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          Smoking

          Diseases linked to the consumption of harmful products such as tobacco kill more than 10 million people around the world every year. Getty Images

          Raising ‘sin taxes’ on harmful products could save 50 million lives by 2075

          HealthSeptember 28, 2024
          Taxes on cigarettes were raised in Nepal as part of a bid to reduce the number of smokers. AFP

          How Sri Lanka and Nepal are stubbing out cigarettes to cut cancer rates

          HealthSeptember 20, 2024
          A UK study suggests children increasingly feel vaping is bad for their health. Photo: AFP

          Six in 10 children believe vaping 'at least as harmful as smoking'

          UAEAugust 14, 2024
          Of the 390 million people living in the region, about 61 million adults use tobacco, with 384,000 dying prematurely each year as a result. Reuters

          Action needed to halt two million smoking-related deaths by 2065

          HealthJune 13, 2024
          The Ipsos poll has surveyed 26,950 e-cigarette users in 28 countries. AFP

          Three quarters of smokers believe vaping is as harmful as cigarettes

          UAEJune 06, 2024
          Despite the challenges, the goal of a society that has largely thrown off the self-inflicted sickness, addiction and death caused by tobacco is a worthy one. Christopher Pike / The National

          How the world can quit smoking – forever

          CommentMarch 26, 2024
          Although e-cigarettes do not produce smoke, they may expose users to second-hand aerosol that may contain dangerous toxins. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

          Vaping cancer link sparks call for more research

          UAEMarch 24, 2024
          Health experts say Ramadan is the ideal time to quit smoking thanks to community support and the built-in break during fasting hours. Getty Images

          Why Ramadan could be the ideal time to quit smoking

          WellbeingMarch 16, 2024
          Breathwork leads to a host of physical, mental and spiritual benefits. Pixabay / Dana

          Watch: Hypopressive instructor shows the right way to breathe

          WellbeingOctober 20, 2023
          British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Britain, 04 October 2023. EPA

          Sunak wipes $1bn off tobacco firms' value after age limit pledge

          UKOctober 04, 2023
          The UK is reportedly considering plans to gradually raise the legal smoking age. PA

          UK considers banning smoking for the next generation

          UKSeptember 23, 2023
          France plans to ban disposable vapes. PA

          France to ban disposable vapes to deter young people from smoking

          EuropeSeptember 04, 2023
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          WeekendAugust 04, 2023
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          Weekend Essay: The lucrative dangers of tobacco farming

          WeekendJuly 21, 2023
          A health worker looks at the results of a lung scan, part of the NHS Targeted Lung Health Check Programme. PA

          New UK lung cancer screening programme to catch 9,000 cases sooner

          HealthJune 25, 2023
          The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2023 is 'We need food, not tobacco'. EPA

          Middle East has much more to do in fight against smoking

          HealthMay 31, 2023