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Two-thirds of Australia's adult population are overweight or obese, a key study found Monday, with rates continuing to climb despite a drop in smoking and drinking.

• 29 октября 2012, 17:24

Women can add nine years to their lives by quitting smoking before the age of 40 but still face a 20-percent higher death rate than those who never smoked.

• 27 октября 2012, 17:30

Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants to many times the limit recommended by the world's health agency.

• 17 октября 2012, 11:34

Two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected a referendum Sunday to tighten a smoking ban, to the relief of hotels and restaurants, while two cantons split in a vote over keeping tax breaks for rich foreigners.

• 24 сентября 2012, 17:38

Tobacco use is massively entrenched in developing countries, where one of the biggest worries is the rise of smoking among women.

• 18 августа 2012, 13:20

Australia said Thursday it has no plans to ban smoking after a key court ruling allowing cigarettes to be sold in plain packets, describing the health battle against tobacco as "one step at a time."

• 16 августа 2012, 16:00

Quitting smoking leads to an average weight gain of four to five kilogrammes (nine to 11 pounds) in the first year -- "significantly" more than previously thought.

• 11 июля 2012, 18:41

Almaty women were offered to exchanged their cigarettes for flowers.

• 10 марта 2012, 10:31

Residents of Kazakhstan spend $1 billion for sigarettes annually: Luigi Cervezato.

• 12 августа 2011, 17:02

Kazakhstan Ministry of Public Healthcare is reviewing the options of daunting images approved by EurAzEC to appear on cigarette packs by 2012.

• 23 июня 2011, 19:26

Press-conference timed to the World No Tobacco Day was held in Astana to discuss statistics of tobacco consumption in Kazakhstan.

• 01 июня 2011, 14:22

A flash-mob timed to the World No Tobacco Day was held on May 28 in Almaty.

• 30 мая 2011, 15:12