Tobacco
Israel climbs tobacco rankings as cigarette affordability raises concerns - study
Israel improved its standing in the international anti-smoking index, but the report found that one of the most effective tools for reducing smoking, higher prices, has weakened.
Prosecutors file new Gaza smuggling indictment as state seeks detention through trial
WATCH: IDF thwarts attempt to smuggle tobacco disguised as food aid into Gaza
Cost of cigarettes in Gaza skyrockets to NIS 100 amid smuggling operation scandal - report
Do graphic cigarette warning labels really work? - study
Although graphic warning labels on cigarette packs increase pack-hiding behavior among smokers, they do not necessarily stop people from smoking.
The right to breathe smoke-free air in one's own home - opinion
Comment on the current Supreme Court case (1416/21)
No Smoking Day: Nearly a quarter of all Israeli teens smoke, data shows
Moshe Bar-Haim: “The tobacco industry is responsible for harming the health of millions of people around the world, and is also responsible for harming and polluting the planet.”
Tobacco could play a role in alternative meat’s future
BioBetter has developed a way to utilize the plant for the development of better-cultivated meat.
New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations
New Zealand is combating the purchase of cigarettes - with one of the harshest measures in the world.
Hearth site in Utah desert reveals human tobacco use 12,300 years ago
Until now, the earliest documented use of tobacco came in the form of nicotine residue found inside a smoking pipe from Alabama dating to 3,300 years ago.
Tobacco sellers target youth and circumvent regulations - study
Tobacco shops are shown to be setting up in close proximity to schools * Companies try to find ways to get around the ban of advertising tobacco.
Study that found COVID less likely for smokers retracted for tobacco ties
A study which alleged that cigarette smokers are less likely to contract COVID-19 was officially retracted after it was discovered that two of the writers had direct ties to the tobacco industry.
Philip Morris sells death while speaking of 'smoke-free world' - opinion
Saying ‘if I wouldn’t sell this deadly product, somebody else will,’ is comparable to what could have been said by IG Farben, the supplier of Zyklon B to the gas chambers.
Israel's 2020 health and environment report, released by Health Ministry
The report examines the challenges in various environmental areas that affect health.