Alcohol, Tobacco Pose Equal Burden on Global Health
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When it comes to causing death and disability, alcoholic drinks are as bad as tobacco and high blood pressure.
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Authors of a public-health article in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1984) are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS
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The World Health Organization has warned that by 2020, heart disease and stroke will become the leading cause of both death and disability worldwide, with the number of fatalities projected to increase to over 20 million a year and by 2030 to over 24
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Smoking-related heart attacks are not just the preserve of the older tobacco addict, according to new World Health Organisation research.
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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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Science & environment: Â· Study finds less disease among light drinkers Â· Alcohol and an active lifestyle beats teetotalism
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NEW YORK  - The idea that light to moderate  alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become  entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
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More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025 and, as populations age, the burden of chronic diseases will increase.
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Smoking not only damages health, it is bad for the brain too, according to a Scottish study spanning nearly 60 years. Professor Lawrence Whalley and his team looked at how the cognitive
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The world may know that smoking is dangerous, but the world doesn't care, apparently. A WHO report says smoking is on the rise, mainly because enough work isn't being done to curb the addiction.
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South African should &quot;urgently&quot; ratify the world&#39;s first public health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, an anti-smoking non-government organisation has said on Wednesday.
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Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.
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NEW YORK  - Heavy alcohol use, diabetes,  and viral hepatitis combine synergistically to raise the risk  of developing liver cancer, according to a new report.
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Tackling air pollution, contaminated drinking water and other environmental problems could save millions of lives annually around the world, the World Health Organization said in a report Wednesday.
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Smoking, high lipid concentrations, and stress are the main risk factors for coronary artery disease (the major cause of heart attack) across all world regions, according to a study of data from 52 countries.
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World Health Organization (WHO) experts will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol, including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and sexually-transmitted infections, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
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The World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders and other international agencies have begun rushing medical teams, generators and other equipment to provide safe drinking