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Yael Bar-Zeev

@yaelbarzeev.bsky.social

Public Health Physician, A/Professor, Hebrew University. Interested in health promotion, tobacco control, and smoking cessation in socially disadvantaged populations

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Title: Designing Religiously Informed and Culturally Acceptable Tobacco Cessation Interventions for UK-Based Muslims AbstractIntroduction. Globally, tobacco use rates in Muslim communities, particularly among men, are significantly higher than in non-Muslim communities. I

‼️Check out this new treatment research published in @ntrjournal.bsky.social using community involvement and engagement to tailor smoking interventions for Muslims

doi.org/10.1093/ntr/...

11.09.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”¬ Shape the Future of Tobacco Regulation – Apply for a Post-Doc Fellowship!”

Position available for Israeli residents or international applicants

Full details here:
bit.ly/4oWs47i

25.08.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEWΒ πŸ”” An analysis of social media strategies used to promote the e-cigarette brand Vuse

✍️ Lucy Hardie, Christina Watts, Becky Freeman, Judith McCool

OPEN ACCESSΒ doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf114

14.08.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts Vape manufacturers mirror traditional tobacco marketing, including stylish branding, flavours and sponsorships, to reach young people through social media.

Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts
theconversation.com/vape-brands-...

12.08.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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NEWΒ πŸ”” Interactions between registered dietitians and the food industry in Canada: results from a cross-sectional surveyΒ 

✍️ Virginie Hamel, Mélissa Mialon, Jean-Claude Moubarac

OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf118

11.08.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Effects of oral nicotine pouches on cigarette smoking behaviour and tobacco harm exposure: a randomised pilot trial in adults Oral nicotine pouches may have potential for smoking cessation, but scientific evidence on the effects of pouches and their constituents on smoking behaviour is limited. Design This study was a 4-wee...

A new study led by @lisafucito.bsky.social explored oral #nicotine pouches for #smokingcessation + found prelim support for their use as a cigarette substitute. Higher-nicotine pouches may have a stronger impact on smoking behavior.
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@bmj.com #tobacco

15.07.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW πŸ”” Health literacy as a public health goal: 25 years on

✍️ Don Nutbeam

FREEΒ doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf119

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Step in the right direction on vaping and tobacco control, but there's more to do

Step in the right direction on vaping and tobacco control, but there's more to do www.croakey.org/step-in-the-... #publichealth

18.07.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel parliament finance committee discussion today on a flavor ban for all tobacco and nicotine products

Many industry representatives argued against #CDOH talking also directly to MKs

BUT MOH, Academia, and NGOs fought backπŸ’ͺ

Watch this space for updates

07.07.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli parliament finance committee
#flavorban #Tobacco #ecig

Lots of industry and lobby here

07.07.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Effectiveness of Partnerships With Commercial Actors to Improve Food Environments: A Systematic Review Partnerships with commercial actors have been proposed as a policy approach to create healthier food environments. We conducted a systematic review to assess their effectiveness for improving food en...

πŸ”₯ The Effectiveness of Partnerships With Commercial Actors to Improve Food Environments: A Systematic Review

Laurence Blanchard, Gemma Bridge, Julia Bidonde, Matt Egan, @harryrutter.bsky.social, @markpetticrew.bsky.social, Patricia Lucas, et al

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#COI #CDoH

30.06.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œDual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for health and smoking cessation Sarah E Jackson; β€œDual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for heal

β€œDual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for health and smoking cessation.

Editorial by Sarah Jackson.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @drsarahejackson.bsky.social

16.06.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Smoking Cessation Treatment Efficacy and Impact on Health Outcomes among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Scoping Review AbstractIntroduction. Middle-aged and older adults (ages 45+) have historically been overlooked in tobacco research and policy despite a quit rate half tha

Middle-aged and older adult smokers are just as, if not more successful at quitting smoking than their younger counterparts using a combined intervention of counseling and cessation medications, finds scoping review by Adrienne Johnson et al.

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18.06.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Factors associated with not smoking and ceasing smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women AbstractIntroduction. Smoking during pregnancy has been linked to serious adverse health outcomes for mother and baby. This study aims to examine the indiv

A variety of sociodemographic, health, and antenatal care factors are associated with smoke-free pregnancies among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, find Jamie Bryant et al.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

20.06.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toxicant and Nicotine Exposure in Pregnant Smokers, Vapers, and Nicotine-Replacement Users: Cross-Sectional Study AbstractIntroduction. Given the increasing usage of vaping during pregnancy and limited longitudinal health-related data, there is an urgent need to assess

During pregnancy, former smokers who are established exclusive vapers, but not dual users, have VOC levels substantially lower than exclusive-smokers and comparable with those who have never used nicotine/tobacco products, find Michael Ussher et al.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

26.06.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The marketing of commercial foods for infants and toddlers in Australian supermarket catalogues Abstract. Commercial foods for infants and young children are prominent on supermarket shelves in Australia, with parents commonly believing they are a hea

The marketing of commercial foods for infants & toddlers in Australian supermarket catalogues

Alexandra Chung, Sophia Torkel, Helen Dixon, Jennifer McCann, Andrea Schmidtke, Catharine Fleming @healthpromint.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

