Public health organisation Quit says the war against illegal tobacco ads on social media is only scratching the surface.

In 1999, more than a dozen news publishers including The New York Times publicly pledged to ban cigarette advertisements. The move was part of a broader effort to curb the influence of an industry ...

The U.S. district court for the District of Columbia ordered major cigarette manufacturers on January 25, 1979, to turn over to the Federal Trade Commission data on the effects of advertising on ...

The ads, many of which have since been pulled, helped to fuel a mammoth black market that has spawned firebombings and crime ...

In the tobacco industry’s palmier days, cigarette ads highlighted big-name stars with their cigarettes smoldering and innocent-looking young women who cooed, “Blow some my way.” Now the message is ...

Graphic anti-smoking ads can lead smokers to reconsider their habit, but in the absence of similar warnings for e-cigarettes, they make some smokers more inclined to vape than quit. That's the key ...

WASHINGTON — Children in the United States are seeing lots of ads for e-cigarettes — and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that is one big reason why the use of e-cigs is soaring ...

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should ban flavorings and television ads for e-cigarettes, a prominent physicians' organization says. There is scant evidence that e-cigarettes help ...

Advertisements for cigarettes make adolescents more likely to begin smoking, indicates a study published in the August issue of Pediatrics. The study focused on 1,681 children 11-14 years old who had ...

In an unexpected about-face, the tobacco industry last week moved toward a nearly unconditional surrender in the heated battle over cigarette advertising. Speaking for the nine U.S. cigarette ...

(Reuters Health) - While many forms of e-cigarette advertising increase the odds that teens will try the devices, a new U.S. study suggests that this generation of digital natives is most enticed by ...