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[Asia, China] Survey leaves anti-tobacco advocates angry
China ranked 13th among 14 developing countries in terms of anti-smoking efforts and measures, according to an analysis conducted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and its counterpart in the United States.
May 31, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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May 31, 2013 03:26
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Tobacco promotion creeps in through back door
The tobacco industry is successfully using loopholes in legislation to market its products through social media, product placement, brand sharing and displays at points of sale. The new WHO Tobacco Control Database makes it possible to make comparisons b
May 30, 2013
World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 31, 2013 03:17
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[Africa, Kenya] HEALTH CABINET SECRETARY TO TALK ABOUT TOBACCO USE
James Macharia, Health Cabinet secretary is this morning expected to hold a media brief on Tobacco use and the steps his ministry is taking to reduce its consumption. This is ahead of the World No Tobacco day which will be marked tomorrow. This year's th
May 30, 2013
Nairobi Star (ke)
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May 31, 2013 03:14
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[Asia, China] Monitoring Tobacco Ads on Media
The Health Education Bureau at Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently monitored tobacco ads for one week earlier this month. During that time, four were broadcast 117 times, totaling 855 seconds on 32 TV channels across China. Informa
May 31, 2013
China Radio International (CRI) (cn)
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May 31, 2013 03:10
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[Asia] China's inertia on tobacco control 'promises costly tsunami of illness'
The deputy director of the National Office of Tobacco Control, Jiang Yuan, said the prevalence of tobacco use on the mainland was shown in side effects such as people having strokes at younger ages and a steady increase in the number of children with as
May 31, 2013
South China Morning Post
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May 31, 2013 03:05
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[Asia, China] Industry research on health effects may be misleading
Higher education and academic research institutions have long been used by China's tobacco industry to promote business on the mainland, sometimes in a misleading manner, according to a new study.
May 31, 2013
China Daily (cn)
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May 31, 2013 03:01
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[Pakistan] Tobacco use among youth surges
The steep rise in the use of tobacco amongst the youth, especially young girls and women is depriving the country of a healthy workforce while increasing the burden of disease on an already overburdened health sector, warned Aga Khan University Hospital e
May 31, 2013
The Nation (pk)
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May 31, 2013 00:28
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More smokers in South Australia butt out
SMOKING rates in South Australia have fallen more than 4 per cent in the past two years, figures reveal. Health Minister Jack Snelling issued the figures for today's World No Tobacco Day, saying "the message is getting through".
May 31, 2013
Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
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May 31, 2013 00:22
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[Asia] Smoking cessation clinics not helping China kick the habit
Fewer and fewer smokers are walking through the doors of the smoking cessation clinics in Chinese hospitals. In the past, smoking cessation had seemed to be a promising business in the country of 300 million smokers, but the operating realities of smokin
May 30, 2013
Xinhua Newswire
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May 30, 2013 19:00
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[Europe, Ireland] Reilly speaks of brother and father at cancer conference
Dr Reilly received two standing ovations at the European Week against Cancer conference hosted by the Irish Cancer Society where he reiterated his determination to take on the tobacco industry.
May 30, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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May 30, 2013 18:56