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Cigarette smoking will kill about two million Chinese in 2030, double the 2010 toll, said researchers who warned of a "growing epidemic of premature death" in the world's most populous nation.

• 09 октября 2015, 17:18

People who suffer from psychosis are about three times more likely to be smokers, but scientists have long scratched their heads over which one leads to the other.

• 10 июля 2015, 13:10

A Syrian national was fined for throwing a cigarette butt in Astana.

• 08 июля 2015, 16:06

More than half of current and former smokers who can pass basic lung function tests may suffer from lung diseases that have gone undiagnosed.

• 23 июня 2015, 12:21

Smoking is responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers in 2011.

• 16 июня 2015, 12:51

More than one in five US high school students smoke, putting themselves at risk of disease and premature death.

• 14 ноября 2014, 13:05

France will introduce plain cigarette packaging in 2016, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said.

• 08 октября 2014, 18:35

The e-cigarette was pushed centre stage ahead of World No Tobacco Day, with doctors and policy experts urging the UN's health agency to embrace the gadget as a life saver.

• 30 мая 2014, 03:29

Singaporeans are defying a ban on electronic cigarettes despite stiff fines for distributors and smugglers, health authorities said.

• 26 апреля 2014, 10:51

South Korea's state health insurer said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against three domestic and foreign tobacco makers, seeking damages of 53.7 billion won ($51.6 million) for payouts over smoking-related illnesses.

• 15 апреля 2014, 10:25

Bans on smoking in public and the workplace led to a 10 percent drop in premature births and in emergency asthma treatment for children.

• 28 марта 2014, 11:00

Los Angeles lawmakers voted to ban e-cigarette use in public places where tobacco smoking is prohibited, including work places, restaurants and bars.

• 05 марта 2014, 18:07

It was banned in restaurants and al fresco eating became all the rage. It was banned in offices, and business started getting done in huddles on the sidewalk.

• 05 марта 2014, 17:21

A thick cloud of smoke hung in the air at Havana's annual cigar festival, where some 200 smokers took part in a novel contest to produce the longest unbroken ash.

• 01 марта 2014, 11:15

US regulators on Friday banned four types of small cigarettes known as bidis made by an Indian company, marking the Food and Drug Administration's first-ever oversight action against a tobacco product.

• 23 февраля 2014, 18:44

China can prevent nearly 13 million tobacco-related deaths by 2050 by fully implementing a set of neglected anti-smoking policies it had already agreed to.

• 19 февраля 2014, 11:16

Moderate or heavy smokers who quit tobacco get a boost in mental wellbeing that, for people who are anxious or stressed, is equivalent to taking anti-depressants.

• 14 февраля 2014, 18:37

President Barack Obama says smoking pot is no more dangerous than drinking but calls it a "bad idea," amid a push for legalization in several states.

• 21 января 2014, 10:03

Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than lung cancer, including blindness, diabetes, erectile dysfunction and liver cancer.

• 20 января 2014, 09:53

Fifty years ago, almost half of Americans smoked cigarettes -- at work, in restaurants, schools and even in hospitals. Then came a landmark warning that changed everything.

• 13 января 2014, 10:21