18 October 2017: Beaches and al fresco dining areas are among locations soon to be designated smoke-free in Auckland. In a move welcomed by the Cancer Society, Auckland Council has strengthened its smokefree policy, with

3 October 2017: The ads are part of a settlement for a suit brought against firms almost 20 years ago. Big Tobacco, including firms Altria Group Inc. (MO – Get Report) and British American Tobacco PLC (BTI)

30 September 2017: Ireland becomes fourth country in world to remove logos from tobacco packaging Ireland has become the fourth country in the world to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products. As of today, tobacco

29 September 2017: Ireland will become the fourth country in the world to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products, the Government has announced. The measure, which is designed to make tobacco packs less attractive to

21 September 2017: The International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) has warned that there are “failings and loopholes” in EU plans for tobacco security. The organisation is concerned over the implementation of the track and trace

19 September 2017: MIAMI – People who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus and who smoke are far more likely to die from lung cancer than HIV, researchers said Monday. “Having HIV and using tobacco

15 September 2017: The news is mixed as a leading global health report, now in its 20th year, finds less babies are dying but some preventable diseases are on the rise The Global Burden of

22 August 2017: The debate on electronic cigarettes took a turn for the worse this week, when raw numbers were used to suggest that current interventions to reduce smoking may not be working — and

17 August 2017: Businesses that once opposed nicotine replacement therapy now sell it Summary: Tobacco companies have known for decades that, without counseling, NRT hardly ever works, and that consumers often use it to complement

18 August 2017: The debate on electronic cigarettes took a turn for the worst this week, when raw numbers were used to suggest that current interventions to reduce smoking may not be working and therefore

18 August 2017: New Delhi, Aug. 18 (Reuters): The government has threatened Philip Morris International Inc with “punitive action” over the tobacco giants’ alleged violation of Indian anti-smoking laws, according to a letter sent to the

18 August 2017: Documents show how the world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company pursued growth and profit amid instability in African and Middle East countries British American Tobacco (BAT) has promoted sales of its cigarettes

11 August 2017: Philip Morris International says it has created a less toxic cigarette — an innovation it claims could save lives and eliminate smoking in America. The new technology, called IQOS, consists of a tube

7 August 2017: Maternal smoking during pregnancy contributes to various long-term health problems in offspring, especially respiratory disorders. Several human studies have indicated that maternal smoking is associated with lung under-development, airflow limitation, an increase in the

1 August 2017: Tobacco firms are enticing Scottish retailers to promote their products, despite a ban on the open display of cigarettes in shops, according to a new study. Researchers found tobacco companies are offering

30 July 2017: Big tobacco companies have been manipulating the prices of cigarettes for more than a decade to undermine government attempts to deter people from smoking, research suggests. A study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco

16 June 2017: New King’s College London research reveals a 39 per cent drop in physical assaults – both between patients and towards staff – following the introduction of a smoke-free policy at the South

16 June 2017: Disparities in Tobacco Use Across the Country Still Need to Be Addressed Statement of Robin Koval, CEO and President of Truth Initiative, on the 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey Results WASHINGTON, June

20 June 2017: NEW YORK – To enforce or not to enforce a comprehensive indoor smoking ban is the question facing Japan as it prepares to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In response

2 June 2017: Scientists in Boston found smoking in pregnancy causes a kid to suffer behaviour problems, well into adolescence PUFFING on just 10 fags a day when you’re pregnant is enough to harm your

31 May 2017: Higher taxes on tobacco products reduce tobacco consumption and improve public health, while also increasing government revenues that can be used to fund priority investments and programs that benefit the entire population.

1 June 2017: The recipe to get people to quit is well-known. Why are so many governments ignoring it? IN SOME rich countries ex-smokers now outnumber those who still puff on. But in many poor

31 May 2017: Chemicals found in cigarette smoke have been shown to damage fetal liver cells. Scientists say the potent cocktail of chemicals in cigarettes is particularly harmful to developing liver cells and affects male

31 May 2017: Four international investment groups have called on investors to quit the tobacco industry. Axa, Calpers, Scor and AMP Capital have already sold or are selling their tobacco investments. The companies launched their

30 May 2017: It is false propaganda of the tobacco industry that widespread unemployment would immediately strike tobacco farmers and workers if effective tobacco control measures are implemented “In Andhra, a separate department for tobacco

