The World Health Organization (WHO) wants all tobacco advertisements, promotions and sponsorships to be eliminated.

WHO called for this ban on May 31st, the eve of World No Tobacco Day. This year's campaign is aiming at the multi-billion dollars spent by tobacco companies in attracting young people to patronize their products

The British government is planning to ban cigarette vending machines and 10-cigarette packs to prevent children and young people from smoking.

This strategy of prohibiting branding and logos will be implemented in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland

In a bid to prevent children and young people from smoking, Britain's Department of Health is considering banning the display of tobacco products in stores across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Along with other measures such as forcing cigarettes to be kept out of public view, banning branding and logos, the government is also considering a ban of cigarette vending machines

Ontario youths opened on Friday a 3-day campaign which seeks to advocate a smoke-free province. It is the third annual gathering of young Ontarians, with about 500 delegates expected to participate.

The summit aims to train future young tobacco control advocates in the areas of social policy, skill building and knowledge transfer. The summit comes just a few weeks after Ontario legislators filed Bill 69, the Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act 2008 which called for a prohibition on lighting up in cars where there are children below 16

Pesticides were once touted as a tool of the agricultural green revolution designed to help increase crop yields but now are being blamed for causing cancer, reducing the nutritional value of some food crops and failing to boost crop yields.

Researchers have found that pesticides used on crops has damaged the DNA of farmers in India, making them more susceptible to cancer