A few years ago, we published an article on the environmental impact of smoking. Of course, our post mostly focused on the impact of cigarettes, rather...
We all recognize that cigarettes are terrible for our health, but they are also bad for the planet. One study by Imperial College London showed that...
The global cigarette market is an $888 billion a year industry. It is widely understood that smoking is a dangerous habit to indulge in, not only...
Over 250,000 smokers last year took part in last year’s Stoptober [1]. With smoking rates continuing to decrease each year, Health and Fitness Travel, the leading experts in wellness holidays...
Last year’s Stoptober had 250,000 participants contributing the the falling smoking rates and now. Health and Fitness Travel, the leading experts in wellness holidays worldwide, has seen...
The High Court in London has denied a change in the law over cigarette packets. The tobacco industry’s attempt to change cigarette packets was rejected last...
Leading insurance company, Axa, is to stop investing in the tobacco industry. The French insurer has a staggering €1.7 billion investment in the industry, but it...
It comes to something when you need two of the world’s richest philanthropists to fight big tobacco’s well-coordinated attempts to use international law to force developing...
The government has rejected MPs’ calls for a public inquiry into the impacts of air pollution and a change in legislation to prevent schools and care...
Second-hand smoke from e-cigarettes contains higher levels of certain toxic metals than regular cigarette smoke, a new study has warned. E-cigarettes – which simulate tobacco smoking...
Cynthia Robinson, who lost her husband in 1998 to lung cancer, has been awarded $23.6 billion (£13.4bn) in punitive damages after launching a lawsuit against R.J....
The Australian government has recently announced a 15% reduction in the amount of people smoking, as recent policy measures enforce plain cigarette packaging laws. Figures show...
More than 100 leading public health specialists from around the world have signed a letter to the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), urging for...
Investment in cancer research can deliver economic returns as well as crucial health benefits, a new study has revealed. In a paper published in the journal BMC...
More than 600 medical professionals have written to the British Medical Journal expressing concern over the need to hastily publish draft resolutions enforcing plain cigarette packaging....