More than 10,000 Malaysians die from smoking-related illnesses every year, said Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng. He said that 30% of those above the age of 30 suffer from up to 40 kinds of illnesses which include heart problems and 57 types of cancer. “Statistics show that every day about 50 teenagers below the [...]

Britain’s Allen Carr, 73, a formidable anti-smoking campaigner and former 100-cigarette-a-day user, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Carr, who gave up smoking in 1983 and began helping others do the same, was diagnosed with the disease last week, the Mail said on Sunday. A best-selling author of numerous “how to” books, Carr has influenced [...]

Having a cigarette while drinking may reduce the effects of the alcohol, scientists suggest – but the tests have only been carried out on rats so far. Researchers in the US state of Texas blood-tested rats after feeding them varying doses of nicotine and alcohol. They believe lower alcohol levels found in “smoking” rats are [...]

For smokers with asthma, quitting smoking can improve lung function test scores by more than 15 percent in less than two months. The findings appear in the second issue for July 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society. Neil C. Thomson, M.D., of the Departments [...]