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[Asia, Malaysia] CHIN: Stop smoking!
However, quitting this addictive practice is easier said than done. The chemical nicotine in tobacco is the reason why people continue to feel the need to smoke.
Jun 2, 2013
The Star (my)
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Jun 4, 2013 09:56
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[Asia, Malaysia] Quit-smoking campaign team makes pit stop at Menara Star
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) launched a Pledge To Quit Right campaign in conjunction with World No Tobacco Day on May 31. The GSK team made a pit stop at Menara Star and got the staff members to post their pledges on the Pledge to Quit Right
Jun 3, 2013
The Star (my)
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Jun 4, 2013 09:51
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[Asia, Thailand] Thai smokers intent to
Half of the smokers responding to a Thailand poll this week were determined to stop smoking on World No Tobacco Day today, according to an ABAC poll conducted May 28-30 among 2,036 people aged over 18 years old in 17 provinces.
Jun 2, 2013
Pattaya Mail (th)
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Jun 4, 2013 09:47
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[Europe] Smoking leads to five-fold increase in heart disease and stroke in under-50s
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease and stroke by five-fold in people under the age of 50 and doubles risk in the over-60s. The protection of children and adolescents from taking up smoking is essential to the future health of Europeans and strong
May 31, 2013
European Society of Cardiology
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Jun 4, 2013 02:02
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World figures and their smoking stories
The subject of smoking is close to the heart of a number of high-profile global figures, so let's take a closer look at how smoking affects the lives of the great and the good. Obama: quitting smoking is harder than running for presidency
Jun 3, 2013
China Internet Information Center (cn)
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Jun 3, 2013 13:14
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Japan taking steps to discourage smoking nationwide
“We have freshly launched this fiscal year the second Health Japan 21 project. It’s to stop those underage from smoking and to host the committee of experts on tobacco and health upgrading to undertake various measures to deal with cigarette smoking,” sa
Jun 3, 2013
Japan Daily Press (jp)
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Jun 3, 2013 13:12
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[Canada] LETTER: SHATENSTEIN: With smoking, there is nothing left to debate
Imperial does not join in that effort but merely “supports open and honest debates about public health.” What is left to debate? Tobacco products sicken and kill. Imperial has a duty to its stakeholders to promote, market and sell as much of its legal b
May 31, 2013
National Post (ca)
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Jun 2, 2013 22:45
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[Canada] Letter: SHATENSTEIN: There’s nothing left to debate about tobacco
Marie Polet, the president and CEO of Imperial Tobacco Canada, says the company conducts its business “in a professional and responsible way.” When a firm has the leading market share of products that kill close to 40,000 Canadians every year, caution sh
May 31, 2013
Montreal Gazette (ca)
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Jun 2, 2013 22:43
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[South America/Caribbean] PAHO/WHO urges total bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in the Americas
Such bans are one of the most effective ways to reduce consumption of tobacco, which kills some 1 million people every year in this hemisphere. Only five countries in the Americas have total bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. The fi
May 31, 2013
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Jun 2, 2013 19:46
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[Canada] Harper Government Invests in Programs to Help Canadians Quit Smoking
Dr. Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Health, announced an investment today in two projects that will give health care providers tools and services to help Canadians quit smoking. "Our government is committed to helping Canadians
May 31, 2013
MarketWire
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Jun 2, 2013 19:45