http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men – and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women – resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This is despite the price of cigarettes rising up to three times faster than before the legislation came into effect, according to a new study published online in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-eu-minimum-tax-legislation-cigarettes.html Health Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:20:02 EST news284317474 (HealthDay)—The prevalence of smoking and the implementation of combined interventions to reduce smoking vary between states, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-states-vary-reduction-policies.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:20:01 EST news278688660 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study published by researchers from University of Otago, Wellington has found that smoking rates have declined rapidly amongst many occupational groups over the last 25 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-good-key-occupational-groups.html Health Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:10:03 EST news246088351