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Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) and other currently unregulated nicotine-containing products (NCPs) are to be treated as medicines for regulatory purposes, the Government has announced. Electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) and other currently unregulated nicotine-containing products (NCPs) are to be treated as medicines for regulatory purposes, the Government has announced.

by In collaboration with PA Media Group | News | 12 June 2013

12 June 2013

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Landmark guidance to reduce tobacco-related harm for people struggling to kick the habit is the first to recommend that licensed nicotine-containing products can be used to help people cut down on the amount they smoke. Landmark guidance to reduce tobacco-related harm for people struggling to kick the habit is the first to recommend that licensed nicotine-containing products can be used to help people cut down on the amount they smoke.

by In collaboration with PA Media Group | News | 5 June 2013

5 June 2013

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Cancer survivors are no more likely to stop smoking, cut down on alcohol, or exercise more often than the general population, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday). Cancer survivors are no more likely to stop smoking, cut down on alcohol, or exercise more often than the general population, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

by Cancer Research UK | News | 22 May 2013

22 May 2013

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FOLLOWING some of the coldest and wettest weather on record, around 4.9 million people in the UK (10 per cent) are more likely to risk scorching themselves in strong sun in an attempt to get a tan this summer, a survey by Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN reveals today. FOLLOWING some of the coldest and wettest weather on record, around 4.9 million people in the UK (10 per cent) are more likely to risk scorching themselves in strong sun in an attempt to get a tan this summer, a survey by Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN reveals today.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 29 April 2013

29 April 2013