Background: Increased taxation on alcohol and tobacco is among the cost-effective measures used to deal with the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally. Despite adopting such efforts, the ...

but they've also driven me to add more positive habits into my routine. Now, I start each day with a glass of warm lemon water and close out the night with a cup of herbal tea, and I'm getting the ...

In contrast, in that 2019 survey, conducted by the American Institute for Cancer Research, 89% of US adults indicated they were aware of the links between cigarettes and cancer. The advisory said ...

On average, a single cigarette takes 20 minutes off a person’s life, according to a new study published at University College London. To put that into perspective, a pack of 20 cigarettes can ...

Underworld kingpin Kazem “Kaz” Hamad is extorting nearly $1 million a month from the state’s illicit tobacco shops after ... banned vapes in shops located near state parliament and the ...

Don't ask me how this software can distinguish between raising a hand to smoke a cigarette and, say, lifting a pint to the mouth or scratching an itchy nose. But its creators seem convinced that ...

Smoking e-cigarettes—also referred to as vaping—remains less popular than traditional cigarette smoking, with 11.5% of adults still lighting up, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

A team of behavioral scientists at University College London has found that for long-term smokers, just one cigarette reduces lifespan by approximately 20 minutes. They have published an editorial ...

Here's a new perspective to motivate yourself (or someone else) to give up smoking: every cigarette smoked can take 20 minutes off your life expectancy, according to experts. Quit for a week, and your ...

For centuries, the use of tobacco and smoking has been a part of our culture and other cultures around the world. Even up until the mid 1960s, smoking cigarettes was allowed in nearly every public ...

Belgium on Wednesday became the first EU country to ban sales of disposable vapes, as governments across the continent try to reverse growing e-cigarette use among younger people. England ...