smoking

smoking

Swiss voters say no to tougher smoking ban

Two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected a referendum Sunday to tighten a smoking ban, to the relief of hotels and restaurants, while two cantons split in a vote over keeping tax breaks for rich foreigners.

smoking

Swiss set to vote on proposed smoking ban

Voters across Switzerland will decide next month on a national initiative to protect people from second-hand smoke from cigarettes.

tobacco

Tobacco giant infiltrated Lausanne uni: report

<p>Philip Morris, the world’s biggest producer of cigarettes, infiltrated the University of Lausanne as part of a campaign to make smoking “socially acceptable,” according to a Swiss newspaper.</p>

Geneva

E-cigarettes have as much nicotine as real cigarettes: study

<p><span lang="EN-GB">Pioneering research conducted in Geneva shows that electronic cigarettes often contain as much nicotine as real cigarettes, and twice as much as other replacement therapies such as nicotine patches. <br /></span></p>

Health

Teenage smoking on the rise

<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The number of young people who light up regularly is on the rise despite a general decrease in the number of smokers in Switzerland and a recent smoking ban in the country.</span></p>