant – and who could fail to rule that the public outcry has fallen immeasurably short of what is required? Admittedly, Stacey has taken such an onslaught of abuse that she had [...]
Posted in Media and Celebrity, SmokingComments Off
BBC News Video – Fewer premature births after smoking ban in Scotland
Posted on 07 March 2012.
Since Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in public places in 2006 there has been a 10% drop in the country’s premature birth rate, say researchers. via BBC News – Fewer premature births after smoking ban in Scotland. » Inline Ad Purchase: Intext Link
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Chantelle Houghton says she is refraining from alcohol during her pregnancy | Mail Online
Posted on 06 March 2012.
Stacey Solomon has been slated this week after pictures emerged of her smoking while seven months pregnant. And although she doesn’t smoke, Chantelle Houghton has a rather contrasting attitude to her unborn child and says she will not be touching a single drop of alcohol while pregnant. The glamour model said she is terrified of [...]
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Stacey Solomon smoking pictures: Pregnant star AXED as Celebrity Mum of the Year | Mail Online
Posted on 06 March 2012.
She shocked fans when pictures emerged of her smoking despite being seven months pregnant. But now Stacey Solomon has opened up about her struggle to kick cigarettes, admitting she ‘knows it’s not ok’. Stacey’s admission came as it was revealed the 22-year-old singer has been axed as Foxy Bingo’s Celebrity Mum of the Year. Keeping [...]
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Stacey Solomon, 7 months pregnant, caught out smoking 4 times in 2 hours | Mail Online
Posted on 05 March 2012.
Seven months pregnant Stacey Solomon was caught smoking four cigarettes in two hours as she stood in an alley way clutching her baby bump. The 22-year-old reportedly claimed that although she was embarrassed at being caught out, her doctor told her that it was OK to smoke. The former X Factor contestant and Foxy Bingo’s [...]
Posted in Media and Celebrity, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Children whose father smoked at time of conception have 15% greater risk of developing leukaemia
Posted on 17 December 2011.
‘Sperm containing DNA (damage) can still reach and fertilize an ovum, which may lead to disease in the offspring’
Smoking ban for Welsh playgrounds and hospital grounds debated
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Smoking could be banned in playgrounds and hospital grounds as the Welsh government continues its drive to clamp down on cigarettes in public.
Smoking in cars should be outlawed to protect children, says BMA
Posted on 16 November 2011.
British Medical Association urges ministers to extend ban on smoking in public places introduced in 2007 to all vehicles
Edwin Poots launches car smoking ban consultation
Posted on 15 November 2011.
Health Minister Edwin Poots has said he will consider banning smoking in all cars and not just those with children as passengers.
‘Passive’ TV can harm your baby’s speech making it harder for them to later cope in school
Posted on 31 October 2011.
Children are ‘as vulnerable’ to the effects of casual exposure to TV as they are to secondhand smoking
Posted in Smoking, Time Out, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
If you don’t buy me toys, I’ll start smoking again
Posted on 11 September 2011.
Threat to mother from boy, 4, who first started lighting up aged TWO
Posted in Childcare, Just Mums, Parents, SmokingComments Off
My friends have started smoking and I feel left out
Posted on 28 August 2011.
Graham Norton offers advice to a young readers whose friends have started smoking, leaving him to feel left out.
Posted in Family Health, Health, SmokingComments Off
Mother claims controversial stop-smoking drug Champix gave her epilepsy
Posted on 04 August 2011.
A mother-of-two has been diagnosed with epilepsy after taking a controversial wonder drug to help her quit smoking.
Posted in Family Health, Health, SmokingComments Off
The sober generation
Posted on 29 July 2011.
Fewer under-16s drinking, smoking or taking drugs than a decade ago
Posted in Family Health, Health, SmokingComments Off
Fewer children smoking, drinking or taking drugs
Posted on 29 July 2011.
The proportion of schoolchildren who have ever drunk alcohol, smoked or taked drugs has fallen significantly in recent years, according to new figures.
Posted in At School, Family Health, Health, SmokingComments Off
Mothers using nicotine gum to avoid smoking in pregnancy ‘put unborn babies at risk’
Posted on 21 July 2011.
Pregnant women using nicotine patches and gum to help kick their smoking habit are harming their unborn babies, scientists claim.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Just Mums, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
No ifs and no butts… park bans smoking in play areas
Posted on 20 July 2011.
A New York-style smoking ban will be brought in at children’s play areas in one of London’s biggest parks.
Posted in Out and about, Smoking, Time OutComments Off
Passive smoking ‘doubles hearing loss risk among teens’
Posted on 19 July 2011.
Passive smoking nearly doubles a teenager’s risk of hearing loss, research reveals.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Smoking, Tweens and TeensComments Off
Passive smoking can damage the DNA of sperm, study in mice suggests
Posted on 19 July 2011.
If the same is true for human sperm, men could pass genetic defects caused by passive smoking to their children
Posted in Family Health, Health, SmokingComments Off
Babies born to smoking mothers are far more likely to suffer from deformed limbs
Posted on 14 July 2011.
Smoking while pregnant significantly increases the risk of serious birth defects including missing and deformed limbs, according to a new report.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Just Mums, SmokingComments Off
New warning on pregnant smoking
Posted on 13 July 2011.
Smoking while pregnant significantly increases the risk of serious birth defects including missing and deformed limbs, according to a new report.
