Health minister to 'tighten the noose on smokers'
- 18 Mar 2013 18:30 - Sapa
- The government will issue regulations this week to tighten the noose on smokers, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said.
Russia: Putin cracks down on cigarette smoking
- 25 Feb 2013 17:36 - AFP
- President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia.
Lower profit claims go up in smoke
- 13 Aug 2012 12:46 - Wilma Stassen
- A study has shown that a ban on smoking in restaurants does not affect business negatively.
Put down the cigarette and come out with your hands up
- 24 Jun 2012 08:30 - Susan Njanji
- For the second time in five years, health authorities try to amend legislation to make it even harder for smokers to indulge in their habit.
South Korea turns up the heat on smokers
- 26 May 2012 07:57 - Nam You-Sun
- After decades of indifference government is turning up the heat on smokers in South Korea, a nation with one of the highest male smoking rates.
Nicotine replacement has no long-term benefit when quitting smoking
- 10 Jan 2012 13:31 - Staff Reporter
- Study suggests people who use nicotine gum or patches to quit smoking are just as likely to have relapsed a few years later.
Prescribe me a smoke, Doc
- 08 Jul 2011 11:21 - Helen Pidd
- Smokers in Iceland might be able to get their fix only from pharmacies -- and only with a script.
What a drag: Iceland mulls prescription-only cigarettes
- 05 Jul 2011 06:47 - Staff Reporter
- Tobacco Bill proposes outlawing sales, with only doctors allowed to prescribe cigarettes to addicts unable to kick the habit.
NEVR 2 L8: How an angel will help you quit smoking
- 30 Jun 2011 12:21 - Staff Reporter
- People trying to quit smoking are twice as likely to succeed when they receive SMSs to encourage them.
Australia seeks plain packaging for tobacco products
- 29 Apr 2010 13:11 - Staff Reporter
- Australia will force tobacco companies to adopt plain packaging, removing all colour and branding logos within two years.
The lingering dangers of smoking
- 09 Feb 2010 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a study says third-hand smoke is also bad for you.
Chinese e-cigarettes gain ground amid safety concerns
- 28 Feb 2009 08:21 - Audra Ang
- With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it can easily pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke.
Winston man sues cigarette company over lung cancer
- 17 Feb 2009 09:13 - Staff Reporter
- With his broad shoulders and rugged good looks, Alan Landers was the perfect choice to be the face of America's best-selling cigarette brand.
Chinese man detained for three days for smoking on train
- 25 Dec 2008 07:57 - Staff Reporter
- A man was given three days in detention for breaking a non-smoking rule on a new high-speed rail line, Chinese state media said.
Where there's smoke ...
- 23 Oct 2008 06:00 - Nosimilo Ndlovu
- These are the latest "It" parties where smokers network and try out new brands while being treated to a glam -- and often free -- night out.
Millions to die in China from lung disease
- 04 Oct 2008 06:52 - Staff Reporter
- Millions of people will die from respiratory illness and lung cancer in China if nothing is done to reduce smoking and fuel burning indoors.
Smoking after the gun
- 23 Sep 2008 13:22 - Peta Bee
- A number of athletes have managed to combine sporting excellence with a cigarette habit. Peta Bee reports.
Mob kills man for smoking in bar
- 19 Sep 2008 15:46 - Staff Reporter
- A man was lynched by an irate mob in a bar in eastern Uganda after refusing to stop smoking despite repeated requests from fellow patrons.
Marlboro maker to buy chewing-tobacco firm
- 06 Sep 2008 09:11 - Andrew Clark
- The Marlboro cigarettes empire Altria is in talks to buy the United States's biggest maker of chewing tobacco.
