Raising taxes on alcohol and tobacco is a viable financing model to combat lifestyle diseases, as the high cost of treatment continues to burden low-income individuals suffering from non-communicable ...

The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an "alarming" lack of awareness about alcohol's link to ...

The World Health Organization has highlighted a concerning lack of awareness about alcohol's cancer risks in Europe. Only a ...

The popularity of hookah lounges, cigar bars, and recreational marijuana may be contributing to higher rates of lung cancer ...

Alcohol causes 800,000 deaths across Europe each year but just a fraction of the population is aware of the risks, the WHO's Europe office said.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol to raise awareness about the link ...

Experiencing pain may increase the odds that cancer survivors will use cigarettes and cannabis, according to a recent study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American ...

Landmark smoking ban in India led to reduced public smoking, but challenges remain in enforcing tobacco control laws.

Dr Gaurav Singh, oncologist at Kalyan Singh Super Speciality Cancer Institute, said, "If a sore does not heal within two ...

The F.D.A. is making its biggest move yet to end smoking. It needs to be careful not to give rise to another public health ...

Denver City Council’s crusade against flavored nicotine products continues to vex those of us who, as a matter of civic ...

New research suggests that cancer survivors experiencing pain are more likely to use cannabis and cigarettes but less likely to consume alcohol.