If a woman smokes during pregnancy, doctors may actually be able to tell simply by looking at the fetus.

Tuberculosis (TB) patients, who smoke, have much higher mortality rate compared to non-smokers. However, on quitting, their risk reduces substantially.

New findings published in the journal Circulation show that children who are exposed to their parents' secondhand smoke are at double the risk of developing heart disease later in life.

A global anti-tobacco conference that ended yesterday urged countries to take steps to reduce the consumption of tobacco, which it said was a leading cause of disease and death worldwide.

AT LAST year’s ten-day annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the prime minister, Li Keqiang, declared “war” on pollution.

With a population of about 20 lakh, Nagaland is considered the second highest tobacco consuming State with 57 per cent of the populace into the tobacco habit.

The verdict's not yet out on whether or not e-cigarette's are safe.