Social media use linked to increased risk of cigarette use in teens
Time spent on social media was associated with an increased risk of cigarette and e-cigarette use in teenagers, according to…
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WHO highlights tobacco industry tactics
New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies: The World Health Organization (WHO), officially launched the…
WHO urged to reevaluate anti-smoking strategies
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden, has raised a critical question about the World Health Organization's (WHO)…
WHO strategies against smoking currently insufficient
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden released a topical paper urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to…
Cost now biggest turn-off to smoking
Cost now biggest turn-off to smoking: Rising cigarette prices have overtaken health concerns as the biggest motivator for people to…
World No Tobacco Day marks continued destruction
World No Tobacco Day marks continued destruction: The World Health Organization (WHO) has today revealed new information on the extent…
Higher cigarette taxes reduce child deaths
Higher cigarette taxes reduce child deaths – first global estimates: The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every…
Fewer children buying cigarettes in shops
Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17 per cent,…
Nicotine in pregnancy increases risk of cot death
Nicotine exposure during pregnancy, whether from smoking cigarettes, or nicotine patches and e-cigarettes, increases risk of sudden infant death syndrome…
Tobacco’s fancy wrappings come off
From now on, you won't see cigarette packs with imperial purple borders, gold lettering and enticing scenes from exotic locations.…