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[Malaysia] Australia's new tobacco rules closely watched by other countries

Malaysia is watching too. A news report last week quoted a Health Ministry official as saying the ministry was monitoring global developments in the wake of the Australian High Court ruling.
The Star (my)
added Aug 25, 2012 05:12
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[China] EDITORIAL: Australia's plain tobacco packaging

The tactics needed to fight the battle against tobacco are known, but it is strong political leadership in implementation that will ultimately achieve the goal.
The Lancet (uk)
added Aug 24, 2012 05:58
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TAN: Smoking In Asia: A Looming Health Epidemic

After a spate of tobacco-related policy changes in China and across Asia, governments can only hope that these will be enough to stem the looming health epidemic that threatens to reverse the socioeconomic gains of the past decade.
Asian Scientist (sg)
added Aug 24, 2012 01:54
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[Australia, Malaysia] EDITORIAL: Tough to quit

As tough and controversial as it may seem, nations should keep putting the squeeze on tobacco consumption while medical science builds up evidence for it to be banned outright.
New Straits Times (my)
added Aug 24, 2012 01:01
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Tobacco: Uphill Battle for Antismoking Campaigns in Poor and Middle-Income Countries

Despite expensive antismoking campaigns, 41 percent of men in poor and middle-income countries still smoke and more young women are starting to, according to a major new survey of global tobacco use.
New York Times
added Aug 24, 2012 00:51
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[Asia-pacific] Where the Marlboro man is still king

According to the latest Tobacco Atlas, . . . Pacific islanders are the world's heaviest smokers, with rates of 58 percent in Kiribati, 52.9 percent in Nauru, and 44 percent in Palau and Papua New Guinea.
Foreign Policy Magazine
added Aug 23, 2012 14:52
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Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys : The Lancet

The first wave of GATS showed high rates of smoking in men, early initiation of smoking in women, and low quit ratios, reinforcing the view that efforts to prevent initiation and promote cessation of tobacco use are needed to reduce associated morbidity
The Lancet (uk)
added Aug 23, 2012 14:15
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PBS and New York Times covered UB research on largest tobacco study ever

Gary Giovino, chair of UB's Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, was interviewed on PBS Newshour about his new study, published in the British medical journal The Lancet, that revealed that the use of tobacco in developing countries is boo
University of Buffalo
added Aug 22, 2012 15:13
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High Smoking Rates Persist in Poor and Middle-Income Nations

Tobacco: Uphill Battle for Antismoking Campaigns in Poor and Middle-Income Countries
New York Times
added Aug 22, 2012 15:12
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VIDEO: Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World

Jeffrey Brown talks to State University of New York at Buffalo's Gary Giovino about why some cultures don't specifically encourage quitting.
PBS
added Aug 22, 2012 15:11
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