Posted in Babies, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Smoking during pregnancy ‘raises birth defect risk’
Posted on 12 July 2011.
Women who smoke while pregnant should be aware that they are increasing the chance their baby will be born malformed, say experts.
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, Miscarriage and stillbirth, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Birth defects linked for first time to smoking in pregnancy
Posted on 12 July 2011.
Clubfoot and missing limbs among malformations in newborns proven to be associated with expectant mothers who smoke
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, Miscarriage and stillbirth, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Mothers-to-be smoking for smaller babies
Posted on 09 July 2011.
Some women keep smoking through pregnancy just because they want to give birth to a smaller baby, according to British researchers.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Stopping smoking when already pregnant can boost baby’s health
Posted on 07 July 2011.
Babies born to mothers who stop smoking in early pregnancy are similar weight to those born to mothers who never smoked – study
Posted in Babies, Just Mums, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
MP’s bid to ban smoking in cars carrying children
Posted on 23 June 2011.
A move to outlaw smoking in cars carrying children was launched in the Commons today.
Posted in Family, Family matters, SmokingComments Off
MP calls for smoke ban in cars carrying children
Posted on 23 June 2011.
A Labour MP has called for a ban on adults smoking in cars where children are present, saying it would bring “tremendous” health benefits.
Smoking while pregnant ‘triggers asthma through DNA changes’
Posted on 19 May 2011.
Children whose mothers smoked while pregnant are at an increased risk of developing asthma, say scientists.
Posted in Asthma, At School, Babies, Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Just Mums, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Smoking, University and Gap yearComments Off
Passive smoking raises blood pressure in boys, study reveals
Posted on 02 May 2011.
In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that boys who inhale second-hand tobacco smoke at home may experience significant levels of raised blood pressure.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
‘Four-year-old children’ smoking on train: Video causes outrage in China
Posted on 13 April 2011.
A video of two children smoking cigarettes on a train has sparked fresh debate about the scale of China’s tobacco habit.
Posted in Childcare, Family Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Rationing and chores… How Fifties woman was so much healthier than us
Posted on 22 March 2011.
Their diets suffered under rationing – and they certainly knew less about the dangers of smoking. But women were still healthier in the Fifties than they are today, researchers say.
Posted in Family, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Passive smoking increases stillbirth risk, says study
Posted on 12 March 2011.
Fathers-to-be should stop smoking to protect their unborn child from the risk of stillbirth or birth defects, scientists say.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Miscarriage and stillbirth, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Merthyr children start smoking ‘at average age of nine’
Posted on 09 March 2011.
The average age at which children start smoking in Merthyr Tydfil and the surrounding area is just nine, according to Wales’ clinical smoking prevention group.
Posted in Family, Grandparents, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Tamworth school’s CCTV to catch pupils smoking ‘unfair’
Posted on 26 January 2011.
A school in Staffordshire has been criticised for using on-site security cameras to film evidence of its pupils smoking.
Posted in At School, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Parents arrested after toddler is filmed smoking cannabis pipe
Posted on 19 January 2011.
A couple are being held in custody for allegedly allowing their 23-month-old child to smoke a marijuana pipe.
Posted in Family, Internet Kids, Parents, Smoking, Toddlers1 Comment
More US youths smoking pot: survey
Posted on 17 December 2010.
Marijuana consumption among American adolescents aged 13 to 18 rose again in 2010, the National Institute on Drug Abuse said in an annual report Tuesday.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Cigarettes ‘may be sold in plain brown packs so they are less attractive to children’
Posted on 22 November 2010.
Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in plain packaging in an attempt to deter youngsters from taking up smoking.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Smoking, bad for your fertility and your child’s
Posted on 11 September 2010.
Smoking, bad for your fertility and your child’s
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, IVF and Fertility, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Smoking two-year-old kicks habit
Posted on 03 September 2010.
Smoking two-year-old kicks habit
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Obesity, Parents, Smoking, World NewsComments Off
Protect children from passive smoking
Posted on 21 August 2010.
Protect children from passive smoking
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Smoking ban in cars carrying children backed by majority of public
Posted on 18 August 2010.
Smoking ban in cars carrying children backed by majority of public
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
Smoking in the car is child abuse, GP Steve Field warns
Posted on 09 August 2010.
Smoking in the car is child abuse, GP Steve Field warns
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, SmokingComments Off
How can I persuade my Dad to give up smoking?
Posted on 02 August 2010.
How can I persuade my Dad to give up smoking?
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Still puffing away
Posted on 04 July 2010.
Still puffing away
Posted in Babies, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Smoking, ToddlersComments Off
Women who are exposed to passive smoking during pregnancy
Posted on 03 July 2010.
Women who are exposed to passive smoking during pregnancy
Posted in Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
I admit it, I smoked 500 cigarettes when I was pregnant
Posted on 28 June 2010.
I admit it, I smoked 500 cigarettes when I was pregnant
Posted in Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Test pregnant women for smoking, says Nice
Posted on 25 June 2010.
Test pregnant women for smoking, says Nice
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and Childbirth, SmokingComments Off
Films featuring smoking could be given 18 certificate in bid to stop children taking up habit
Posted on 14 June 2010.
Films featuring smoking could be given 18 certificate in bid to stop children taking up habit
Posted in Internet Kids, Media and Celebrity, Parents, Smoking, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
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