WASHINGTON (AFP) – Cigarettes flavored with fruit, candy or cloves became illegal in the United States on Tuesday under a new law aimed at cutting down on smoking, especially among children, of...

Maori Party MP Hone Harawira has been successful in getting an official select committee inquiry into the impact of tobacco use on Maori. While Mr Harawira's ultimate aim is to have tobacco banned, h...

DUBLIN -- Passsengers flying with Irish budget carrier Ryanair and banned from smoking while on board can get their nicotine fix by inhaling “smokeless” cigarettes, the airline announced this week...

Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common cardiac arrhythmias - and unfortunately, it is of the most difficult to treat. Here is a review of atrial fibrillation, its...

A study presented today at the European Society of Cardiology meetings in Barcelona (and simultaneously published in the online version of the New England Journal of Medicine) concluded that a...

Cardiac calcium scans can identify and quantify the amount of calcium deposits in your coronary arteries. Calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, of course, indicate the presence of coronary...

Federal health officials Tuesday banned the sale of flavored cigarettes and hinted that they may soon take action against the far-larger market of flavored little cigars and cigarillos, the first major crackdown on cigarettes since the Food and Drug Administration was given authority to regulate tobacco. The ban is intended to end the sale of tobacco products with chocolate, vanilla, clove and other flavorings that lure children and teenagers into smoking. Menthol products are as yet unaffected. "These flavored cigarettes are a gateway for many children and young adults to become regular smokers," said Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in announcing the ban. . . . In a letter to manufacturers, the agency said the ban applied to all cigarette-like tobacco products even if they "are labeled as cigars or as some other product." And in another document to manufacturers, the agency wrote that it is "examining options for regulating both menthol ciga

EMBASSY cigarette maker Imperial Tobacco yesterday confirmed its annual results for the year to September 30 were set to meet management targets. Imperial added that the integration of Gauloises make...

At least 70,000 lives have been saved by NHS Stop smoking Services in the ten years since they were established, according to new figures released today. The number of people whose lives have been sa...

INCREASING the price of cigarettes will help smokers kick the habit, according to a poll conducted by lobby group Quit.