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Smokers are at significantly greater risk of losing their sight than non-smokers, yet awareness of eye damage from smoking is worryingly low according to the Public Health Agency (PHA).

Fewer than 10%...

Smoking materials have been the biggest cause of accidental fire deaths in Northern Ireland, accounting for over 40% of all accidental fire deaths over the past 5 years. Tragically there have been 51...

Stoptober is back and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is supporting the campaign by urging all smokers to take part in the 28 day stop smoking challenge during October, as smokers who give up their...

Smoking during pregnancy is the largest preventable cause of ill-health and death in young babies and infants.

Statistics from the 2010 Infant Feeding Survey show that in Northern Ireland 28% of...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging caution on the use of electronic cigarettes, known as ‘e-cigarettes’, saying it is too early to determine whether suggested benefits outweigh potential risk.

De...

Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health inequality throughout Northern Ireland, with approximately 2,300 people dying prematurely each year from smoking...

Smoking levels among manual workers remain high in Northern Ireland, with 31% of manual workers smoking.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging businesses in Northern Ireland to avail of the...

As the countdown to No Smoking Day 2014, which is on 12 March, gets underway, thousands of smokers across Northern Ireland were today urged to take their first step to Victory and set 12 March 2014 as...

Latest figures show that in Northern Ireland, 216 people were diagnosed with mouth cancer in one year.

With Mouth Cancer Awareness Month (1–30 November) drawing to an end, the Public Health Agency...

In 2013, 34,522 people in Northern Ireland were registered as having the life-threatening lung disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which is caused primarily by smoking.

COPD kills...

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women in Northern Ireland, with round 900 new cases diagnosed each year.

Gerry Bleakney, Strategic Lead for Tobacco Control with the...

Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health inequality throughout Northern Ireland with around 2,300 people dying prematurely each year from smoking-related...