smoking

Says 23.9m people hooked to tobacco in different forms

Believes step will give boost to government revenues

More than 429,500 boys and 195,500 girls have been found taking puffs daily

Progress on health warnings and bans on indoor smoking has saved an estimated 35 million lives in the last decade

Say there is need to create awareness among people

Dr Syed Nasir Ali urges public to adopt habit of pre-screening for cardiovascular diseases

Food authority in Rawalpindi has banned smoking in restaurants

Audit of major cigarette manufacturers suggested

Video of former President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter blowing smoke rings stirred controversy online

Health officials say 15,000 Japanese die every year from second-hand smoke

Disease occurs in people 40 years of age, older who have a history of smoking

Japan has banned smoking at workplace but setup separate rooms for the smokers

If caught smoking, on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a year in prison

28-year-old Aqaash was allegedly tortured to death at rehab centre

An estimated seven million people in Europe alone have taken up 'vaping'

Inayat succumbed to his injuries later at the hospital

Out of its total population of 1.3b people, about 100m Indians smoke whereas tobacco use kills over 900,000 each year

After enacted its national tobacco control law in 2003, India has added rules to strengthen it

Experts warn it is a troublesome trend that puts youngsters at risk of addiction

Tokyo faces pressure to go smoke-free by 2020

The company launched a “heat not burn” product in the UK last year that heats up the tobacco but without the smoke

The man was seen smoking outside the Bizerte courthouse by a judiciary official

Frequent use of tobacco causes life threatening diseases while efforts should be taken to ban its use in Pakistan.

WHO also highlighted the pollution generated during the production, transport and distribution of tobacco products

'More than 70% of the people begin smoking with their friends and do so to be fashionable'

Other measures included a ban on singing karaoke at night and a 2am curfew on drinking alcohol in public.

Find out how avid smoker Fahad Mustafa keeps his smile fresh

Cigarette smoking is known to cause about one in five cases of coronary heart disease

At first, it was one cigarette per week but as of now, it is four cigarettes per day

It is estimated that half of daily smokers will die prematurely due to their tobacco habit unless they quit

Graphic warnings on packages is thought to be among the least persuasive policies

Smoking kills some 130,000 people in Japan annually

SU’s spokesperson said that pamphlets about the ban have been posted at the VC’s secretariat

Vape shattered into pieces in his mouth, knocking out his teeth and burning his face and neck

WHO estimatesd that governments spent less than $1 billion on tobacco control in 2013-2014

Under the law smokers face a £100 on-the-spot fine if caught lighting up in a private vehicle

The vaporiser was customised to a higher voltage

Philip Morris made 850 billion cigarettes last year – now it is planning for a smoke-free future

Ban to authorise municipal and city governments to impose penalties that could include prison terms, fines

A new study shows that financial inducements may help smokers overcome the habit

Men associate women with virtue, frailty, and the likes of a mushy Indian film heroine no

Previous research suggested smokers may have a reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease

Australia has adopted the colour for all tobacco packaging along with graphic health warnings

Smoking is basically a senseless activity in which many intelligent people are engaged in

According to the WHO reports, tobacco smoking currently kills five million people a year worldwide

Researchers studied 22 white male smokers at an inpatient alcohol addiction treatment centre in Poland

Italy, Switzerland and Bulgaria rounded out the top five

Alcohol use among young teens in the 42 countries canvassed also went down over the same period

Quitting smoking abruptly has best long-term results

Unchecked smoking in public vehicles jeopardises health of commuters