The US Food and Drug Administration is said to be ready to announce a proposal to ban menthol cigarettes, but any ban could take a while to implement.Read More
The idea of a universal health care system in the Philippines is a good one, but the costs, as well as the benefits, should be shared universally.Read More
A massive increase in the number of farmers registering to grow flue-cured tobacco in Zimbabwe is at least partly due to changes to the way that leaf payments are made.Read More
The incidence of tobacco smoking by adults in the US fell from 15.5 percent in 2016 to an estimated 14 percent last year, while smoking among young adults fell from 13 percent to 10 percent.Read More
The results of a study in Japan suggest that by switching from combustible cigarettes to Ploom TECH smokers take a significant step toward improving their health.Read More
In rejecting funding from tobacco firms, the International Labour Organization will 'maintain its impartiality and enhance its capacity to address the issues that trap workers in systemic poverty'. Read More
Cancer patients who continue to smoke should be encouraged to quit, perhaps by switching to electronic cigarettes.Read More
Government offices comprise one of a number of venues that will be allowed to have separate tobacco-smoking areas after the enforcement of new bans in Thailand.Read More
Air pollution in Delhi puts children at risk from the day they are born. But the only surprise is the length of time it has taken a lot of people to wake up to this Read More
To reduce vaping among young people while encouraging its use among smokers wanting to quit; the FDA needs to work with the legitimate industry and crack down on the 'bad actors'.Read More
