We know many people don’t want to breathe second-hand smoke, dislike the smell of tobacco smoke and avoid smoky places. That’s why we support restrictions on smoking in indoor public places including offices, restaurants and bars. . . .
Air filtration systems can also make a room more comfortable, although they too cannot completely remove the smoke. They do offer a relatively inexpensive alternative where built-in fresh air ventilation systems are less feasible, perhaps because of the size and complexity of a building.
For example, in Rome’s Fiumicino airport, British American Tobacco has provided comfortable enclosed smoking lounges with air filtration to demonstrate what can be done. Feedback from smokers has been very good.
Many of our companies also support a Respecting Choices campaign which aims to help the hospitality industry accommodate all its customers in restaurants, convention centres, cafes, bars, clubs and hotels, and involves technical analysis of ventilation and owners allocating flexible smoking and non-smoking areas.
February 7th, 2010 | Category: International Cigarettes | Leave a comment
Most public health programmes of the Government of India are directed towards communicable diseases such as malaria, filaria, polio, tuberculosis and leprosy etc. The occurrence of certain diseases due to lifestyle changes like diabetes, respiratory/cardiac diseases, tobacco related disease and cancer, has now been recognized, and public health programmes are also being initiated against them. But these are few and far between. Life style diseases have a peculiar “follow others” ingredient which becomes still more complicated due to ignorance, especially in families where the elders have addictions and wrong eating habits, and the youngsters are exposed to the “role model” phenomenon. In many situations elders tell children that tobacco is bad for children and the latter are confused as to how it is bad for them and good for others. This ambiguity, coupled with peer pressure proves to be disastrous for the youth.
Most important part of all this is that the diseases and death caused by these life style aberrations are preventable. . . .
Lung cancer is one fatal but preventable life-style disease. Smoking causes 90% of lung cancer.
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Ghanaians have been urged to adopt healthy life styles and undertake regular screening for cancers including self breast examinations.
This would help eliminate some of the myths and misconception on cancers and reduce the incidence of death as result of late reporting and accessing of health care services.
Dr. Kofi Mensah Nyarko, National Cancer Control Focal Person, made the call in a release copied to GNA in Accra in connection with World Cancer Day celebration on Thursday, February 4.
The theme for 2010 World Cancer Day is: “CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED TOO” and focuses on simple measures to prevent cancer such as: no tobacco use, a healthy diet and regular exercise, limited alcohol use and protection against cancer-causing infections such as Hepatitis B virus infection.
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Thursday is World Cancer Day. The day is observed every February 4th to raise awareness of cancer, one of the leading causes of death in the world.
However, health experts warn that cancer cases will rise sharply in the next decade unless there is intervention. They also point out that healthy lifestyles could stem this trend dramatically.
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Bekasi regency administration has punished six civil servants by relocating them from their current posts to less prestigious government agencies after they were found smoking in front of the regent’s office.
One of the penalized government employees, Nanang Hadi, told kompas.com he had been told to leave the Regional Environment Management Agency, but was not informed where to go.
“We smoked outside the regent’s office as we were waiting for the weekly flag raising ceremony last Monday,“ Nanang said Saturday.
February 6th, 2010 | Category: Indonesian Clove Cigarettes | Leave a comment
Anti-smoking campaigners say lives will be lost because of a delay in bringing in new self-extinguishing cigarettes. . . .
They were due to be introduced across the EU later this year, but work on developing an EU standard is running at least six months behind schedule.
Deborah Arnott, of anti-smoking group Ash, said the cigarettes would mean a “significant decline” in fire deaths.
February 6th, 2010 | Category: International Cigarettes | Leave a comment
US President Barack Obama used to smoke for years. He never said that smoking is good or that quitting is easy. He has made clear that quitting is a struggle.
Tobacco kills more than 500,000 Indonesians every year. But some legislators still conclude that even to debate signing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is “not urgent”. They are risking 225 million Indonesian citizens due to primary, secondary and third-party chain-smokers.
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Cigarettes are advertised on TV. There are cigarette advertisements on billboards. Tobacco companies sponsor everything from sports leagues to dance parties to scholarships.
Preventing smoking among the young generation is a compulsory measure. We can only build Indonesia with healthy citizens. Let us pray that President Obama will stop smoking as well.
February 5th, 2010 | Category: Indonesian Clove Cigarettes | Leave a comment
Cancer doesn’t know any boundaries or borders; the disease affects all of us worldwide.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 12 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Cancer kills more people than AIDS, malaria, and TB combined, but the good news is that approximately two out of five cancers are potentially preventable.
In recognition of World Cancer Day, which takes place every year on Feb. 4, the WHO is supporting the International Union Against Cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer.
This year’s theme is “Cancer Can Be Prevented Too,” which focuses on simple measures to prevent cancer.
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One in three people in Northern Ireland will develop cancer during their lifetime.
A year-long campaign aimed at increasing prevention of the disease has been launched by the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF).
The campaign ‘Cancer can be prevented too’ will educate local people on simple measures they can take to prevent cancer.
About 10,700 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in Northern Ireland.
Gerry McElwee of the UCF said most cancers could be prevented and by making lifestyle changes there could be a dramatic fall in cancer rates.
“Research shows that around two thirds of all cancers could be prevented if we stop smoking, avoid sunburn, eat a varied diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, maintain a healthy weight and lead an active lifestyle,” he said.
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This year, the message for World Cancer Day, 4th February, is “Cancer can be prevented too”, with experts suggesting that 40 per cent of the 12.4 million cancers diagnosed and 7.6 million cancer deaths worldwide could be prevented if we applied what we know about avoiding infections and changing lifestyles.
The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) who are marking World Cancer Day, said such reductions could be within our reach were we to apply “evidence-based cancer prevention strategies”.
If someone came up with a single vaccine or drug that was proven to cure 40 per cent of all cancers we would all be dancing in the streets, yet in effect this is what we have says the UICC, except it isn’t in one tablet, it’s in lots of different bits of knowledge and strategies, we just need to apply them effectively and comprehensively.
The UICC said cancer prevention strategies include simple things like:
* Quitting use of tobacco and avoiding second-hand smoke,
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