Heavy smokers 'must quit totally'
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There are no half-measures for heavy smokers wanting to minimise their health risks, research suggests.
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Tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill 1 billion people in the 21st unless governments act now to dramatically reduce it, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday.
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MPs and peers today called on Health Secretary John Reid to outlaw smoking in public places after a fact-finding mission to Dublin.
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The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
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By EMMA ROSS    MUNICH, Germany  -- More than half of European smokers who suffer a heart attack, bypass surgery or other serious heart problem are still smoking a year later, despite anti-smoking campaigns and doctors' advice to stop, a new study found.    Experts said the findings, presented Monday at Europe's largest medical conference, indicate that smoking cessation efforts are failing many of the most vulnerable victims...
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By Lyndsay Moss, PA Health Correspondent and Emily Pennink, PA. The Government will today announce a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food.
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Doctors call for 10-packs of cigarettes and tobacco vending machines to be banned to tackle teenage smoking.
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The World Health Organisation, which has been championing an international campaign against tobacco use, called on Tuesday for a global ban on smoking at work and in enclosed public places.
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Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.
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Legislation is being set out  under which all UK tobacco products will have to carry picture health warnings.
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Manuel Bussac predicts he will smoke more and work less when France's ban on smoking in public spaces kicks in Thursday. His firefighter friend, Bernard Geoffrey, says the ban will help him quit his pack-a-day habit.
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Smoking in public is set to be severely restricted in Russia under new legislation backed by the upper house of parliament.
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Licensees in Scotland are being told a ban on smoking in workplaces could cost jobs.
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BMA Cymru Wales is calling on doctors across Wales to write to their members of parliament to support a ban on smoking in public places.
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The American Cancer Society is hoping that New Mexican smokers will join their peers nationwide Thursday, Nov. 18, in setting aside their cigarettes for the day, and consider kicking the habit for good.
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Over eight million smokers are being asked to quit &quot;cold turkey.&quot; It is part of the American Cancer Society&#39;s 28th Annual Great American Smoke-Out.
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Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has appealed to Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan to stop smoking in movies.