Canadians might be smoking less than they used to, but many of them are a whole lot fatter than they admit, a new national health survey says. In its annual Canadian Community Health Survey released Tuesday, Statistics Canada revealed that the average Canadian underestimated their weight by nearly nine per cent. Men were found on [...]

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the government to ban smoking in all public places. Acting upon a public interest litigation filed by advocate Prakash Mani Sharma of Pro-Public, a division bench of justices Anup Raj Sharma and Rajendra Prasad Koirala issued the order on Tuesday. The apex court also ordered the government to [...]

Australian brothel owners want an exemption to anti-smoking laws for sex workers and their clients because, they say, one thing leads to another. Newspapers reported Sunday that the Australian Adult Entertainment Industry had written to Victoria state officials seeking an exemption to laws which ban smoking in workplaces for fear they will drive prostitutes back [...]

Numerous cafes and restaurants serving shisha (hubble-bubble) have become a disturbing feature of most residential areas across the emirates and pose a menace due to noise and air pollution. The increasing trend is also blamed for multiplying the parking woes of the already suffering residents. What is really serious about the phenomenon is that most [...]

Although Asian-American immigrants smoke at a rate that’s over 10 percent higher than the national average, very few programs to help them quit are targeted to that population. And a new study shows that cultural stigmas surrounding not smoking may prevent many of these immigrants from worrying about smoking’s effects on their health, according to [...]