With an aim to encourage smokers to quit and discourage people from taking it up, the Chancellor George Osborne has announced 37p rise in the price of a packet of cigarettes under the Budget 2012.

Quit smoking service QuitFullStop comes to know, via a health survey conducted by YouGov, that a smoker stands a higher chance of finding the perfect partner if they turn their back on their habit.

QuitFullStop reports on a recent discovery in the world of medicine that could call a halt to the use of one of the most relied upon quit smoking methods, nicotine patches, during pregnancy.

The Oscars 2012 included an overwhelming degree of references to smoking and nicotine intake that have been swept under the red carpet by Hollywood insiders but did not escape the eyes of health campaigners, reports quit smoking hub QuitFullStop.

People living in Ireland who are looking to put an end to their smoking habit, can now find help in their neighbourhood as Pfizer and Irish Cancer Society launch a quit smoking programme to provide smoking cessation aid to locals.