26 May 2017: René A. Arrazola, MPH1; Indu B. Ahluwalia, PhD1; Eugene Pun, MPH1; Isabel Garcia de Quevedo, MSPH2; Stephen Babb, MPH1; Brian S. Armour, PhD1 (View author affiliations) View suggested citation Summary What is

26 May 2017: Cigarettes branded as “low tar” could have made smokers more vulnerable to the most common form of lung cancer, according to scientists. Experts investigated why rates of adenocarcinoma, a tumour that grows

19 May 2017: The maker of Marlboro cigarettes has been accused of trying to sidestep new UK laws on plain packaging by rolling out durable tins that look just like ordinary cigarette packets. Philip Morris,

8 May 2017: Australia’s competition regulator has become the first in the world to successfully take legal action against e-cigarette companies for making false and misleading claims about the carcinogens in their products. Federal court

8 May 2017: FROM the early 1980s, Australian governments of all persuasions pursued the tobacco control agenda with vigour and determination. “Quit” campaigns established around the country from 1983 used mass media to educate the

5 May 2017: Former health minister Nicola Roxon has hailed a leaked World Trade Organisation ruling to uphold Australia’s cigarette plain packaging laws as a “big win” for public health. Ms Roxon, who championed the

3 May 2017: Smoking the odd cigarette when out with friends may seem relatively harmless, but a new study suggests it can be as dangerous for the heart as an everyday habit. US researchers found

1 May 2017: People who smoke cigarettes may boost their risk of clogged heart arteries by weakening a gene that is otherwise protective of these important blood vessels, US researchers said Monday. The findings point

Abstract Although a few countries have banned flavored cigarettes (except menthol), flavors in most tobacco products remain unregulated across the globe. We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies examining perceptions of and experiences with

Abstract Background In reviewing the first set of pictorial warning labels in the USA, the courts equated textual labels with facts and information, and images with emotion. This study tested the differences in perceived informativeness

4 May 2017: A landmark Australian law on restrictive tobacco packaging has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year legal battle, Bloomberg news reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the

24 April 2017: In keeping with the broader understanding that tobacco is not merely a threat to individual health but to the cause of social and environmental justice, the theme for World No-Tobacco Day this

17 April 2017: Abstract Objective Our purpose was to quantify 36 inorganic chemical elements in aerosols from disposable electronic cigarettes (ECs) and electronic hookahs (EHs), examine the effect of puffing topography on elements in aerosols,

19 April 2017: A tobacco seller on Washington Avenue in Brooklyn. The de Blasio administration is moving to sharply cut the number of stores that can sell tobacco. CreditStephen Speranza for The New York Times

15 April 2017: THE recent ban on smoking in cars with children has received backing from the majority of Scottish smokers, a poll suggests. Anti-smoking charity, Action on Smoking Health (ASH) Scotland, said that the

20 April 2017: Michael Miller, 44, does what most smokers do to protect his sons and daughter from the fumes of his Marlboro Ultra Lights. He takes it outside. After his 7 a.m. coffee, he

14 April 2017: Smoking-related diseases will claim 200 million lives in China this century and plunge tens of millions into poverty, a report said Friday. China is the world’s largest consumer and producer of tobacco,

7 April 2017: TOKYO — Japan should ban smoking in all public places if it wants to successfully host the Tokyo Olympics and promote tourism, a senior World Health Organization official said Friday. Japan, often

6 April 2017: The percentage of men and women who use tobacco every day has dropped in most nations since 1990, but the total number of smokers and tobacco-related deaths has increased, a consortium of

10 April 2017: E-CIGARETTES are a “gateway” to smoking among children, a new study has warned. Experts said the devices are tempting teenage non-smokers into experimenting with nicotine among those who would not otherwise try

10 April 2017: People often think that only addiction and indulgence in smoking makes a person vulnerable to the hazards of tobacco, but, it is not true. The ill-effects of second-hand smoke can be equally

11 April 2017: All cigarettes sold in the UK must have standardised packaging from next month after the supreme court refused permission to the tobacco industry to appeal against the new laws. This is the

9 April 2017: An insider in the tobacco industry has revealed some of the unscrupulous tactics it is using to avoid new restrictions governing the marketing of cigarettes that come into force next month. One