Tag: Smoking

BANGKOK: Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a...

-- Pakistan is home to approximately 19.1 million tobacco users, including 31.8 per cent males, 5.8 per cent females The concerned quarters have been asked...

The smoking causes over 50 kinds of cancer diseases as of spreading 4700 chemical substances from a smothered cigarette and if prompt action was...

Young people try electronic cigarettes out of curiosity about the devices and alluring flavours that range from cotton candy to pizza, but keep vaping...

COURTESY THE INDEPENDENT From the canals of your ears to the intricate blood vessels of your circulatory system, smoking can harm almost every part of your body. For those...

Although many teens don't often copy their parents' behavior, there's one habit they may pick up from mom or dad -- smoking. Teens are three...

After the probable implementation of controversial regulation about Graphical Health Warning (GHW), Pakistan will be the 3rd country of the world that will be going to increase the maximum space for GHW on cigarette packets, ultimately affecting the revenue position and promotion of illicit trade in the country.

Smokers are around 70% more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than ex-smokers and non-smokers, a study has suggested. Researchers said quitting smoking could...

Doctors threaten hospital’s cafe management for talking to journos about anti-smoking law violation   Doctors at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) are continuing to defy...

Smoking not only affects developed, but also under-developed, countries, said Dr Shoaib Alam, consultant pulmonologist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. He was...

Although smoking is becoming less popular in many parts of the world, the total number of smokers is growing, global figures reveal. In 2012, 967...

Heavy smokers and former heavy smokers should get annual lung cancer screening tests, according to final guidelines issued on Monday by an influential U.S....

Who says life stops at 102? On her 102nd birthday, Clara Cowell has given in to her family and agreed to stop smoking, the...

A new report links the use of synthetic cannabinoids, which are sold under the names of “synthetic marijuana,” “Spice” and “K2,” with kidney damage....

The number of drug addicts across the country has doubled from 4 million to 9 million from 2000 to 2012 while the number of...

Hubble-bubble smoking, otherwise locally known as "Sheesha", is gaining immense popularity among the youth of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi posing serious...

Residents have requested the Parliament to ban shisha smoking in restaurants, cafes and public places, as it is extremely injurious to health. A senior citizen...