Young smokers are eight times more likely to have a major heart attack compared to non-smokers, said a senior official of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).

Out of 5,366 flight attendants who took part in the study, just over 15% reported ever having been diagnosed with cancer.

The ability to fast without smoking for at least 15 hours is a clear sign of the smoker’s willpower.

The issue was discussed earlier by the council which saw that such cafes and places pose risks to the public health and could encourage young people to smoke.

Participants from Qatar University, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCMQ), University of Calgary in Qatar and College of North Atlantic-Qatar discussed various topics and issues on how to stop the unhealthy habit.

The findings of a new survey on the prevalence of smoking and the use of other tobacco products in the country will be released soon, an official from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has revealed.

"If someone smokes one cigarette instead of 20 per day, intuitively we'd think that the risk drops to 1/20, or 5%," said lead author Allan Hackshaw, a professor at University College London.

The laser therapy treatment to control tobacco use is being introduced for the first time in Qatar. It is a complementary alternative medicine.

The smoking ban, which comes into force in November, follows a clean-up of nearly 140,000 cigarette butts from a 2.5 kilometre stretch of the famed Patong beach in Phuket island province.

More than 40 students, faculty and alumni from various institutions participated in a smoking cessation awareness campaign, ‘Quit Now’ ...

The Central Municipal Council (CMC) on Tuesday expressed its disapproval of the 'growing phenomenon' of people smoking at the entry and exit points of shopping centres.

Responding to a "controversial" report that treating cholesterol with drugs like statins was a waste of time, the Hamad Medical Corporation said more research "that produces conclusive evidence would be required to prove this claim".