TEGUCIGALPA — A ban on smoking in public places and some private areas went into effect on Monday in Honduras, the latest among half a dozen Latin American countries to pass anti-tobacco laws. “This law will reduce diseases, especially cardiovascular ones,” said Health Minister Arturo Bendana as he celebrate a “historical event.” Smoking is now banned in buildings, offices, supermarkets and malls, bars, discotheques, ho ... Jump to full article >>

Manufacturers of the electronic cigarettes are stating tough increase in the sales as the anti-tobacco laws forced the European smokers inside the cold streets, but activist’s stats that the tool is undercutting health efforts. Spain connected on Sunday all the ranks of the nations that have banned smoking in all the enclosed public places after a signal of same legislation all across the Europe. For the manufacturers of the electronic cigare ... Jump to full article >>

Tintin, the fictional boy detective created by the Belgian writer Hergé, found himself in trouble with the law after an episode in the long-running cartoon series depicted villains puffing on cigarettes, in contravention of the country’s strict anti-tobacco laws. The country’s broadcasting watchdog, RTUK, fined the private TV8 channel £21,000 after ruling that Tintin Against the Chicago Mafia broke legislation banning broadcasters ... Jump to full article >>

Ministry of Health has directed the managements of hotels and restaurants to stop allocating designated areas for smokers in their premises to allow them using cigarettes, pipes, cigars and ‘Sheesha.’ According to official sources, they have been asked to implement anti-tobacco laws to protect the health of non-smokers, as there is no permission of allocating any designated area for smokers. While taking notice of open use of tobacco in the ... Jump to full article >>