Public health policies aimed at reducing smoking-related deaths are being hampered by interference from the tobacco industry, said a recent report by the Framework Convention Alliance.

Indoor tanning beds and sunburn during childhood may be to blame for the rise in skin cancer among young people, according to a new study.

More than half of all urinary tract cancers in Taiwan '€“ where use of traditional medicine is widespread '€” are believed to be linked to a toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy.

Researchers, comparing the risks of menthol cigarettes to that of regular cigarettes, found that the stroke risk for smokers of menthol cigarettes was more than twice that of people smoking regular cigarettes. And for women, and non-black participants, the risk was more than three times higher.