An online survey of 900 consumers of three of the United States' most popular cigarette brands suggests that adopting standardized cigarette packing may reduce consumers' misconceptions that some ...

Purchase a pack of cigarettes in Australia and be prepared to be accosted with graphic warning labels depicting the dangers of tobacco use—including images of gangrene of the foot, a newborn with a ...

A new study shows we’re still suckers for canny packaging of cigarette brands, especially those claiming to be slightly less bad for us than the usual variety. A team of Australian researchers ...

New research suggests that current regulations have failed to remove misleading information from cigarette packaging, revealing that a substantial majority of consumers believe cigarettes are less ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While many countries have banned terms like "light" and "low-tar" from cigarette packs, other aspects of the products' packaging may also be misleading consumers, a new ...

The implementation of plain packaging for cigarette packs in the United Kingdom exactly one year ago was a huge step backwards for the country that historically has pioneered trade mark usage rights.

Following reports that the UK government is likely to ban branding on cigarette packaging later this year, The Drum speaks to branding experts from Pearlfisher, Design Bridge and Lewis Moberly to take ...

Cigarette sales in the United Kingdom have plummeted thanks to a unique strategy – pairing standard packaging with stricter taxation. Cigarette sales were already declining when the European country ...

The Ohio State University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Over the last few years, a new idea for improving public health has been slowly spreading across the world: a ...

Australia’s new precedent-setting plain cigarette packaging law, which began on 1 December 2012, has been greeted with pleasure by most onliners. The twitter hashtag #plainpackaging and search “plain ...

The introduction of standardized packaging for cigarettes in the UK, combined with stricter taxation measures on cheaper cigarettes, has led to a significant fall in sales for cigarettes, according to ...