Smoking is responsible for roughly 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer, the deadliest cancer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. If current trends continue, there will be nearly ...

“A sensible next step would be to introduce stricter regulation around product appearance, packaging and marketing, as those are less likely to reduce the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Punitive action can be taken against people who puff away in public from now, following the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) that came into effect ...

The number of adults in England to have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers has reached one million, scientists estimate. This is a sharp increase on 2020, with disposable ...

For the scenario in which smoking ended globally in 2023, the estimates indicate a maximum of 2.04 billion YLLs could be avoided by 2050 compared to the most likely future scenario, and life ...

E-cigarettes, commonly referred to as “vapes,” were invented in the early 2000s with the explicit goal of helping people quit smoking by transitioning them to something safer. But there are many ...

The areas with the highest percentage of smokers across the UK have been named. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) collected local data on adults over 18 years old who were current smokers ...

Pack years can also help doctors evaluate the risk of other diseases caused by smoking, including heart disease, other cancers, and more. Researchers also use pack years as a standard way to measure ...

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) gazetted on 2 February will ...

Smoking rates among UK adults have been falling over the past decade, with nearly 12%, or six million people, smoking in 2023, the Office for National Statistics says. Separate ONS figures show e ...

Around 6.0 million people aged 18 years and over (11.9%) smoked cigarettes in the UK in 2023; this is the lowest proportion of current smokers since records began in 2011, based on our estimates from ...