A cross-party working group has been set up in the European parliament to counter the growing influence of tobacco companies. The group was put together by S&D deputy Gilles Pargneaux, who is a vice-chair of

BY KATHERINE SHATS This week, we have seen yet another example of tobacco industry intimidation tactics being used to stop a government from enacting laws that will save lives and protect the public health. The Irish

By Laurent Huber Laurent Huber is Director of Framework Convention Alliance, a grouping of nearly 500 organisations worldwide dedicated to global tobacco control. GENEVA, Feb 18 2015 (IPS) – February 27 will mark the 10th anniversary of the World

With developments in the United Kingdom in introducing plain packaging, other countries who are ready for this development can learn from Australia’s plain packs experience.   Download the book here for FREE:   http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/12257/7/9781743324295_Chapman_RemovingtheEmperorsClothes_FT.pdf

New Orleans Bans Smoking in Bars and Casinos The Big Easy becomes one of the last major American cities to pass a sweeping smoking ban The New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a ban on smoking in

Cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco will have to be sold in standardised packs in the UK from May 2016. After carefully considering the evidence for standardised packaging, and other relevant information, Public Health Minister Jane

Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. For World No Tobacco

The American Cancer Society is pleased to share with the global tobacco control community the names of the recipients of the 2015 Luther L. Terry Awards for Exemplary Leadership in Tobacco Control. The awards are named

A new study analyzing exposure to secondhand smoke among adolescents worldwide, is now available.  Finding s of the study reiterates the need for countries to fully implement FCTC Article 8. Click here to see the

The School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKU) and the Department of Health conducted a 11-year follow-up study based on the data from 18 Elderly

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is accepting nominations for the 2015 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence. The Judy Wilkenfeld Award is given annually to an advocate from a low- or middle-income country

ASH warmly welcomed the announcement in today’s Autumn Statement that the Government will soon be launching a consultation on introducing a levy on the tobacco industry.  In his Statement published today, the Chancellor stated: “Smoking

BEIJING: China’s capital on Friday passed a smoking ban for all indoor public places and offices, state media reported, despite the failure of past attempts to limit where the country’s 300 million smokers can light

Now available as an ebook -Australia’s tobacco plain packaging story, ‘Removing the Emperor’s Clothes,’ by Prof. Simon Chapman and Ms. Becky Freeman Click to download PDF (7.4mb)  

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for regulations to prohibit addition of flavours to e-cigarettes, as this would make the youth more dependent on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO

(CNS): The tobacco industry has a history of using international trade agreements to force open new markets in low and middle income countries, greatly increasing tobacco use and the consequent death/disease it causes. Tobacco companies

Thailand’sA report published by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), Designed for Addiction, details how tobacco companies have manipulated the content and design of cigarettes over the past 50 years to control nicotine delivery, make tobacco smoke

India says tobacco firms will soon have to reserve almost all the space on cigarette packs for health warnings. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said by law warnings in pictures and text would need to cover

The Canadian Cancer Society states in new report 14 October, the CCS today, releases the fourth edition of its report, Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report International report shows significant increase in number of countries

By Duncan Robinson in BrusselsAuthor alerts A tobacco-industry funded lobby group will attempt to derail a World Health Organisation summit aimed at agreeing increased taxes on smoking, according to leaked documents seen by the Financial

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — A haze of second hand smoke may continue to hang heavily over Beijing if the latest draft amendment for controls on cigarette smoke remains unchanged. Wang Qingbin, an associate law

THE World Health Organization called Tuesday on governments to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, warning they pose a “serious threat” to unborn babies and young people. The UN health body also said they

Below is a link which opens to a letter sent to WHO Director General Margaret Chan, June 16, 2014 regarding e-cigarettes. 129 public health and medical professionals from 31 nations have signed it, urging a more

Ten years on from the workplace smoking ban, new Bill will discourage young people becoming addicted to cigarettes which kill half of all long-term users 10th June 2014 – The Irish Cancer Society says today is

World Environment Day: Addressing Cigarette Butt Waste San Diego, CA – June 5, 2014 – Today we celebrate World Environment Day, which calls for positive environmental action worldwide.  Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world,

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Report also finds cigarette smoking causes diabetes and colorectal cancer Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every 13 children under age 18 – will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases

by Wang Bo, Chen Jipeng SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Ministers from the 12 nations involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks wrapped up their four-day meeting here last Tuesday without a full agreement,