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Life & Style
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Health
10/8/2024 12:33:33 PM
Banning the sale of tobacco to people born between 2006 and 2010 could prevent around 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer by the end of the century, said a modelling study.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/1/2024 12:57:18 PM
Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though outside experts warn that such measures can only go so far.
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World
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International
7/16/2024 1:10:10 PM
Although smoking marijuana is usually associated with "the munchies", a pair of Thai activists vowed Tuesday to stay on hunger strike until the government rethinks plans to decriminalise the narcotic.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/10/2024 12:33:32 PM
The World Health Organization's cancer agency classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun".
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Life & Style
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Health
6/23/2024 11:07:13 AM
The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
9/27/2023 9:21:12 PM
The last remaining factory making cigarettes in France, where smoking was once as much part of the cultural fabric as cafes and wine, is set to close by year-end, the site's owner told employees on Wednesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/17/2023 4:25:00 PM
Tobacco producers and relevant authorities are implementing measures to end market monopoly by distributors.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/31/2023 6:31:25 PM
Only four countries -- Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkey -- have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures recommended in the fight against the "deadly scourge" of smoking, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
6/14/2023 1:06:16 PM
Prosecutors are accusing the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer of drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust.”
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World
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International
6/8/2023 5:30:24 PM
Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader launched an "unprecedented" anti-smoking crusade Thursday, ordering the Central Asia country to rid itself completely of tobacco within two years.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
5/2/2023 8:17:51 PM
Sounding the alarm for Egypt, Bjorn Lomborg nonetheless suggests solutions
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Opinion
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1/9/2023 9:33:48 PM
As 2023 kicks off, we perform the familiar ritual of celebrating the year gone by, while heralding the new one with the false promise of new beginnings. We make resolutions—to stop smoking, lose weight, find more time to relax—the same ones we’ve made before and failed to keep, hoping that this time will be different.
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World
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International
6/9/2022 1:30:03 PM
Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick delivered by the legendary Thai Stick variety.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
5/17/2022 10:37:32 PM
Smoking, sunburn, and cheap lipsticks are just some of the reasons that can make the skin of the lips become darker
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
12/7/2021 11:02:18 PM
Dehydration, smoking, pregnancy, weight loss, prolonged exposure to sunlight, and an unhealthy lifestyle can all lead to skin sagging
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World
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International
9/22/2021 6:04:41 PM
Urgent action is needed to reduce exposure to air pollution, said the UN body, ranking its burden of disease on a par with smoking and unhealthy eating
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Life & Style
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Health
4/11/2021 3:17:13 PM
The World health Organisation is warning against extravagance in showing scenes of smokers in Ramadan drama
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World
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Region
2/26/2021 11:40:31 PM
A few minutes after the report was released, many Saudis flooded Twitter with the hashtag saying, "We are all Mohammed bin Salman"
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Egypt
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Politics
5/31/2020 4:58:08 PM
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World
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International
3/8/2020 9:59:13 PM
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