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Congress has passed, and President Barack Obama has signed, historic legislation that will give federal regulators authority to regulate the tobacco industry.

New Delhi, July 9 : Cigarette packets with pictorial warnings about the dangers of smoking have finally hit the market, more than a month after they were due -- but the illustrations are far from being gory as they were meant to be.

The number of people dying from Britain's most common cancers is at the lowest level since the 1970s despite more people developing the disease.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em Dutch treat Can put-upon minorities wage battle against government regulators and win? In the Netherlands, at least when it comes to smoking bans, the answer appears to be "yes." After a year of widespread defiance of a law banning smoking in bars and cafes, and two court victories by bar owners, the Dutch government is ...

I'm on the corner near the Ritz Ybor, coolly smoking a cowboy killer. I need something to do with my hands, attached to still lanky-feeling arms.

Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking.

The BBC has reported that common cancer deaths in Britain have fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years.

Indiana youth smoking rates have dropped to the lowest levels on record, according to a new report released today by a state tobacco cessation and prevention organization.

Edmonton City Councillor Jane Batty attaches a cigarette butt container as she addresses the media on city strategy to reduce butt litter.

Using a nicotine patch before quitting smoking can double success rates, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 05 Jul 2009 New research shows that 70 per cent of adults in the UK back proposals to protect children from tobacco by putting it out of sight in shops and 76 per cent support abolishing cigarette vending machines according to Cancer Research UK ...

Women appear to have a tougher time quitting smoking than men, according to researchers at Women's Health Research at Yale.

New survey information shows that there are nearly 100,000 fewer smokers in Arkansas since the beginning of the Arkansas Department of Healths Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program in 2002.

New state statistics show Arkansas' adult smoking rate has dropped to 20.7% last year, though it remains higher than the national average.

TLee County Health Department will launch a new coalition today, Tobacco-Free Lee, which will bring together the student and adult community, business and faith leaders to cut tobacco-use rates.

Maggie Gyllenhaal has revealed her ongoing struggle to give up smoking. The Secretary star, who has a two-year-daughter Ramona with husband Peter Sarsgaard, is trying to quit for health reasons but is finding it increasingly difficult.

Smoking is banned in all areas of two psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey, beginning Wednesday.

Alderman Gordon Garvens wants the rules for local beer gardens at city taverns to have similar hours as the taverns.

Participating in team sports is associated with a reduced likelihood of youths becoming established smokers, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Members of the British public have begun appearing on a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square as part of an ambitious art project.