On June 21, 1954, the American Cancer Society presented a study to the American Medical Association meeting in San Francisco ...

Smoking is making a comeback. From pop culture to cigarette sales, here’s what’s driving the resurgence — and why it’s a ...

The city government led by the Smoke-Free Baguio Task Force launched on Friday the "Road to Zero 2028" campaign that aims to ...

No Smoking Day is an annual health awareness day observed to encourage smokers to quit smoking and to raise awareness about the health risks associated with tobacco use. It is typically observed ...

Why do planes – more than 30 years after smoking was banned onboard – still have “no smoking” signs? Smoking was first prohibited on US domestic flights in 1988. NZ followed shortly after ...

But there is a good reason why those signs remain. Towards the end of last month, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) got rid of the off switch for no smoking signs. Which means that for ...

No smoking signs remain on planes even though smoking was banned on board decades ago Credit: Getty But there is a good reason why those signs remain. Towards the end of last month, the Federal ...

A TRAVEL expert has revealed the real reason why planes still have no smoking signs – even when a ban came in 30 years ago. At first glance it would seem to be obvious to everyone that ...

On October 22, the Federal Aviation Administration eliminated the rule that required an off switch for the “no smoking” sign on planes, even though smoking on US flights officially ended ...

Starting on Tuesday, the illuminated overhead “No Smoking” sign no longer requires an off switch. That obsolete requirement had become “time-consuming and burdensome” for airlines and ...

but airlines are still required to fit "no smoking" signs on their planes. While the outdated regulations still serve some purpose and are a simple reminder, they also create bureaucratic ...