Smoking and Health

'Children should not be exposed to any tobacco marketing.'

'Tobacco marketing harmful to kids'

84% of UK adults say children shouldn’t be exposed to tobacco marketing; 79% agree it is harmful.

Adult smoking rates by country, 2012

Anti-smoking TV advert shows damaging effects of poisons from cigarette tar

ASH Wales welcomes new laws protecting children from smoking

Brits unaware of signs of lung cancer

More than one in five people are unable to name any symptoms of the world’s biggest cancer killer, according to a survey published to mark the start of Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Cigarette smoking by age

Death of the cigarette on the horizon as tobacco giant invests in new ‘safer’ smoking devices

Diagnosed autism linked to maternal grandmother’s smoking in pregnancy

Doctors back denial of treatment for smokers and the obese

Survey finds 54% of doctors think the NHS should have the right to withhold non-emergency treatment. By Denis Campbell, health correspondent.

E-cigarettes - the unanswered questions

E-cigarettes are a gateway to real cigarettes for Britain’s young

E-cigarettes could encourage young people to take up smoking', says research

By Jessica Elgot.

E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, says study

Effects of smoking

Smoking causes serious health problems, many of them life-threatening. In the UK more than 100,000 people die each year from smoking-related diseases – this means about half of all regular smokers will die because of their addiction. This article will focus on the harm smoking does to your body an

Effects of smoking

Eight things that have changed since the smoking ban ten years ago

Electronic cigarettes could have a huge effect on public health

Electronic cigarettes: A report commissioned by Public Health England

Estimated numbers of deaths attributed to smoking in England by cause among adults aged 35 and over