Tag: tobacco

Political and economic insecurity in the Balkans and Libya benefit transnational trafficking syndicates.

The global body said as many as 25 per cent of tobacco farmers are affected by green tobacco sickness, a ...

The economy grew 4.03 per cent, slower than 5.01 per cent it grew in the second quarter of the year.

About 26.6 per cent of Chinese people aged 15 and above are smokers.

For ‘ever’ smokers (cigs) who had tried to quit, e-cigarette use was associated with higher likelihood of short-term, but not ...

The most common forms of cancer ravaging the region include breast, cervix, prostate, bowel, colon, rectum and liver.

"We need to take action against the tobacco industry because for decades they have marketed deadly products to children and ...

Ms Liz says her employment was unlawfully terminated for raising legitimate concerns about some violations by the tobacco foundation.

To bypass the provisions of the WHO-FCTC, the tobacco industry established a public health foundation.

Smokeless tobacco is also responsible for about 200,000 deaths from coronary heart disease

The groups say the misleading claims by the tobacco industry on e-cigarettes and other so-called alternatives have been debunked by ...

The activists say African governments are yet to put strong measures to combat the increasing use of tobacco on the ...

The 2020 World No Tobacco Day is themed ‘Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine ...

An alliance between a tobacco multinational and a federal government agency fuels illicit tobacco trade which, in turn, increases tobacco ...

Several African civil society organizations have taken the initiative of calling on governments to use this COVID-19 outbreak as an ...

WHO said there are possible relations between tobacco use and the COVID19 epidemic.

The agency said tobacco smokers are at a significantly higher risk of post-surgical complications than their non-smoking counterparts.

WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the decline indicates a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic.

Tobacco control Advocates say there has been an uptick in tobacco industry activities to portray themselves as stakeholders in public ...

The groups called for the rejection of the tobacco industry funding and strict regulation of their activities.

Tobacco has grave consequences on the health of both the users and people around the users who inhale the smoke.

The House of Representatives Committee on Delegated Legislation held an interactive session on the NTC Regulation 2018

One of the biggest blocks to beating the epidemic is the growing resistance to drugs that have previously cured TB.

The report shows that in four states, 89 per cent of cigarette vendors are unaware of the law banning sale ...

Smoking is a major public health threat.