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[Asia, Asia-pacific] Asean anti-tobacco action urged

A regional anti-tobacco group has called on Asean members to coordinate a total ban on cigarette brand promotions of all types. The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) claimed there are still loopholes that allow tobacco promotions, accordi
Bangkok Post (th)
added May 17, 2013 23:14
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[Asia, Asia-pacific, Philippines] Ban on tobacco ads pushed

The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance or SEATCA on Friday called on the governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to strictly ban all advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products, as it claimed that there are loopholes
Manila Standard Today (ph)
added May 17, 2013 23:12
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[Asia, India] 10% of tobacco-related deaths caused by passive smoking

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 6 lakh out of 60 lakh deaths every year due to tobacco are due to second-hand smoke. "In India, 10 lakh people die every year due to tobacco," said professor (Dr) Rama Kant, WHO Director-General's Awardee
Times of India
added May 17, 2013 22:36
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[Asia, India] 10% of tobacco-related deaths caused by passive smoking

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 6 lakh out of 60 lakh deaths every year due to tobacco are due to second-hand smoke. "In India, 10 lakh people die every year due to tobacco," said professor (Dr) Rama Kant, WHO Director-General's Awardee
Times of India
added May 17, 2013 22:36
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[UK-Wales] Welsh smoking rate fall of just 1% since 2007 smoking ban sparks health expert concerns

Major concerns have been raised about the lack of progress in cutting smoking rates in Wales after new figures revealed nearly a quarter of adults still smoke. The Welsh Health Survey 2012, published on Thursday, found 23% of people said they indulged i
WalesOnline (uk)
added May 17, 2013 14:30
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[UK] BMA warns of coalition policies failing children on a grand scale

Doctors' union report condemns austerity drive that hits most vulnerable and drives inequality, poverty, and ill health
The Guardian (uk)
added May 17, 2013 14:27
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[Turkey, UK] Türk Telekom pushes health awareness to top of agenda

Türk Telekom, the leading communications technology company in Turkey, has won government praise for a major health drive. One the country's largest employers, Türk Telekom planned a comprehensive campaign that would go well beyond the confines of the bu
The Guardian (uk)
added May 17, 2013 14:24
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Using Current Smoking Prevalence to Project Lung Cancer Morbidity and Mortality in Georgia by 2020 [FREE FULL TEXT]

The lung cancer mortality rates projected in this study are far from meeting the Healthy People 2020 goal (46 per 100,000 population). Full implementation of comprehensive tobacco-use control programs would significantly reduce tobacco-use–related morbid
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
added May 17, 2013 13:10
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[Taiwan] Tobacco surcharge draws critics

A pro-smoker group and labor union representatives yesterday said the government may have been misappropriating and squandering money raised through the tobacco health and welfare surcharge on cigarette sales. Led by Taiwan Nicotianaspp Association for
Taipei Times (tw)
added May 17, 2013 10:58
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[Canada] Nunavut's chief health officer wants more “aggressive action” to curb smoking

unavut residents spent more than $43 million on tobacco products, says the chief medical officer of health's 2011-12 Tobacco Control Act Annual Report. Smoking is the main reason for high rates of lung cancer in Nunavut, which accounts for almost half of
Nunatsiaq News (ca)
added May 17, 2013 05:52
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