Smoking

Born-again non-smoker aims to save others

4 Mar 2013

After decades of smoking, Kwok Shu-ming's lung disease became so bad that he was "imprisoned" at home for seven years. However, he has been given a second chance to live thanks to an organ donor,...

Letters to the Editor, March 3, 2013

3 Mar 2013

I was interested to read Dr Robert Hanson's letter ("'Green' light bulbs really a health hazard", February 22), replying to my letter ("Offer rewards for light-bulb recycling", February 17)....

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Putin signs law banning smoking in public places

25 Feb 2013

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia from June, a cornerstone of the government’s bid to improve public health in the nicotine-addicted country, the...

Make Hong Kong more family-friendly says women's survey

23 Feb 2013

New research shows that Hong Kong requires better policies to make the city a more family-friendly place to live and raise children.

Budget must increase cigarette tax

18 Feb 2013

Price measures have been shown around the world to be the single, most effective measure in reducing tobacco use, especially among the young. The protection of young people from addiction to...

Opinion

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Smoking bans lower risk of premature births, Belgian researchers find

Smoking during pregnancy is known to stunt the growth of unborn babies and shorten gestation, and second-hand-smoke exposure can also affect births, but little was known about the impact of...

Short Science February 3, 2013

A smoker's craving to light up can be tamed by carefully targeted magnetic fields applied to the brain, a senior researcher from a Japanese-Canadian team says.

Health bites

Tall and thin may be desirable for a supermodel, but a new study shows that women with this type of physique are more likely to be infected by a type of bacteria that can cause fatal lung...

Women smokers face greater health risks than in past

Women smokers are at a greater risk than at any time in recent decades from lung cancer and other ailments linked to their tobacco use, according to a study published on Wednesday.

HEALTH

Indonesia to add photo warnings to cigarette packs

Indonesia’s president has signed off on regulations that will require cigarette packets to bear photographic warnings and ban the use of terms such as “mild” and “light” in connection with tobacco...

SHORT SCIENCE

Short Science, January 6, 2013

The frequency and volatility of El Nino, a weather pattern that hammers the tropical Pacific Ocean every five years or so, does not seem linked to climate change, US research shows.