The United Kingdom is set to become the second European country to place graphic images on cigarette packets. 15 different images are to be placed on the packs of all brands of cigarettes. They will be introduced on October 1st. The images will be introduced onto all other forms of tobacco by 2010.

A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit “cold turkey” often fizzle out within days or even hours.

UICC hails geneva vote to ban smoking in public places and almost 80% of voters support the smoke-free public places initiative.

Tobacco control programs not only reduce smoking, but reduce personal health care costs as well, says new research published in PLoS Medicine by Stanton Glantz and colleagues at the University of California San Francisco.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announce that in their efforts to combat smoking and tobacco they donate $500 Million dollars in combined funds helping people to quit smoking and have healthier lifestyles.

As of July 1, The Netherlands becomes the latest European nation to ban smoking in restaurants, cafes and all public places. The difference in Holland, though, is you can still order marijuana and hashish at cafes and coffee shops alongside your coffee, tea or juice. But as Lauren Comiteau reports for VOA from Amsterdam, the new rules for smoking it have left a lot of coffee shop owners and patrons…well, dazed and confused.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to ban all tobacco advertising. The aim is to protect the world's youth from becoming addicted to a product WHO says could cause one billion premature deaths this century. The U.N. organization issued the call on World No Tobacco Day. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from WHO headquarters in Geneva.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is Offering free Nicotine Lozenges to all licensed pilots after FAA banned Chantix anti-smoking drug usage due to side effects.

People who quit smoking often give up the habit as part of larger group that includes many people they don't even know. Experts say this so-called "flocking" effect has implications for public health campaigns aimed at getting smokers to kick the habit.

A strong signal of multiple safety problems with Chantix (varenicline), a drug to help people stop smoking, has been seen in a pilot program to identify new drug risks in adverse drug events reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

A part of Nurses' Health Study shows how quickly women can get back their health after quitting smoking and decrease mortality rates associated with smoking-related illnesses.

Heavy drinkers and heavy smokers develop Alzheimer’s disease years earlier than people with Alzheimer’s who do not drink or smoke heavily, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 12–19, 2008.