Some are embracing cigarettes, hookah pipes or vaping as a symbol of emancipation

Hebrew University research shows that student smokers have 2-3 times the rates of clinical depression compared to their non-smoking peers

Gestational diabetes leads to complications for mother and child; 'ideally, women should quit smoking before they try to become pregnant,' Hebrew University researcher says

Increasing numbers of adults are overweight but child obesity rate fell significantly in recent years; separate report shows slight increase in number of people diagnosed with HIV

Anger, confusion over new levy thrives on social media in country, where smoking water pipes is a popular pastime

Health Ministry warns use of marijuana oil in e-cigarettes could be deadly; US health officials are probing cause of hundreds of sudden sicknesses and at least 5 deaths

Health Ministry report finds dramatic gaps between men and women, Arabs and Jews, and by levels of educational achievement