The Maldives has become the first country to impose a generational smoking ban – making smoking, buying and selling tobacco illegal for anyone born after January 1, 2007. The ban took effect on ...

Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of cancer death in the U.S., despite a dramatic decline in smoking, a new American Cancer Society report says. More than 80% of lung cancer deaths are ...

ADRA cracks down on illegal tobacco sales, issues 61 warnings Dubai: A number of companies have been found to be in violation of The Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA) regulations on selling ...

Plumes of thick, black smoke have been seen billowing into the skies of Ilkeston. People in the area have been told to keep their doors and windows closed while crews tackle the incident. The fire has ...

Surveillance video from a California man's parents' own smoke shop captured him admitting to the hit-and-run crash that left a 12-year-old hospitalized. Dani Korkis, 35, was arraigned in an El Cajon ...

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More people in Britain now vape than smoke, new figures show. The number of vapers overtook the number of smokers in 2024 for the first time, with one in 10 people aged 16 and over using e-cigarettes ...

Oshawa resident wins record-breaking $25M World Series 50/50 jackpot Stolen snowmobiles lead B.C. RCMP to smoke bomb, sawed-off shotgun and drugs Murder trial to begin for fatal shooting of B.C. RCMP ...

Smoking’s Hidden Gut Bacteria Trick May Lead to New Colitis Treatments Sep. 19, 2025 — For decades, scientists have puzzled over why smoking makes Crohn’s disease worse but seems to protect people ...

Background The detrimental impact of smoking on health has been widely documented since the 1960s. Numerous studies have also quantified the economic cost that smoking imposes on society. However, ...