Deadly Gifts for Chinese New Year

As China celebrates the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, cigarettes are casting a deadly pall over the festivities.

A new report…
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Victory in the Philippines: President Signs Historic Cigarette Tax Increase

Taking historic action to reduce smoking in the Philippines, President Benigno Aquino has signed a new law that will significantly increase…
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Immediate Implementation of MPOWER Package Can Save Tens of Millions of Lives

A new study just released in Tobacco Control looks for the first time at future global smoking trends if countries immediately implement the World Health Organization’s MPOWER package of effective and scientifically-proven measures…
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Uproar in China over Tobacco Company’s Nomination for Science Prize

China's health and scientific community is rallying to block the China National Tobacco Corporation from receiving a prestigious national science prize for a research project on cigarettes that are supposedly less harmful.

The huge Chinese…
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WHO Releases Guide for Making Cities Smoke-Free

At the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore, the World Health Organization released a guide outlining what municipal officials can do to make their cities smoke-free. Based on the experiences of WHO’s Smoke-Free Cities project,…
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WHO Report: Countries Should Require Large, Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Packaging

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report that calls on countries to require large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packages as part of a strategy to reduce tobacco use, the world's leading cause of preventable death. The…
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World No Tobacco Day 2011 to Focus on Progress of Public Health Treaty

Every May 31, the World Health Organization's (WHO) World No Tobacco Day brings global attention to the growing international tobacco epidemic…
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Nepal Takes Strong Action to Protect Citizens from Tobacco Epidemic

On May 9, 2011, Nepal’s President signed off on a comprehensive tobacco control law to protect its citizens from tobacco use, one of the world’s deadliest public health epidemics.

The new legislation is an important step forward…
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WHO Report: Governments Could Do More to Protect Citizens from Secondhand Smoke

Washington, D.C.—A new report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, even as the global toll of tobacco grows, most governments are falling short in implementing the policies required by the international tobacco…
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President Putin Completes Russia’s Ratification of Tobacco Control Treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law recently approved by the State Duma making Russia the latest nation to join the World Health Organization’s international tobacco control…
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Landmark WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic Should Spur Urgent Action by Nations to Implement Proven Solutions

Washington, D.C. —The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a landmark report that makes clear both the devastating scope of the global tobacco epidemic – it is the leading cause of preventable death in the world today – and the fact…
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