WHO Calls For Images Of Smoking-Related Diseases On Cigarette Packaging
June 2, 2009 by admin
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In an effort to boost the public’s awareness of the health consequences of cigarettes, the WHO on Friday called on international governments to demand that cigarette packages feature images of the harmful effects smoking can have on the body, the AP/Google.com intelligence (Klapper, AP/Google.com, 5/29).
Nip The Problem In The Bud – Nay The Leaf
May 31, 2009 by admin
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Tobacco is the only consumer product which is grown and available legally and is lethal for creature beings. At the current rate, the number of smokers dying every year in the world is likely to reach (10 million) 1 crore by 2020. In India tobacco kills 1 million (10 lakhs) public annually. Tobacco certainly is a global health epidemic, whose rapid spread around the world presents daunting challenges to policy makers and public engaged in public health concerns.
Canadian Lung Association Applauds Government’s Changes To Tobacco Act
May 29, 2009 by admin
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The Lung Association congratulates Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq and the Government of Canada on its announcement of imminent changes to the centralized Tobacco Act that include: – Mandating that cigarillos and blunt wraps be sold in packages of no less than 20; – Banning the
Cigarette Smoking and Cancer
May 29, 2009 by admin
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Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. Secondhand smoke causes an estimated 3000 lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers each year.
Tobacco in the News
May 27, 2009 by admin
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Chinese Hospitals Ordered to Kick the Habit — Reuters (Beijing)China will ban smoking in all hospitals and health check facilities from 2011, the Health Ministry said Friday, as the world’s most…
Quit Smoking Stress Tips
May 27, 2009 by admin
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When we’re stressed, the urge to smoke can be intense – we reckon we need cigarettes to cool us, but in fact, smoking makes more stress than it dispels.
Evidence Supports Use Of Web- And Computer-Based Programs To Help Adults Quit Smoking
May 27, 2009 by admin
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Available evidence supports the use of online or other notebook-based smoking cessation programs for helping adults quit smoking, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies appearing in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable disease and premature death,” the authors write as background information in the article.
Holly's Story
May 25, 2009 by admin
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Holly shares how lung cancer stole her Gram away. Nicotine addiction claims 400,000 victims annually in the United States.
Quit Smoking Monday Messages
May 25, 2009 by admin
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Desperate to Smoke — Desperate to QuitAbout.com Smoking Cessation forum limb and moderator, Lesly shares her perspectives about nicotine addiction and recovery from three years smoke-free:From Lesly:”Three years ago…
Benzene and Cigarette Smoke
May 23, 2009 by admin
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Benzene is present in cigarette smoke and accounts for half of all creature exposure to this health hazard. While definitive conclusions have not yet been drawn, it is generally thought that smokers face an increased risk of leukemia over their nonsmoking counterparts.
