http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/org/who.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL2913926?sp=true http://tobacco.org/news/267920.html Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued on Monday said. The report by scientists at the WHO's International Agency for Cancer Research urged more countries to adopt smoking bans in public and at the workplace, saying there was enough evidence to prove they work, without hurting businesses such as restaurants and bars. Reuters Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/06/29/who-urges-countries-to-adopt-smoking-bans-89520-20626113/ http://tobacco.org/news/267820.html Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued on Monday said. The report by scientists at the WHO's International Agency for Cancer Research urged more countries to adopt smoking bans in public and at the workplace, saying there was enough evidence to prove they work, without hurting businesses such as restaurants and bars. . . . The researchers involved in the WHO report -- who included John Pierce of the University of California, San Diego, and Maria Leon at the International Agency for Cancer Research --- reviewed more than 900 studies and government reports looking at the impact of smoking bans across the world. They cited studies that suggest smoke-free workplaces have lead to a 10 to 20 percent decrease in hospital admissions for heart disease a year after a smoking ban. The Mirror Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080630/hl_nm/smoking_bans_dc_1 http://tobacco.org/news/267818.html Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organization (WHO) report issued on Monday said. The report by scientists at the WHO's International Agency for Cancer Research urged more countries to adopt smoking bans in public and at the workplace, saying there was enough evidence to prove they work, without hurting businesses such as restaurants and bars. "Implementation of such policies can have a broader population effect of increasing smoke-free environments," the researchers wrote in the Lancet Oncology special report. Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://gbcghana.com/news/21038detail.html http://tobacco.org/news/267721.html An expert in Tobacco Control in Africa, at the Dr. Metshidiso Moeti says though there has been political commitments in implementing conventions on Tobacco Control on the continent there still remains a lot more to be done. She noted that there is the need to accelerate the peer of strengthening the response to tobacco control, to guarantee the health of the people. Dr. Moeti who is the W.H.O. Director for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases in Africa was speaking in an interview with Radio Ghana, at a Regional Consultative Meeting in Accra. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Ghana Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chanye.finance.sina.com.cn/sm/2008-06-03/352373.shtml http://tobacco.org/news/266601.html 世界卫生组织5月30日发表声明，呼吁各国政府全面禁止一切烟草广告、促销和赞助活动，以保护青少年的健康。 SINA zhangxu@staff.sina.com.cn China Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.hljnews.cn/swxx_ylxx/system/2008/06/05/010167737.shtml http://tobacco.org/news/266600.html 它是全世界惟一一种这样的合法消费品——人们按其说明使用，却导致高达50%的吸食者死亡。它有一个诱人且具迷惑性的名字：香烟。 黑龙江新闻网, Heilongjiang Province News Web webmaster@mail.hljdaily.com.cn China Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/June/theuae_June134.xml&section=theuae&col http://tobacco.org/news/266488.html Over one quarter (27.2 per cent) of the UAE's male population and only 2.4 per cent female population smoke tobacco, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008. Over one quarter (27.2 per cent) of the UAE's male population and only 2.4 per cent female population smoke tobacco, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008. WHO estimates that there are more than one billion smokers in the world today, with tobacco use killing 5.4 million people a year, an average of one person every six seconds. The UAE Ministry of Health has been actively fighting the prevalence of smoking in the country through various initiatives designed to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking and to discourage the habit. WHO estimates that there are more than one billion smokers in the world today, with tobacco use killing 5.4 million people a year, an average of one person every six seconds. The UAE Ministry of Health has been actively fighting the prevalence of smoking in the country through various initiatives designed to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking and to discourage the habit. Khaleej Times Uae Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=65968 http://tobacco.org/news/266013.html Eye popping images showing the dangers of smoking, which includes a foetus lying in an ashtray, have emerged in a campaign to deter people from lighting up. The 10 pictures are part of the Brazilian Health Department's new anti-smoking drive. Images include a family at the bedside of a gravely sick man and a man suffering from impotence. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Brazil 17.2 per cent of 13- to 15-year-olds and 16.2 per cent of adults smoke, reports News.com.au. The Cancer Council lists the smoking rate in Australia as 22.6 per cent of men and 17.6 per cent of women. New Kerala.com Brazil Wed, 28 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYzgRUhVZl_Z2Spvt6Z2YNOuGQrw http://tobacco.org/news/265732.html As low and middle-income economies grow by 2030, mortality rates from noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, and road crashes due to increased car ownership, will make up more than 30 percent of deaths worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) found. Meanwhile, deaths from factors currently associated with the developing world, such as nutritional deficiencies, malaria and tuberculosis, will fall, the Geneva-based organisation said in its "World Health Statistics 2008." "Globally, deaths from cancer will increase from 7.4 million in 2004 to 11.8 million in 2030, and deaths from cardiovascular diseases will rise from 17.1 million to 23.4 million in the same period," the survey said. Deaths due to road traffic accidents will increase from 1.3 million in 2004 to 2.4 million in 2030, mainly owing to increased motor vehicle ownership and use associated with economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. . . . Tobacco-related illnesses caused some 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and are expected to soar by more than half to 8.3 million by 2030, with 80 percent of these cases in developing countries, the WHO said. Every tobacco user loses on average 15 years of life due to their habit, and use is particularly high in eastern and central Europe and southeast Asia. Nearly two thirds of the world's smokers live in just 10 countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Turkey and the US, the WHO said. Agence France Presse Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.health-e.org.za/news/article.php?uid=20031964 http://tobacco.org/news/265728.html Chronic ailments such as heart disease and stroke are the chief