27 April 2022 By: Jen Christensen Source: CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a proposed rule this week to ban menthol from cigarettes, as well as to ban flavored cigars. It’s a step that public health officials say is essential to protect public health. “I’m really excited about the possibility. At our …
April 2022 By: Widya Ratna Wulan, Dian Kusuma, Nurjanah Nurjanah, Aprianti Aprianti, Abdillah Ahsan Source: ASIAN Pacific journal of cancer prevention Abstract Background: E-cigarette use is a growing public health concern globally, including in Indonesia. Objective: Our study aimed to assess whether exposure to advertising and promotion in social media is associated with e-cigarette use …
4 May 2022 By: Damien Venuto, Source: NZHerald Vaping brands arrived in New Zealand under the auspices of helping New Zealanders quit smoking. And while they have certainly played a role in that, they’ve also contributed to an entirely new generation hooked on nicotine. NZ Herald health reporter Emma Russell tells Front Page podcast a recent survey shows that …
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5 May 2022 By: Andrei Ciurcanu and Alessia Cerantola Source: OCCRP Astypalea is hard to distinguish from dozens of other Greek islands: It’s a tiny cluster of whitewashed houses perched above the Aegean Sea, perhaps best known for being shaped roughly like a butterfly. But it now has a claim to fame: It is the …
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21 April 2022 By: Jetly, Kavita MBBS, MPH; Ismail, Aniza MD, PhD, MComm Health; Hassan, Noraryana MBBS, MPH; Mohammed Nawi, Azmawati MD, PhD, MComm Med Source: Public Health Management & Practice Abstract Context: Worldwide, the number of cigarette smokers is increasing. All tobacco products come in packs. Packaging and branding are important elements of advertising …
21 April 2022 By Ruth E Malone Source: BMJ Journals In November 2021, Tobacco Control joined more than 200 health journals in urging governments to take immediate action to halt the destruction of the natural world caused by fossil fuel dependency. The climate crisis we face means that ‘governments must make fundamental changes to how our societies …
27 April 2020 By: Dr Judith Mackay Source: Chinadaily World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated annually on April 28 to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and on how promoting and creating …
26 April 2022 Source: The Sun Daily KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health’s decision to introduce new legislation to address the smoking habit, through a strategy termed as Generational Endgame (GEG), is seen by experts and activists as a timely move. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is expected to table the proposed law in the Dewan …
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12 April 2022, Bangkok: As per its Ministry of Health directive issued last 12 October 2021, Myanmar was set to implement standardized tobacco packaging after 180 days or by 10 April 2022, followed by a 90-day phaseout of old tobacco packaging. However, transnational, and local cigarette and cheroot producers successfully lobbied for the implementation deadline …
25 April 2022 By: Emily Baumgaertner, Ben Stockton, Ryan Lindsay Source: Los Angeles Times ATLANTA — Retired Deputy Police Chief Wayne Harris stood in front of Black lawmakers and clicked to a slide of George Floyd, pinned down on the pavement with Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck. “I chose this picture intentionally because I …
How Big Tobacco used George Floyd and Eric Garner to stoke fear among Black smokers Read More »
เราใช้คุกกี้เพื่อพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพ และประสบการณ์ที่ดีในการใช้เว็บไซต์ของคุณ คุณสามารถศึกษารายละเอียดได้ที่ นโยบายความเป็นส่วนตัว และสามารถจัดการความเป็นส่วนตัวเองได้ของคุณได้เองโดยคลิกที่ ตั้งค่า