#CDoH #IYCF #InfantFeeding #ChildFeeding

12.06.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MDnews 04.06.25 ΧͺΧ§Χ¦Χ™Χ¨ This is "MDnews 04.06.25 ΧͺΧ§Χ¦Χ™Χ¨" by Medical Media Digital on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Χ¨ΧΧ™Χ•ΧŸ Χ©Χ Χ’Χ©Χ” איΧͺΧ™ ΧœΧ›Χ‘Χ•Χ“ היום Χ”Χ‘Χ™Χ ΧœΧΧ•ΧžΧ™ ללא Χ’Χ™Χ©Χ•ΧŸ (מ- 04:15 Χ“Χ§Χ•Χͺ)
גם דגשים ΧœΧ’Χ‘Χ™ Χ”ΧžΧ Χ™Χ€Χ•ΧœΧ¦Χ™Χ•Χͺ של Χ—Χ‘Χ¨Χ•Χͺ Χ”Χ˜Χ‘Χ§, ΧΧžΧ¦Χ’Χ™Χ ΧœΧ’ΧžΧ™ΧœΧ” ΧžΧ’Χ™Χ©Χ•ΧŸ שהם ΧžΧ‘Χ•Χ‘Χ‘Χ™ ΧžΧ“Χ’ Χ•ΧΧ€Χ§Χ˜Χ™Χ‘Χ™Χ™Χ, Χ•Χ ΧžΧ¦ΧΧ™Χ Χ‘Χ‘Χœ הבריאוΧͺ, איזה Χ›ΧœΧ™Χ Χ§Χ™Χ™ΧžΧ™Χ ΧœΧ¨Χ•Χ€ΧΧ™ ΧžΧ©Χ€Χ—Χ” ΧœΧ’Χ–Χ•Χ¨ ΧœΧžΧ˜Χ•Χ€ΧœΧ™Χ Χ©ΧœΧ”Χ ΧœΧ”Χ’ΧžΧœ ΧžΧ’Χ™Χ©Χ•ΧŸ, Χ•ΧžΧ” Χ™Χ“Χ•Χ’ גל Χ‘Χ™Χ’Χ¨Χ™Χ” ΧΧœΧ§Χ˜Χ¨Χ•Χ Χ™Χͺ

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09.06.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spend today at the Israeli Parliament for #WNTD focusing on:
1. Ban all print media advertising - research shows UOJ targeting bit.ly/3Fx6B2Q
2. License & POS reduction - research shows high numbers of POS around schools bit.ly/4kLb6We

03.06.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, Knesset votes to require graphic images on smoking products Israel is the 2nd country to mandate such warnings on e-cigarettes, as survey finds 31% of Israeli smokers have started or resumed lighting up due to stress since start of the war

www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-wor...

29.05.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Final approval for graphic warnings on ALL tobacco and nicotine products (excluding cigars) was just approved in Israel, despite Big Tobacco trying to interfere.
Implementation - 13 months from now

Israel will be the second country to implement graphic warnings for ecig

28.05.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are excited to launch the SRNT Treatment Research Network Bluesky account! Follow for the latest treatment research and professional activities from @ntrjournal.bsky.social and the field of nicotine and tobacco scienceπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

15.05.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Missed our May webinar?The recording is now available!

Our speakers tackled the ethical challenges of using #AI in behavioural research,exploring key concerns & practical strategies to mitigate risks while maximising the benefits of AI.

Watch the webinar here: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...

14.05.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reducing smoking in pregnancy in Englandβ€”a public health success story In recent years rates of smoking in pregnancy in England have declined, from 11.7% of pregnant women in 2014/15, to 5.9% in quarter 3 2024/25, according to the latest smoking at the time of delivery (...

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

13.05.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Acedemy of Hebrew Language has decided to change the name of a butterfly to include 'Ariel' in memory of Ariel Bibas who loved butterflies

04.04.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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French parliament votes to ban disposable e-cigarettes The measure banning single-use electronic cigarettes, popular among young people in France, is part of a wider government anti-smoking campaign.

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky #PCCM πŸ›Ÿ

French parliament votes to ban disposable e-cigarettes
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

15.02.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emerging Research on Disposable E‐Cigarettes: A special issue: Addiction: Vol 120, No 3 <em>Addiction</em> is an SSA journal publishing peer-reviewed research reports on pharmalogical and behavioural addictions spanning many different disciplines.

#TobRegSci #TobSciSky #TobRegSci
A special issue in Addiction Journal on "Emerging Research on Disposable E‐Cigarettes" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13600443...

12.02.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Digital smoking cessation support, as both a stand-alone and adjunct to standard interpersonal cessation support in pregnancy, could increase the proportion of pregnant smokers who make a supported quit attempt, find Pippa Belderson et al.

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Exploring the Interplay of Sleep and Nicotine Vaping in Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Narrative Review - PubMed Many survey studies indicate vaping nicotine is associated with sleep disturbances in adolescents. Other studies determined sleep disturbances were associated with an initiation or increase in vaping ...

#TobSciSky #TobRegSci #TobRegSky
New study finds adolescents (12-18yr) who use e-cigs & dual use of e-cigs+cigs have significantly more insufficient sleep. Dual use exhibited ⬆️sleep latency. Sleep disturbances were associated with initiation or ⬆️in vaping nicotine
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39935668/

12.02.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ADHD Symptoms and Later E-Cigarette and Tobacco Use in US Youths This cohort study of data over a 9-year period evaluates whether diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, symptom severity, and pharmacotherapy are associated with incident e-cigarette a...

#TobRegSci #TobSciSky #TobRegSci
A new study in @jama.com shows that ADHD symptoms among US-Youth were associated with an higher odds for onset of nicotine and tobacco use.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

12.02.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Menthol cigarette bans promote smoking cessation, finds systematic review and meta-analysis by Sarah Mills et al.

academic.oup.com/ntr/article-...

10.02.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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