cause of global deaths with infectious diseases including HIV and Malaria predicted to have a lesser impact worldwide over the long term, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). "World Health Statistics 2008", a WHO publication, revealed that leading infectious diseases - diarrhoea, HIV, tuberculosis, neonatal infections and malaria - would become less important causes of death globally over the next 20 years. "We are definitely seeing a trend towards fewer people dying of infectious diseases across the world," said Dr Ties Boerma, Director of the WHO Department of Health Statistics and Informatics. "We tend to associate developing countries with infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. But in more and more countries the chief causes of death are non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease and stroke." The report highlights specific statistics or trends that reflect the state of the world's health. . . . Tobacco use remained the single largest cause of preventable death in the world today with tobacco killing a third to half of all those who use it. On average every user of tobacco loses 15 years of life and the total deaths attributed to tobacco use is projected to rise from 5,4-million in 2004 to 8,3-million in 2030, almost 10 percent of all deaths worldwide. More than 80 percent of these deaths will occur in developing countries. It is also estimated than efforts to control tobacco use reach only five percent of the world's population. The report identifies cancer as globally one of the top ten leading causes of death. It is estimated that 7,4-million people died of cancer in 2004 and if current trends continue 83,2-million more will have died by 2015. Health-E Wed, 21 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L20245899.htm http://tobacco.org/news/265625.html "In more and more countries, the chief causes of deaths are noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease and stroke," Ties Boerma, director of the WHO department of health statistics and informatics, said in a statement. The annual report, World Health Statistics 2008, is based on data collected from the WHO's 193 member states. It documents levels of mortality in children and adults, patterns of disease, and the prevalence of risk factors such as smoking and alcohol consumption. "As populations age in middle- and low-income countries over the next 25 years, the proportion of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases will rise significantly," it said. By 2030, deaths due to cancer, cardiovascular diseases and traffic accidents will together account for about 30 percent of all deaths, it said. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, in a speech to the WHO's annual assembly on Monday, voiced concern at the growing toll of chronic noncommunicable diseases. Reuters Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://news.dailytrust.com/content/view/5157/27/ http://tobacco.org/news/264341.html The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday in Abuja raised alarm over the growing number of youths hooked on to tobacco. "More than 150 million adolescents use tobacco and 80 percent of these started before the age of 18," said Dr Elizabeth Mason, WHO Director, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development. Mason spoke at an international conference on investing in young people. "If the pattern of tobacco use seen today continues, a lifetime of tobacco use would result in the death of 250 million people alive today, most of them in developing countries,'' she said. The Weekly Trust and Daily Trust Nigeria Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=49&fArticleId=nw20080224225928578C445524 http://tobacco.org/news/261961.html Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Sunday welcomed the new global tobacco report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) which indicates that consumption of cigarettes has declined in the country. "This is a significant progress for a developing country like South Africa if you consider the WHO report's observation that only five percent of the world's population live in countries that protect their population with any one of the key measures that reduce smoking rates." "We have to sustain and build from these gains if we are to reduce the high levels of morbidity and mortality related to tobacco use to which WHO puts one in every 10 deaths worldwide," said Tshabalala-Msimang. The WHO report stated that higher taxes were especially important for deterring tobacco use among the young and the poor, who would benefit most from a decrease in consumption. . . . The report gives South Africa seven out of 10 for enforcement of bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship relating to tobacco and five out of 10 for protecting people from tobacco smoke through smoke-free environments. South Africa was also found to be doing well in providing counselling and treatment for tobacco dependence and in allocation of resources for tobacco prevention. Tshabalala-Msimang said the report gives us more reasons to celebrate the national Healthy Lifestyle Day as the campaign focuses on tobacco control Cape Argus South Africa Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Opinion&p=49&type=2&sec=25&aid=20080319115 http://tobacco.org/news/261638.html Smoking is a no-no in many households, but that is not so faithfully resolved in some. So conscientious non-smokers are ardently for the implementation and enforcement of smoking bans. We should not be discouraged by relatives who make a pushing smokehouse of our dwellings and we should pray that they should take into consideration the well-being of other members of the household. Ms. Soe Nyunt ,World Health Organization representative in the Philippines, recently presented the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008 which shows that tobacco already kills 5.4 million people a year . . . On the institutional level, acting on the recommendation of Betty Lou S. Penera, Philippine Information Agency staff director for planning and communication research, who cited agreements made at a multi-sectoral planning workshop, Secretary Conrado A. Limcaoco Jr. issued a memorandum to all regional directors and staff directors and the rank and file, to fully implement RA 9211. The memo said that, to comply with the law, the PIA building is to be declared a Smoke-Free building. Philippine Star Philippines Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-03-17-voa4.cfm http://tobacco.org/news/261545.html VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: The WHO says tobacco causes more than five million deaths a year And I'm Barbara Klein. On our program this week, we will tell about an international appeal to reduce smoking rates. We will also tell about an American effort to find signs of climate change in spring flowers. And, we will report on a product that can repair itself after breaking. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies to prevent millions of deaths linked to tobacco use. The six policies are known as MPOWER, spelled M-P-O-W-E-R. VOANews.com Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT