“Fancy,” “posh” and “pretty” – these are all words used by children in Cancer Research UK’s new video to describe a selection of current cigarette packets. Looking at one of the packs,
>> Read more >> May 7, 2012 | Posted in Opinion | No Comments
Breaking a smoking addiction isn’t an easy feat and nicotine patches and gum often do little to help. But scientists at Selecta Biosciences in Boston have developed a new solution for those looking
>> Read more >> May 6, 2012 | Posted in Smoking News | No Comments
Anti-tobacco television advertising helps reduce adult smoking, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy -- but some ads may
>> Read more >> April 21, 2012 | Posted in Smoking News | No Comments
Periodontal disease, sometimes referred to as gum disease, is inflammation and breakdown of the bone that supports the teeth, and a leading cause of tooth loss. Although destructive bacteria usually are
>> Read more >> April 21, 2012 | Posted in Health Issues, Smoking News | No Comments
A bid by tobacco companies to overrule a court judgment that they must do corrective advertising about the dangers of smoking received a chilly response from a federal appeals court Friday. The companies
>> Read more >> April 20, 2012 | Posted in Smoking News | No Comments
Electronic cigarettes -- battery-operated devices that provide nicotine via inhaled vapour -- may help the memory as well as ease cravings as smokers quit their habit. Dr Lynne Dawkins of the University
>> Read more >> April 18, 2012 | Posted in Smoking News | No Comments
Tobacco and nicotine use are known to impair the body's ability to heal bones and wounds. Two new studies presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons looked at
>> Read more >> April 15, 2012 | Posted in Health Issues, Smoking News | No Comments
Nicotine patches may help smokers recover from any initial setbacks in their attempt to kick the habit, a new U.S. study suggests. "The clear implication is that you shouldn't give up, you should stay
>> Read more >> April 15, 2012 | Posted in Smoking News | No Comments
Among smokers, people who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers - and this seems to be especially true for women and non-African Americans, according to a North
>> Read more >> April 15, 2012 | Posted in Health Issues, Smoking News | No Comments
Calls to a national stop-smoking line doubled and traffic to the government's anti-smoking website tripled after a hard-hitting TV advertising campaign seems to have convinced many Americans to quit the
>> Read more >> April 8, 2012 | Posted in Health Issues, Smoking News | No Comments
