Today findings from a recent Anderson Analytics market research study were released that examined the underlying reasons for success of common methods used to stop smoking versus a new online approach...

Three quarters of British adults support the removal of shop displays of tobacco (73 per cent) and a complete ban on cigarette vending machines (77 per cent) according to a new survey commissioned by Cancer Research UK this weekend...

Results from the annual Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control, released recently, indicate that a sizeable group of Americans support smoke-free outdoor public spaces. More than two-thirds (67.3 percent) of Americans feel that smoking should not be allowed within 20 feet of a doorway-a finding that is increasingly relevant as more indoor spaces have gone smoke-free...

Quitting Smoking May Minimize Harmful Bacteria and Replenish Healthy Bacteria Patients with chronic gum disease who quit smoking in addition to undergoing nonsurgical therapy not only demonstrated a lower abundance of harmful oral pathogens, but also an increase in health-associated bacteria...

Teens who visit stores with cigarette advertising at least twice a week are significantly more likely to start smoking, according to the study, "A Longitudinal Study of Exposure to Retail Cigarette Advertising and Smoking Initiation," published in the August print issue of Pediatrics (published online July 19). Researchers studied 1,681 adolescents aged 11 to 14 years who had never smoked...

BAT - the world's second largest tobacco company - has today signed a legally-binding anti-smuggling Agreement with the European Union. [1] This follows similar legally binding agreements taken firstly by Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2004 and by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in December 2007...