Employees could be banned from having cigarettes outside their offices, the government has suggested, under powers to extend the workplace smoking ban that takes effect next year. Smoking is to be outlawed in all workplaces in England, including pubs, restaurants and private clubs from next year by the health bill currently before parliament. But if [...]

A new international study of more than 20,000 children confirms that exposure to cigarette smoke before and after birth impairs their lung function, and that parental smoking remains a serious public health issue. The effects of smoking during pregnancy last up to age 12, while exposure to cigarette smoking after birth further worsens lung function, [...]

That’s according to campaigners for tobacco giants who are saying smoking can fight disease and can even be good for fertility Smoking will not cause damage to fertility and can in fact fight disease – according to some “pro-smoking campaigners. Sophie Goodchild and Martin Hodgson say that tobacco companies are taking a new marketing approach [...]

A medical burns specialist has issued a warning to smokers and people who use heating devices about the potential for serious burns after an incident in South Australia’s Riverland last week. Dr John Greenwood from the Royal Adelaide Hospital’s burns unit is treating a 67-year-old Loxton woman who suffered burns to a large area of [...]

New figures released Tuesday by Statistics Canada show only eight per cent of teens report they smoked in 2005, down from 10 per cent in 2003 and 14 per cent in 2000-01. “This is the first time that it’s been in single digits, but there has been a steady decline since the 1980s,” Statistics Canada [...]