Tag: smoking
World Health Organisation issues warning to Spain’s smokers over coronavirus
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a statement urging smokers to quit the habit to help prevent a second wave of...
STUB IT OUT: Government project seeks to ban smoking on beaches in Spain’s Andalucia
The project comes as May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, which this year has set its theme as 'Tobacco and lung health'
Sunbathe and quit smoking to reduce MS risk in Spain’s Malaga say leading doctors
RAYS: Soaking up the sunlight and quitting smoking could reduce the risk of getting MS say leading doctors in Malaga
Number of Spanish smokers has INCREASED after sweeping bans on indoor smoking
SPANISH efforts to stub out smoking have backfired. A ban on smoking inside in bars, restaurants and offices has led to an increase, not...
Malaga’s Antonio Banderas quits smoking
“If there is something good that came from all of this, it is that I suddenly stopped smoking, without needing pills or anything like that. It’s over!” said Banderas, 56
Malaga couple investigated after baby swallows cannabis
A test showed that the baby had the drug present in her bloodstream
Non-smoker in Spain to sue hospital authorities after pre-op photo of him used on cigarette packets
He said that many of his neighbours had recognised him on the packets
Eye spy some cigarettes: How smoking can damage your eyes
Even e-cigarettes may be harmful to the eyes
Passive smoking increases risk to foetuses by up to 29%
Comprehensive study of 27,993 European mothers and children
Spanish coffee drinkers are battling major illnesses, says Harvard report
Harvard report says coffee can reduce the risks of diabetes, cardiovascular illness, neurological disease and even suicide
Are the Spanish really as healthy as they think?
The Spanish imagine they’re the healthiest of them all thanks to their Mediterranean diet. But with over half the populace officially fat and unfit, does the looking glass lie? Iona Napier investigates
VIDEO: Shocking footage of toddler forced to drink beer and smoke in Spain
Sat outside a Spanish cafe, two Romanian men laugh as the child drinks beer and puffs on a cigarette
Number of Spanish smokers falls to less than a quarter of population
Smokers stubbing out habit between 2009 and 2014, new study shows
Spain’s cigarette sales hit all-time low
Sales from the first half of 2015 register a 2.4% decrease from 2014
Smoking and sight loss
We all know that it’s not healthy for you to smoke, but few people know that it can also affect your vision
Spain’s smoking sadness
SMOKING is the number one killer in Spain, killing more than AIDS, alcohol, illegal drugs and traffic accidents collectively. A report on premature mortality lead...
Spanish say yes to cigarettes, and no to alcohol
Spain is biggest consumer of non alcohol beer in the world
E-cigs “no safer than the real thing”
Spanish study reveals electronic cigarettes inhibit lung function just as much as regular cigarettes
Smoking falls following workplace ban in Spain
Smoking bans leads to five per cent drop in workforce smokers while consumption also falls
Workers stub it out in Spain
Smoking ban leads to five per cent drop in number of workers lighting up, according to study
Spaniards support smoking ban
78 per cent are against smoking in bars, according to study
‘One treatment and I had stopped!’
The Olive Press meets anti-smoking campaigner Carol Adams from Stop Smoking in Spain
Smoking linked to weight gain
Mystery surrounding why smokers gain weight after quitting may have been solved
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OPINION: COVID-19 has placed an easy target on the Spanish Government’s back, and opposition is in full attack mode...
Article by Lenox Napier. Photos by Allan Binderup IT’S all getting a little bit tense in Spain.
