Smoking News

Third-hand smoke dangerous

A study has now shown third-hand smoke - tobacco residue clinging to surfaces - is also bad for you, and even worse for children.

Britain to reduce smokers by half

Britain is considering extending its public smoking ban to include building entrances as one of a series of measures to cut the number of smokers by half in a decade.

Secondhand smoke affects smokers

It is well known that smokers damage their health by directly inhaling cigarette smoke, now research says even their own secondhand smoke is dangerous to them.

FDA to study whats in cigarettes

The US Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Poor people smoke more

Social status is intimately linked with health-related risk factors.

Anti-smoking group blasts Avatar

An anti-smoking group blasted the sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, saying that its portrayal of a character who lovingly tugs on a cigarette sent the wrong message to movie-goers.

Quitting smoking ups diabetes risk

Smokers who give up the habit have an increased risk of developing diabetes over the next few years, a new study finds.

Manto hailed for tobacco fight

Former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang deserved special acknowledgement for her fight against tobacco, the National Council Against Smoking said.

Dont tell smokers cigarettes kill

Cigarette pack warnings that remind smokers of the fatal consequences of their habit may actually make them smoke more as a way to cope with the inevitability of death.

Tobacco kills 5 million every year

Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organisation said.