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World No Tobacco Day 2021 – Helping more Australians quit smoking
Date published: May 31, 2021Type of support: Press releasePublic: General publicWith around 20,000 Australians dying each year from tobacco-related illnesses, the Australian government is investing $ 3 million through…
World No Tobacco Day: Quitting was hard and every day was a battle, admits Arjun Rampal |…
World No Tobacco Day marks almost a year for actor Arjun Rampal for quitting smoking. The chain-smoking actor arrested him during last year's pandemic. It was tough and every day was a battle, he admits.“When I wanted to quit, it was…
Diabetes is largely undertreated globally, survey finds
A study of diabetes treatment in 55 low- and middle-income countries found that many participants with diabetes were unaware they had the disease.Overall, less than 5% were receiving adequate medication and lifestyle advice.The…
Poor Americans More Likely to Have Breathing Problems, Study Finds
But that has radically changed. In the 2017-2018 survey period, current and former smoking rates among the richest fell by almost half to 34% - while rates among the poorest increased slightly to 57, 9%.Although smoking is an acquired…
Smoke Can Cause Strokes: New Partnership Seeks To Save Lives
The Quit and Stroke Foundation has partnered to provide training and resources for stroke clinicians to help people recovering from stroke quit smoking, thereby reducing their risk of having another stroke.The program aims to integrate…
World Health Organization Highlights Quit Genius Best in Class for “World No Tobacco…
WHO featured the Quit Genius virtual tobacco solution in its quit smoking toolkit for this year's World No Tobacco Day.
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The average quit rate for smokers in the Quit Genius program is 52% - much higher than traditional…
Smoking a gun: French film can’t eliminate nicotine
Published on: 05/26/2021 - 11:52Amended: 05/26/2021 at 11:50
Paris (AFP)
More than half a century after Nouvelle Vague films made…
RJ Reynolds owes smoker $ 3 million for lung disease, jury rules
Law360 (May 25, 2021, 6:35 p.m. EDT) - RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. was hit with a $ 2.97 million verdict on Monday after a seven-day jury trial in Florida state over allegations that his cigarettes had caused a 79-year-old smoker's…
Fighting smoking in people with mental illness
Tackling Tobacco helps Neami National help people with mental illness quit smoking.Although fewer Australians smoke tobacco each year, cigarettes continue to have a disproportionate impact on some of the most vulnerable members of our…
RJR caused contractor’s lung disease, Florida.
Law360 (May 24, 2021, 7:54 p.m. EDT) - An attorney for the widow of a longtime smoker told a Florida jury on Monday that RJ Reynolds was responsible for the lung disease of the former bar owner and entrepreneur, claiming that his…