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New alert over drug to quit smoking
Researchers have issued a new caution over the use of Champix quit-smoking tablets.
Prisons trial carrots as alternative to cigarettes
Prison inmates are being given carrots as an alternative to cigarettes to help them break the tobacco habit.
Smokers given hope of safe cigarette
Marlboro firm buys tobacco-free system that delivers nicotine without the harm.
War on smoking moves to new battlegrounds
It's the developing world, not the West, which now consumes most of the world's cigarettes.
Tobacco wars heat up in Australia
The tobacco industry is squaring off for another bruising round in its war against the federal Government.
NZ likely to introduce plain tobacco packets
New Zealand is likely to follow Australia's lead on requiring tobacco to be sold in plain packaging, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia says.
NZ to spearhead global smokefree push
New Zealand health experts are leading a push to make the world largely smokefree by 2040.
University to begin trials of natural quit-smoking drug
Researchers hope link to New Zealand native plant will boost appeal to Maori smokers
Call for smokers to be offered cancer risk test
Smokers are in denial that their habit causes lung cancer and they should be offered tests that show their personal risk, a researcher says.
Smoke testers call for outdoor ban
Smoking researchers say NZ's top priority should be banning smoking in cars with child passengers.
Travel kit review: Clean Streets portable ashtray
Mum was right: smoking is a filthy habit. But there's no need for it to be a dirty habit too, particularly when travelling.
Tricky: Escaping the fog
Tricky's mother killed herself when he was 4 and an uncle spent time in jail for cutting off somebody's ear. Ahead of his Auckland show next week Tim Adams talks to the trip-hop innovator about his relationship with the dark side