A man with a broken ankle is facing a lifetime of pain because a Health Service hospital has refused to treat him unless he gives up smoking."I want to warn other smokers that they could be denied medical treatment and there is nothing we can do about it.

Republican Senator Larry Craig pleads guilty to lewd behavior arrest in men's restroom at a Minnestoa airport.

Amid the explosions echoing through the mountains of Afghanistan, or the ruins of an Iraqi neighborhood, the robust aroma of a fine cigar is helping U.S. troops remember life back home.The work is most gratifying Photos of military men and women hoisting

Drugs derived from nicotine and the research on nicotine receptors are in clinical trials for everything from helping to heal wounds, to depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, anger management and anxiety.

Kadra, a young Somali girl, stirred controversy in Norway in 2000. She wore a hidden camera and microphone while speaking to an Imam who tried to convince her to get circumcised

Dutch scientist Marc van Roosmalen's success at combing the Amazon for new monkey species has earned him international acclaim ..16-year prison sentence...for an auction to raise money to preserve their habitats...

A DEAF man was beaten up at Cardiff central bus station for smoking a cigarette. (Discrimination/Hate Crime)

A baby mammoth unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists have said.

The apparent protective effect of tobacco against the degenerative nerve disease has been observed for years but a University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health report said a new review of existing studies seems to confirm it...

In our rush to read all about the former BP head's private life, we have forgotten the key role privacy plays in forging trust and identity. Lord Browne wore a deathly smile as he left the BP offices. 'Are you ashamed of what you've done?' a reporter shou