Findings published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research show that governmental smoking bans don't seem to be helping smokers quit.

SHANGHAI’S lawmakers are working to amend the current anti-smoking law to include a ban on smoking in indoor public and at work places after an earlier effort during the 2010 World Expo delivered e

While sedentary lifestyle is believed to have put urban India under high risk for cardiovascular diseases, a recent survey has found that heard diseases are on the rise even in the tribal populatio

The death risk from smoking may be much higher than previously thought - tobacco kills up to two in every three smokers not one in every two, data from a large study suggests.

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)-associated particulate matter (PM) has to be seen as an independent health hazard and needs to be discussed separately from the already well-known toxic and carcinogenic compounds contained in cigarette smoke. We believe that brandspecific amounts of PM are of public interest and should be investigated.

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E-cigarettes have for the first time been found to be harmful to the lungs in the same way as traditional nicotine cigarettes.

Indians At Risk; Docs Advise Dietary Changes To Reduce Threat

Saving up for an extravagant vacation? You might want to quit smoking to help pay for it.

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) –The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging Caribbean countries to take urgent action to meet global targets to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16 million people dying prematurely – before the age of 70 – from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes, according to a new WHO report.

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