Jeremy Wilson is astonished to discover that the nicotine in cigarettes can treat - and even prevent - the colon disease he has struggled with for years. Why is no one telling the public, he asks.

The California city of San Rafael might be one of the more beautiful places in the country, but if you’re a smoker, it might not be the place for you. Last week, the San Francisco suburb made active a smoking ban that officials say is the strictest in the country, prohibiting smoking cigarettes in your own home.