The FDA proposed a controversial rule that would limit the amount of nicotine in legal cigarettes to 0.07 milligrams in a move critics have said is effectively a ban.

So it came as a shock to the American public when, on January 11, 1964, their surgeon general appeared on television saying that smoking tobacco leads to disease and death. Luther Terry ...

But within 20 years British doctors had proved that smoking kills. And the Princess only had to look to her own family's medical history to realise she was gambling with her health. Four monarchs ...

If finalized, the change would mean that cigarettes would lose their ability to hook most people into addiction.

Smoking has become a significant public health issue in Pakistan, with millions of people — especially youth — falling prey to this harmful habit. Despite widespread awareness about the ...

In a blow to those striving to improve physical health, reports reveal that breathing in a polluted city could be equivalent to smoking several cigarettes a day. A research published in The Lancet ...

Ram Kapoor revealed that he quit smoking over a decade ago, prompted by his daughter's heartfelt concern for his well-being ...

But should we go a step further and insist on "smoking kills" warnings on the cigarettes themselves? Dr Crawford Moodie from the University of Stirling's Institute of Social Marketing spoke to ...

“The evidence suggests people lose, on average, around 20 minutes of life for each cigarette they smoke. The sooner a person ...

According to the NHS, smoking kills about 80,000 people a year in the UK, external. One patient who benefited from the service, said she "wouldn't have been able to do this on my own". The service ...