Tagged smoking

Tobacco use is responsible for five million or 12 per cent of all deaths of adults above the age of 30 globally each year, according to a United Nations report unveiled today, that for the first time prov...

More job-seekers are facing an added requirement: no smoking — at work or anytime. As bans on smoking sweep the USA, an increasing number of employers — primarily hospitals — are also imposing bans on...

A smoking habit is so hard to break that it doesn’t seem possible that a series of simple encouraging text messages could help in any significant way. But a study of wannabe quitters published by the Lance...

NEW YORK (AP) — Smokers will no longer be able to light up in New York City parks, beaches, public plazas and on boardwalks. The ban takes effect today. Those who break the law could face fines of $5...

The Health Bureau in China has revealed that in a bid to stub out smoking, Beijing is working on making all public spaces - including work sites and transportation options - tobacco-free by the end of 2015. T...

Federal drug regulators unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages on Wednesday, including some that are striking pictures of smoking's effects.   Designed to cover half of a pack...

There’s no tar. No smoke (only “vapor”). No odor (unless you want it). And so far no one has officially declared it hazardous to your health. Welcome to the charmed world of the electronic cigarette.T...