For that reason, the rule could permanently change smoking in America. The FDA insists that the proposal isn’t a ban per se. But in the rule’s intended effect, ban may indeed be an apt term.

Australian journalist and television presenter Simon Townsend has died aged 79. His family confirmed the news, saying Townsend had a short battle with an aggressive cancer. He was best known as ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday proposed curbing the level of nicotine in cigarettes to make the products less addictive in an ambitious effort to help more Americans quit smoking.

Since 2007 there have been moves towards stricter regulations on smoking in public spaces across the world. But have any of these had noticeable health impacts? Sally Howard and Geetanjali Krishna ...

Those aged 18 to 24 years have had the largest reduction in smoking prevalence (15.9 percentage points) between 2011 (25.7%) and 2023 (9.8%). Around 5.1 million adults aged 16 years and over (9.8%) ...

SIMON GRAY HAS become his own best comic character, the fall guy in the drama of his own life - a big, rumpled, anxious-looking fellow, seething with anger or boiling with rage, chain-smoking and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Simon Sadler, the British hedge fund founder who has been charged with insider dealing by Hong Kong ...

Last April, immediately following the 2024 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, Carly Dockendorf could, at long last, exhale. Her first season as the head coach of Utah’s gymnastics program was over ...

On average, a single cigarette takes 20 minutes off a person’s life, according to a new study published at University College London. To put that into perspective, a pack of 20 cigarettes can ...

Quitting smoking offers immediate and long-term health advantages. It reduces the risk of many diseases and enhances life expectancy. Improvements in heart rate, blood pressure, lung function, and ...