Vaccinating pregnant mothers is safe for babies

(Reuters Health) – Infants are much less likely to get influenza or whooping cough when their mothers were vaccinated against these infections during pregnancy, and a new study suggests this doesn’t pose a safety risk for babies.


Source: Reuters Medical News

Creating a smokefree NHS: how e-cigarettes can help

PHE explains the role ECs can play in helping create a smokefree NHS but stresses there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach when it comes to developing vaping policies

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Popular push for Austrian smoking ban gathers pace

VIENNA (Reuters) – More than 200,000 Austrians have signed a petition calling for a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, campaign organisers said – using one of the new right-wing government’s signature policies to undermine another.


Source: Reuters Medical News