World No Tobacco Day - a critical point in the Year of the Lung

31 May is World No Tobacco DayThe World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2010, is a critical point in the 2010: Year of the Lung campaign, according to theInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). Studies show that 50% of...

Tobacco control is most cost-effective way to prevent cancer

- Special on World Cancer Day: 4 February 2010 Most public health programmes of the Government of India are directed towards communicable diseases such as malaria, filaria, polio, tuberculosis and leprosy etc. The occurrence of certain diseases due to lifestyle changes...

Great American Smokeout 2009 Urges Smokers To Kick The Habit

Great American Smokeout 2009 is taking place today in the United States. It is an annual campaign against smoking that happens on third Thursday of every November. This year marks the 34th year of the campaign. The American Cancer Society campaign asks smokers to stop smoking...

Prince Harry Turns To Hypnotist To Quit Smoking

Britain's Prince Harry is having trouble quitting smoking. The prince, who will turn 25 later this month, started smoking when he was 14. He managed to quit the habit for a year, but started again when he joined the Royal Air Force. Now the Prince is turning to hypnotherapist...

Phillip Morris Pays Millions To Smoker's Daughter Jodie Bullock

Jodie Bullock, daugter of longtime smoker Betty Bullock who died of lung cancer in 2003, has been awarded $13.9 million in damages by the cigarette company Phillip Morris. The recommendation was made on Monday, in the third trial between Bullock and Phillip Morris. Jodie...

British Man Geoff Spice Went To The Uninhabited Island To Quit Sm

In order to quit smoking, Geoff Spice, a former banker of 56 years old, will spend August as a castaway on a remote uninhabited Scottish island. Spice hopes the solitude will help him to break his habit... 

Warning to be Placed on Boxes of Chantix and Zyban Boxes

Two popular drugs that aide in smoking cessation, Chantix and Zyban will require a warning on the box regarding serious mental health events that may occur while taking them.  It has been found that some people react badly to the medication and may develop mood...

Saudi Smokers Quit Smoking, Get a Free Wedding

A quit-smoking campaign in Saudi Arabia will earn one man an all-expenses-paid wedding. The campaign is designed to promote a healthier lifestyle in a nation where an estimated quarter of the 27.6 million residents are smokers. Hundreds of men have already expressed...