E-cigarettes can contain higher amounts of certain toxins than regular cigarettes, according to U.S. scientists.

The World Health Organization says there should be a ban on the use of e-cigarettes indoors and that sales to children should stop.

UN agency seeks curbs on indoor use, advertising, sales to minors

Parts of Europe are reaching a "tipping point" where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows.

LIKE the enforcement of law against commercial motorcycle operation in major parts of Lagos, the police in Lagos are gearing up to put anyone found smoking in public places in the metropolis behind

Electronic-cigarettes (electronic nicotine delivery systems-ENDS), the new fad among tobacco users, are all set to be banned in India.

Around 15,000 people die of tobacco consumption in Nepal every year, a report says.

Japan’s smoking rate has dropped below 20 percent for the first time, according to a new survey, as a recent rise in cigarette prices helped to further discourage the habit.