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[Pakistan] City vows to make society tobacco-free
LAHORE: The city observed World No Tobacco Day with an aim to eliminate drug usage and smoking in all forms from society. According a research issued by the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC), nearly 40 percent of me
Jun 1, 2013
Daily Times (pk)
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Jun 1, 2013 12:29
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Which Countries Smoke Most ... and Which Have the Best Anti-Smoking Ads - Olga Khazan - The Atlantic
Though Parisians are often the ones caricatured as perpetually (and nonchalantly) having cigarettes in hand, it's actually their neighbors to the east who light up the most. Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Russia all top the list of the world's biggest smo
May 31, 2013
The Atlantic Monthly
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Jun 1, 2013 12:17
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[Asia] China Daily Smoking a 'chronic disease'
Professor Xiao Dan, who oversees the smoking cessation clinic at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, wants people to know that smoking is a chronic disease that needs professional medical intervention.
May 31, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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May 31, 2013 17:13
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[Asia, India] 50% of smokers think limited smoking is not harmful: Survey
Half of the smoking population in the country thinks smoking "within limits" is harmless, a survey by a private general insurance firm has found. "Half of the smokers continue smoking as they feel doing so within limits does not lead to health issues,"
May 31, 2013
Business Standard (in)
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May 31, 2013 16:58
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Deeda Blair’s Elegance of Conviction
Deeda’s trademark irony is that she is a cancer expert who never stops smoking. There are few images of Deeda that don’t show a sinuous line of smoke trailing up from her lips and blending in with the calligraphy of her gray-streaked hair. “I began smokin
May 31, 2013
New York Times Blogs
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May 31, 2013 14:13
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[UK] World No Tobacco Day infographic: The numbers behind smoking cigarettes
We will have to wait and see what the impact of these measures will be, but a study earlier this year by Cambridge University estimated that plain packaging in Britain would reduce the percentage of adult smokers here by one per cent. While that may not
May 31, 2013
Metro Café (uk)
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May 31, 2013 13:37
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Stop-Smoking Therapies Raise Quitting Odds
The use of smoking cessation treatments improved smokers' chances of quitting, a systematic review and meta-analysis showed. Both nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and bupropion were superior to placebo in helping patients quit (odds ratio [OR] for NRT
May 30, 2013
MedPage Today
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May 31, 2013 13:25
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Anti-smoking ads increase odds of quitting in 14 countries
Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week's Morb
May 31, 2013
HealthCanal.com
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May 31, 2013 13:16
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Smoking rates in Canada: How the provinces measure up
To mark the day, we've pulled together some numbers on tobacco use and its consequences in Canada and around the world.
May 31, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 31, 2013 12:22
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[Tennessee] PAUL: Smoke-free housing is life saver
Owners and managers of rental housing can benefit from going smoke-free. First, most people don't smoke and renters want smoke-free housing. Second, cleaning costs are lower when you do not have to scrub, paint and replace items that smell like smoke or
May 31, 2013
The Tennessean
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May 31, 2013 12:11