can cigarette smoke cause pneumonia Vaping makes users more likely to catch Pneumonia

Another animal study published in Pharmacological Reports found that carvacrol reduced markers of inflammation in an animal model of COPD from cigarette smoke, having a preventative effect

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, pictured today ahead of the King's Speech has previously described his phased smoking ban the 'biggest public health intervention in a generation' It comes as a the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2023 health report showed 12.7 per cent of Brits over the age of 15 smoke cigarettes daily, far higher than the US and New Zealand, the latter of which recently introduced a similar phased smoking ban In his speech to Parliament, King Charles said that the Government would 'introduce legislation to create a smoke-free generation by restricting the sale of tobacco and restricting the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes to children' And one expert warned Mr Sunak's drive for a smoke-free generation could still go up in smoke

Unlike combustion in traditional cigarettes, vaporisation occurs without burning organic matter, significantly reducing harmful chemical production

The present study showed that such an effect cannot be solely attributed to tobacco and its components, as tobacco-free cigarette smoke promoted inflammatory cellular inflow in the bronchoalveolar lavage, suggesting the presence of a local inflammatory process