British American Tobacco (BAT) is entangled in major legal proceedings across Nigeria, with five states demanding a total of N10.6 trillion (£9.3 billion) for healthcare costs linked to smoking-related diseases.
Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization.
In 2011, Vidya Balan got in the shoes of South’s iconic sex symbol Silk Smitha, and shattered all box office records. Made on a mere budget of Rs 30 crores, The Dirty Picture went on to earn over Rs 100 crores at the box office. For…
Tobacco smoking is negatively associated with resolution of psoriasis symptoms, according to a study published in the April issue of Tobacco Induced Diseases.
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has said Kano and Jigawa states top the list of states smoking tobacco in Nigeria. CISLAC senior programs officer, Solomon Adoga stated this at a one-day multi-stakeholders’ engagement…
In one of the largest studies of its kind the WHO examined data from 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries who were asked about their use of cigarettes, vapes and alcohol
The fringe benefits of the new class of weight loss drugs, which includes the diabetes drug Ozempic, its weight loss sister Wegovy, and their cousins Zepbound and Moujnaro, keep adding up. In a new survey from the investment firm Morgan…