Today, the United States joins with the World Health Organization (WHO) in observing World No Tobacco Day 2010. Tobacco use is the single leading preventable cause of death in the world and kills up to half of those who use…
Daily Archives: May 31, 2010
Tobacco consumption among youngsters a concern
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The rise of tobacco consumption among children and young adults between 10 to 17 years has become a major cause of concern in the city. In the wake of it, cases of oral cancer among children are also on rise,…
A Cigarette A Month Can Get A Kid Hooked
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Teenage smoking is often thought of as kind of innocent experiment, but a drag on a friend’s cigarette may be the beginning of something that will be hard to shake. A study of adolescent smokers in the journal Pediatrics tracks…
Who Quit, Warns About Chewing Tobacco
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Joe Garagiola has been to too many funerals. Some of them were for friends who chewed tobacco, the way Garagiola used to do. Now Garagiola has been given the gift of time. He intends to use it to speak out…