After smoking more than 115 pounds of pork shoulder (plus chicken breasts, salmon, corn and pork chops), we feel confident ...

Just a day after US President Donald Trump brokered a ‘peace deal’ between Hamas and the Israeli government, the radical Pakistani outfit the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) announced that its ...

Abstract: Smoking is a major public health issue and a key factor in insurance underwriting. Traditional methods for verifying smoking status rely on biochemical tests, which are invasive and costly.

Allowing more vape adverts could encourage smokers to switch, says the boss of one of the world's largest tobacco and vaping manufacturers. Asli Ertonguc is managing director of the UK and Irish ...

People are smoking less across the globe, but e-cigarettes are fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, according to a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The number of smokers ...

The duty on a pack of cigarettes will increase as part of Budget 2026, while excise duty on alcohol remains unchanged. The price of a 20-pack of cigarettes will rise by 50c from midnight tonight, ...

A researcher says all she can do is laugh about the Government ordering more vapes for those wanting to quit smoking. Health New Zealand's been providing vape kits to smokers for almost a year as part ...

The Government plans to buy more vaping devices to give to people attempting to quit smoking, Newstalk ZB can reveal. The devices - possibly in the thousands - will include flavours such as cinnamon ...

Health NZ plans to order vapes, including flavours such as blueberry, to give to people wanting to quit smoking. Photo / NZME The Government plans to buy more vaping devices to give to people ...

Smokers are one group set to be unhappy when Budget 2026 is unveiled this week, as there will be a big increase to the cost of a packet of cigarettes as part of the budget. A pack of cigarettes will ...