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Smoking bad for pets: study
Health & Fitness
January 1, 2016
Smoking bad for pets: study
Smoking is bad for pets too, the University of Glasgow said, citing an ongoing study into the effects of second-hand…
Adviser to top EU court says EU cigarette law is valid
Health & Fitness
December 23, 2015
Adviser to top EU court says EU cigarette law is valid
An adviser to Europe's highest court in Luxembourg on Wednesday said an EU law on cigarettes was valid, rebuffing a…
Environment, not ‘bad luck,’ mainly to blame for cancer: study
Health & Fitness
December 18, 2015
Environment, not ‘bad luck,’ mainly to blame for cancer: study
Environmental factors such as sunshine and tobacco smoke cause more cancers than random DNA mutations, researchers have affirmed -- contesting…
Smoking, secondhand smoke tied to infertility and early menopause
Health & Fitness
December 16, 2015
Smoking, secondhand smoke tied to infertility and early menopause
Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke is tied to infertility in women and early menopause, according to a new study. Compared…
S.Korea donates cigarette smell neutralizer devices to Cairo airport
Egypt
December 16, 2015
S.Korea donates cigarette smell neutralizer devices to Cairo airport
A South Korean company has provided Cairo International Airport with two devices that eliminate smells resulting from smoking, South Korea's…
French give nod to plain cigarette packaging
Health & Fitness
November 30, 2015
French give nod to plain cigarette packaging
Cigarettes will have to be sold in plain packaging in France from next year after the French parliament narrowly voted…
Early smoke exposure tied to increased atrial fibrillation risk
Health & Fitness
October 17, 2015
Early smoke exposure tied to increased atrial fibrillation risk
People exposed to secondhand smoke in the womb or as children are at an increased risk later in life for…
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Health & Fitness
September 26, 2015
Video games with smoking characters lack tobacco warnings
Video games popular with children and teens often feature characters that smoke even though few packages carry warnings about tobacco-related…
Europe has ‘alarming’ rates of smoking, drinking and obesity: WHO
Life & Style
September 23, 2015
Europe has ‘alarming’ rates of smoking, drinking and obesity: WHO
Europe has the world's highest rates of drinking and smoking, and more than half its people are too fat, putting…
Parental nicotine dependence predicts teen smoking
Health & Fitness
September 23, 2015
Parental nicotine dependence predicts teen smoking
A parent’s dependence on nicotine, in addition to the act of smoking cigarettes, may be an important determinant of their…