Smoking News

The smoking rate for adults in the USA dipped last year after a seven-year smoking stall, a new government reports says.

The effects of long-term cigarette smoking on morbidity and mortality have long been known.

Researchers have reportedly developed a medical test, previously used to measure a toxin found in tobacco smokers, and adapted it to measure the same toxin exhibited in spinal cord injury patients and multiple sclerosis .

The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for about seven years.

The results of the latest national health survey by the government finds the percentage of smokers in the United States has dropped to 18 percent in 2012.

Mountain View Apartments for seniors and the disabled at 895 West 12th Street, Juneau., is one of several AHFC facilities to go totally smoke free in August.

The Warren County Fire Marshal's Office has determined that a fire in which an elderly woman died early Thursday morning was caused by her smoking in bed.

B.C. has the lowest smoking rate in the country, but the Canadian Cancer Society says the figure hasn't fallen in six years.

States with tighter restrictions on the sale of cigarettes to teens also had lower adult smoking rates, especially among women, researchers found.

Lindsay Lohan may be in the process of cleaning up her act, but apparently that doesn't include her cigarette obsession.

The new rule is meant to create healthier living conditions, company officials told the NY Times.

The cigarette industry is in decline. Not because of a drop in sales or revenue, but because there exists a conundrum for cigarette producers - cigarettes or e-cigarettes? An e-cigarette is an electronic inhaler that vaporizes a liquid solution into an aerosol mist, simulating tobacco smoke.

Folks who exercise on a county greenway say they're fed up with smokers. Smokers gather by the dozens on the Little Sugar Creek Greenway near Carolinas Medical Center.

Rep. Mike Benson will announce today that he plans to challenge four-term Democrat Rep. Tim Walz for Minnesota's 1st Congressional District in 2014.

The Oregon House narrowly approved a bill that would allow counties to tax tobacco products.

Member for Rodney Paul Weller has defended his government's decision to refuse a Greens' bill to ban smoking in outdoor dining and drinking areas in Victorian parliament last week.

There have been deepening concerns about the health hazards associated with smoking cigarettes and how difficult it is to kick the smoking habit.

We were pretty stoked when we heard Sofia Coppola was directing "The Bling Ring," a flick based on the series of Hollywood Hills burglaries in 2009 , when a group of excess-loving teenagers ravaged the homes and closets of Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, and Megan Fox.

Washington, June 14 : States that want to reduce rates of adult smoking should implement stringent tobacco restrictions on teenagers, a new study has said.

YOUNG people in Scotland could be risking their lives by smoking shisha pipes in illegal bars due to the dangers posed by carbon monoxide poisoning, campaigners will warn this week.