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Public Demand More Government Action To Curb Smoking, UK
The government will launch a public consultation next month on its plans to tighten legislation on the sale of tobacco - but new research reveals that humans, including smokers, are already demanding more action.Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today
ASH Protests At BAT’s Footprint On Africa
As British American Tobacco celebrates 100 years of trade in Africa at its AGM in London (on Wednesday, 30th April), campaigners will be external, protesting about the heavy footprint it leaves on the continent - death, starvation, poverty, and environmental destruction. A new report by ASH, BAT’s A…
Smokers Interested In Smoking Less Needed For Harm Reduction Study, University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Male and female smokers by the ages of 18 who would like to limit the amount they smoke are needed to participate in a smoking harm reduction research study at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Harm reduction, which involves limiting exposure to nicotine and tobacco, as opposed to qui…
Racial Disparities In Smoking Cessation Treatment Revealed By Study
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds black and Hispanic smokers are less likely than whites to get and use smoking cessation advice and aids. The study, published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, plus finds men and those without a usual source of medical…
OFT inspection Highlights Tobacco Industry Hypocrisy, UK
Today’s allegation by the Office of Fair Trading that British tobacco companies have been involved in a price cartel pursues a recent study conducted for ASH showing that the tobacco prices have risen considerably higher than inflation in recent years due to tobacco industry price increases. [1] For…
According To Research From The University Of Navarra, Smokers Have A 41% Higher Risk Of Suffering Depression
The risk of suffering depression increases 41% in smokers, in comparison with non-smokers. that was the conclusion of a study undertaken with 8,556 participants by scientists of the University of Navarra, in collaboration with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Harvard School of Pu…
German Survey Finds Every Fifth Adolescent Smokes
As many as 20% of adolescents from 11 to 17 years of age smoke. that was the aftereffect of the nationwide German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS), performed by the Robert Koch Institute and presented by the sociologist Thomas Lampert in the current editio…
New Peer Review Publications Support Nymox Saliva Smoking Test
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) announced today the publication of new independent studies finding that the Company’s NicAlert™ Saliva product provides an accurate, convenient and cost-effective way to verify self-reported smoking status with broad potential applications both in th…
Japan: Pfizer To Launch Champix(R) The First Prescription Oral Smoking Cessation Aid In The Country
Pfizer Inc announced that on May 8, 2008, it will launch Champix® Tablet 0.5mg/1mg (varenicline tartrate), a novel smoking cessation aid for smokers with nicotine dependence in Japan, which has one of the highest rates of smoking among developed nations.Champix was developed as the first non-nicoti…
Global Smoking Cessation Aids Market To Reach 2.6 Billion Dollars By 2010, According To A New Report By Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Tobacco use is one of the major causes of premature deaths in the world. More than five million citizens die each year due to tobacco related illnesses. Given the fact that consumption of tobacco products is on the rise, particularly among youngsters in the developing countries, there exists strong…
What Are The Effects Of Population Level Tobacco Control Interventions On Social Inequalities In Smoking?
Population level tobacco control interventions have the potential to benefit more diprived groups and to reduce health inequalities, suggests a new systematic review published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control.Reducing social inequalities in smoking and its health consequences is a publi…













