Smoking
Teens who vape appear more likely to smoke: study
Health & Fitness
September 9, 2015
Teens who vape appear more likely to smoke: study
Teenagers and young adults who use e-cigarettes are more likely to move on to traditional cigarettes than those who do…
Heaviest smokers may face biggest weight gain after quitting
Health & Fitness
August 23, 2015
Heaviest smokers may face biggest weight gain after quitting
Smokers who keep smoking, and those who quit, will all gain weight over time, but those who smoked the most…
Study: Teens who try e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking
Health & Fitness
August 19, 2015
Study: Teens who try e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking
US teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to move on to smoking conventional cigarettes…
UK study: E-cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than tobacco
Health & Fitness
August 19, 2015
UK study: E-cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than tobacco
Electronic cigarettes are around 95 percent less harmful than tobacco and should be promoted as a tool to help smokers…
More evidence smoking raises risk of death from breast cancer
Health & Fitness
July 22, 2015
More evidence smoking raises risk of death from breast cancer
Long-time smokers may face an increased risk of death if they develop breast cancer, according to a Japanese study that…
Can smoking drive you mad? Study suggests it might
Health & Fitness
July 12, 2015
Can smoking drive you mad? Study suggests it might
People who suffer from psychosis are about three times more likely to be smokers, but scientists have long scratched their…
Exclusive: With feds slow to act, states target e-cigarette sales to minors
Health & Fitness
July 11, 2015
Exclusive: With feds slow to act, states target e-cigarette sales to minors
Frustrated by the slow pace of federal action, state attorneys general are waging their own campaigns against the sale and…
Govt report: 14% of Ramadan drama scenes feature smokers
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Govt report: 14% of Ramadan drama scenes feature smokers
Fourteen percent of scenes from TV series screened during the holy fasting month of Ramadan contained smokers and addicts, according…
WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
Health & Fitness
July 7, 2015
WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking
Too few governments make full use of tobacco taxes to dissuade people from smoking or help them to cut down…
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
Health & Fitness
June 20, 2015
Hawaii becomes first US state to raise smoking age to 21
Hawaii's governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first US state to…