Young occasional smokers are almost four times more likely to become daily smokers by their late 30s than their non-smoking peers.

A study released this week suggests women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to rear children who are involved in delinquency.

But expert warns that the benefits won't be seen for several decades.

New research shows that smoking can triple the chances of developing psychosis.

The findings provide another reason for people, especially teenagers prone to acne, to stay clear of tobacco, say experts.

A study has found smoking can almost double the risk of prostate cancer returning after surgery, with ex-smokers also at greater risk of recurring cancer.

Beijing will ban smoking in restaurants, offices and on public transport from today, part of unprecedented curbs welcomed by anti-tobacco advocates.

The income gap between smokers and nonsmokers has grown. And it's something companies may need to address directly.

Three eateries with tables on the footpath of Park Rd opposite Auckland City Hospital are going smokefree outdoors from tomorrow, World Smokefree Day.

Sales of legal tobacco shrank by 23 per cent from 2009 to 2013, say researchers from Action on Smoking and Health.

I have never smoked, but friends introduced me to e-cigarettes, and now I am addicted.

Smoking among New Zealand 14 and 15-year-olds, has dipped below 3 per cent for the first time.

Vapour from e-cigarettes has a fraction of the toxins of traditional cigarettes, and much less nicotine, a new study has found.

New study appears to shed more light on the harmful effects of smoking while pregnant using 4D ultrasound scans to detect the tiny movements made by foetus in the womb.

Plain packaging for cigarettes made smokers more likely to quit in the year after it was introduced, the most comprehensive research on the legislation to date shows.

The Government is being lobbied to bring the tobacco plain-packaging bill back to Parliament for a final vote.

Smokers tend to have a thinner outer brain layer than non-smokers, new research suggests.

The New Year is a time for reflection. This year, we met everyday New Zealanders who have suffered heartbreaking moments in their lives.

New Zealand researchers have shown that a low-cost, Soviet-era quit-smoking pill is more effective than nicotine-replacement therapy.

Adult smokers in the UK who light up with children in the car will be fined £50 ($101), under new Government plans.

Electronic cigarettes are more effective at helping smokers to quit tobacco when they contain nicotine, a review of studies has found.

The Cancer Society wants smoking banned by next year at Auckland's publicly owned outdoor dining areas.

It's ten years today since smoking was banned in bars, but Maori are still more likely to smoke than Europeans. We map where the ethnic smoking gap lies.

Doctors question if an already stretched workforce can cope with the govt's ambitious target to treat every cancer patient within two months.

Hundreds of smokers around New Zealand participated in the Stoptober campaign to quit smoking.

A small Massachusetts town has become the angry flashpoint for the latest showdown in America's war on smoking as health officials try to introduce a blanket ban on the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products.

The West Coast District Health Board has offered to pay up to $350 in petrol and fuel vouchers to smoking pregnant women in a bid to get them to quit the habit.

I know a slab of young people who find smoking abhorrent, and a total turn-off. But there is also sizeable chunk of people like me, who are wracked with guilt at finding it attractive.