Global effort to curtail smoking hits milestone
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Forty nations have ratified an international treaty requiring warnings and limiting ads on tobacco products.
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Tobacco could kill up to a billion people during the 21st century, the World Health Organization said.
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Thursday, the American Cancer Society will mark the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, an effort to focus on the dangers associated with tobacco use and to encourage smokers to quit for a lifetime by starting with just one day.
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Scotland became the latest country to take a stand against tobacco on Wednesday by announcing a ban on smoking in public buildings.
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The Government White Paper on Public Health proposes bans on smoking, junk food advertising and clearer warnings on alcohol. Health Correspondent MARK NICHOLLS looks at why we&#39;ve reached the stage where we
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On Nov. 18, the American Cancer Society will host the 28th Great American Smokeout and help millions of smokers kick the habit, and help youth understand the importance of never starting to smoke.
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Tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one billion people in the 21st unless governments act now the World Health Organization said
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The government teamed up with doctors, academics and a U.S.-based drug company Wednesday to announce a campaign to reduce the number of smokers in Mexico by more than 10 percent in three years.
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Deaths from smoking continue to rise around the world, according to a new study in the November issue of Tobacco Control. Smoking was responsible for almost 5 million deaths worldwide in 2000, or about 12
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Tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one billion people in the 21st unless governments act now to dramatically reduce it, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday.
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A movement to restrict smoking in apartments and condominiums is having some success.
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An international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco sales and advertising is set to come into force.
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The Scottish smoking ban has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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Since 1977, the American Cancer Society has scheduled the Great American Smokeout, a challenge to Americans to quit smoking for one day.
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Smoking in most Australian hotels and bars will be banned from 2007 to protect the health of bar workers.
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LONDON: Smoking killed nearly five million people worldwide in 2000, with men more than three times as likely as women to go to an early grave, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Tobacco Control.
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The U.N. health agency on Tuesday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings.