Even now, when the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of World No Tobacco Day, the members of a small village in Andhra Pradesh has promised to declare tobacco-free place on Thursday. The next day set aside to focus awareness on…
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Say no to tobacco
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Tobacco is the biggest enemy of public health. This is not an exaggeration to make a statement.For the effects of tobacco use, as we all know is destructive and widespread. Not many people know that tobacco is a major cause of…
Ban the sale of tobacco and alcohol
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Noted cardiologist G.K. Sinha on Sunday said it was time to introduce a ban on tobacco and alcohol, to prevent life-threatening disease claiming a heavy burden. He said after release of the book “Your heart is a cardiologist and you are…
South Korean smokers finally beginning to feel the heat
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After decades of indifference, big business and the government picking up the heat on smokers in South Korea, a country with one of the highest in the developed world in the men’s smoking. Some firms are pressing workers to quit…
Doctors need training to help smokers quit
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* Although many medical tell people who smoke to quit, offers some tips on how to do it. * Suppliers, who have been trained in smoking cessation techniques offer guidance more and more patients had quit smoking. David Pittman, co-author…
Preservation of liberty for “No Tobacco Day”
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May 31 is “World No Tobacco Day” event sponsored by the World Health Organization, dedicated to reducing tobacco use. While the goal is laudable, but it is equally important to consider how we are to reduce tobacco use. Is the…
Help teens to quit smoking
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Mobile Foundation announced a partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a part of the National Institutes of Health to use text messages to help teens and young adults to quit smoking. Developed by experts of quitting, SmokefreeTXT provides specific…
Remove the smoke
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Congratulations! You are about to experience a new freedom … and a new life. Just dropping a cigarette, because you know it’s a healthy thing to do “is not the only factor. Of course, I want you healthy, but there…
Australia Confronts tobacco companies
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The Australian government said on Thursday that the release is available cigarette brands on the market was an act of desperation coming from the British American Tobacco Australia (BATA), which recently launched a new brand, which sells for only $…
Quitting smoking alternative
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Acupuncture and hypnosis are advertised as a drug-free ways to help smokers quit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to new studies. There are still many questions – including how effective alternative treatments can be, and how…
Independence of Kingston, going to tobacco free
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The World Health Organization will be very pleased with the new tobacco-free policy of independence, the shopping center. But Sam Patel and many customers are shopping center too. Beginning May 31 – WHO’s annual World No Tobacco Day – in…
Sonam Kapoor says, quit smoking, or choose for electronic cigarettes
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Smoking is not cool and Bollywood, finally seems to realize that harsh reality. Recently, Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has gone on record its support for the registration of electronic cigarettes. It is available on the micro-blogging site, “Smoking seriously well!…
PHILIP MORRIS CEO says he can quit ANY TIME HE WANTS
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Drug addiction is not new and not something that is likely to disappear any time soon. While we certainly made great strides in recognizing the harmful consequences of drug abuse, whether these effects are the result of a drug or…
Consequences of smoking
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Every day in Ireland, 16 people died as a result of smoking. One of two smokers will die prematurely as a direct consequence of being a smoker. Smoking kills more people each year in Ireland than road accidents, suicides, drugs,…