US state governments misuse funds meant for curbing smoking; A US anti tobacco negotiator quits

Tobacco giant Philip Morris pays a record compensation to a smoker suffering from lung cancer

the unwillingness of the us to take strong action against the tobacco

Women in the US continue to puff one too many

amid the hype of the Union cabinet's proposal to ban smoking in public places and discontinue tobacco companies' sponsorship of sports and cultural events, the Union government has taken a very

Tobacco-related diseases are likely to become the biggest killer in Africa in the next 20 years, according to the us -based Centres

The Indonesian government has passed a decree, which gives more time to cigarette manu-facturers to comply with the restrictions imposed on tar and nicotine levels. The deadline has been extended

In a sharp criticism of rich multinational tobacco companies with strong political and economic influence, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Gro Harlem Brundtland said they

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organi