Tobacco and Cigarette Events

• Smoking Ban Cleans the Air

  Published on December 30, 2008 4:43 AM

  In England smoke-free legislation was more awaited by people with asthma because England has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world with 4.4 million people affected. Mikis Euripides, Assistant Director of Policy & …

• Even Smokers Defend the Smoking Ban

  Published on December 22, 2008 3:45 AM

  In May 2008 was introduced smoking ban in closed spaces. The new legislation has reduced cigarette consumption in Turkey too. After a full investigation researchers found that smokers smoked 520 millions cigarettes less …

• The Current Economic Situation can increase Smoking

  Published on November 24, 2008 6:43 AM

  A lot of American smokers begin to smoke only because of stress caused by a slowing economy, decreasing retirement accounts and rising unemployment rates. According to a new study, a quarter of smokers who are worried …

• Southeast Asia Countries Say No to Smoking

  Published on October 27, 2008 11:04 AM

  In every country more than one million of people use tobacco products every year. That’s why the World Health Organization (WHO) said that health ministers from 11 South and Southeast Asian countries have promised to pr …

• Warnings on tobacco products from 30 November

  Published on October 20, 2008 8:52 AM

  All tobacco products will display approved pictorial warnings from 30 November 2008 issued by the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Awful images of sick lungs will appear on cigarette , bidi and gutkha packet …

• What do you chose Snuff or Cigarettes?

  Published on September 29, 2008 4:52 AM

  Researchers reported that the last independent Smokeless Tobacco Company, Swedish Match, can very easy to attract a bid from a cigarettes maker as is Altria . In a study was shown that snuff consumption is rising in …

• Smoking can affect the Second Child’s Health

  Published on September 23, 2008 5:54 AM

  According to a recent research, if women smoke cigarettes during pregnancies, the risk of a pre-term or small baby increases again and the more they smoke the higher the risk. This is not recent news, for decades, do …

• Tobacco Ban On Under 18s

  Published on September 10, 2008 3:10 AM

  Now it is illegal in Northern Ireland to sell smoking products to persons under the age of 18. The change in the law came into effect as part of the drive by NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to lower the level of s …

• Viral Infections are more serious in Smokers

  Published on August 28, 2008 2:28 AM

  Scientists found that flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers . They also identified the mechanism by which viruses and cigarettes smoke interact to increase lung …

• Did You Know that Smoking can Cause Bladder Cancer?

  Published on August 7, 2008 9:43 AM

  Most of people know that smoking can cause lung cancer, but a recent study shows that smoking can cause also bladder cancer. Few people especially smokers know that. "The general public understands that cigarettes …