Smoking
Wales bans smoking at hospitals, schools and playgrounds
Anyone breaking the law could face £100 penalty in drive to discourage people from smoking
Steven Morris
01, Mar, 2021 @12:01 AM
Barcelona to ban smoking on four of its beaches
Pilot scheme will operate from end of May to mid-September as part of city’s ongoing clean air drive
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
17, Feb, 2021 @12:53 PM
'This was a life-saver': ex-smoker learned she had lung cancer after joining study
Case study: Judy Miller, 74, applied to take part in research into detection of lung cancer
Sarah Marsh
14, Feb, 2021 @6:00 PM
Exercise can help prevent cancers, new research finds
Obesity could soon overtake smoking as the main preventable cancer risk
Robin McKie
14, Feb, 2021 @7:15 AM
Obesity bigger killer than smoking in England and Scotland – study
Excess weight has been contributing to more deaths since 2014 and gap is widening, researchers say
Natalie Grover
11, Feb, 2021 @1:00 AM
Smoking causes half of Indigenous Australian deaths over 45, study shows
Researchers call for more spending and shift in health messaging after discovering figures were underestimated by more than 50%
Calla Wahlquist
24, Jan, 2021 @4:30 PM
Lose weight, save money, cut out booze? I could do that! But give up smoking?
It took me five years just to admit that I wanted to quit
Ellen E Jones
28, Dec, 2020 @2:00 PM
Vaping: Greg Hunt abandons plans to ban importation of devices after Coalition revolt
Decision may reduce enforcement of ban on possession of liquid nicotine without a prescription
Paul Karp
21, Dec, 2020 @9:40 PM
Cannabis users ‘fail to grasp health risks of smoking,’ study says
Study shows that consumers of drug are not aware they could be risking a lifetime of tobacco addiction
Jamie Doward
19, Dec, 2020 @4:37 PM
San Francisco to ban tobacco smoking in apartments – but not cannabis
Measure targets tobacco and e-cigarette smoking in effort to reduce secondhand smoke
Vivian Ho in San Francisco
03, Dec, 2020 @9:39 PM
David Player obituary
Trailblazing doctor and director general of the Health Education Council who took on the tobacco and alcohol industries
Margaret Whitehead
17, Nov, 2020 @4:57 PM
Life expectancy for Australians born today rises to 82.8 years
Age is seventh-highest in OECD, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows
Melissa Davey
13, Nov, 2020 @2:37 AM
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