With 360 million smokers, China has more cigarette consumers than any other country — a smoking prevalence of 31 percent among the general population. Physicians can play a key role in encouraging smokers to quit, yet up to now, little has been known about Chinese physicians’ attitudes and practices regarding smoking.

The more magazine ads smokers see for the nicotine patch and other quit-smoking aids, the more likely they are to try to quit smoking and be successful - even without buying the products, finds a new Cornell study.

Hospitalized patients make a great captive audience for smoking cessation efforts, according to a new systematic review.

Increasing cigarette taxes is an effective strategy for reducing tobacco use but there may be negative consequences especially in disadvantaged minority communities. According to a study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, a dramatic rise in illegal street sales of untaxed cigarettes was reported among minority low-income persons immediately after the price increase that reinforced smoking and undermined cessation efforts.

Despite tried and true methods to quit smoking, young adults do not take advantage of these proven smoking cessation treatments that can double their chances of quitting, University of Illinois at Chicago public health researchers report.

New York City's smoking rate has plummeted since a comprehensive program against smoking was launched in 2002, according to findings issued today in the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The 2006 rate was nearly 20% lower than the 2002 rate -- a decline that represents 240,000 fewer smokers.

The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes.

Mumbai is joining cities around the world to mark "World No Tobacco Day" on Thursday, in tune with the World Health Organisation's (WHO) call to raise awareness about the ill-effects of smoking and tobacco consumption.

Russia has more smokers per capita than any other country in the world, a habit that kills more than 700 Russians a day, the deputy head of the Duma's health and safety committee said Wednesday.

Dentists may be able to help their patients stop smoking by referring them to tobacco-use telephone "quitlines," according to a pilot study published in the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

Smokers who have a say in how they quit are more likely to try kicking the habit and are more successful, according to new research at the University of Rochester.

Motion Picture Association of America will take into consideration smoking in movies while rating them. This new criteria is going to be included in MPAA's rating system and the movies with smoking personages will automatically get R rating.