ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago has begun enforcing the Tobacco Control Regulations, which bans smoking in public places, a senior official said on Frid

HYDERABAD: College students will no more be able to tuck into their favourite snacks like samosa, kachori, pizza, noodles on campus as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has inst

Exposure to thirdhand-smoke can significantly harm your liver and brain tissues within a month, with the effect worsening over time, scientists have warned.

E-cigarettes appear to be effective when used by smokers as an aid to quitting smoking.

Nthala is among many children toiling on tobacco farms in the south African country.

Britain has opened a formal investigation into suspicions of corruption at British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries, nearly two years after allegations of bribery in Africa first surface

An evaluation by health ministry at end of the programme's first year, covering over 12,000 registered users, demonstrated an average quit rate of about 7 per cent among both smokers and smokeless

One of the world's biggest cigarette companies, British American Tobacco, has taken Kenya's government to court over its move to make anti-smoking laws stricter.

The tobacco industry is hampering efforts to introduce life-saving interventions in low and middle-income countries, according to a report by the World Health Organization.