Smoking News

Arteries improve after smokers quit

A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this.

How nicotine peaks in the brain

Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Centre.

2nd hand smoke damage kids arteries

Kids exposed to secondhand smoke face a higher risk of developing early signs of clogged arteries by the time they're 13.

FDA probes menthol cigarettes

A US scientific panel this month will weigh the controversial role of menthol flavouring in cigarettes.

New device may help smokers quit

A novel technology for delivering nicotine to the lungs may soon give smokers a new way to kick the habit.

WHO slams tobacco companies

World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan on Friday accused "ruthless, devious" tobacco companies of bullying as she battled attempts to stimulate smoking in poor nations.

Doc tells Obama to quit smoking

Barack Obama was urged by his doctor Sunday to quit smoking for good after his first health check-up as US president found him otherwise in "excellent health" and "fit for duty."

Snuff as addictive as cigarettes

People who use smokeless tobacco, or "snuff," are just as hooked on nicotine as cigarette smokers, if not more so, new research from Sweden shows.

Child sex anti-smoking ad shocking

Deliberately shocking anti-smoking adverts that compare nicotine addiction to sexual abuse, and which the French government has vowed to ban, sparked a lively debate.

Journal bans tobacco-backed studies

A leading scientific journal will no longer publish research papers that receive any funding from tobacco companies, its editorial board said.

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