tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88207065321945358562024-03-14T01:59:17.769+05:30DEVILSMOKEJOIN THE MOVEMENT AGAINST SMOKING AND TOBACCOSurinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-28098308298370906292018-01-03T02:39:00.001+05:302018-01-03T02:39:52.739+05:30WHO FORCED THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES TO RUN THOSE ANTI-SMOKING ADS?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Stanton Glantz, University of California, San Francisco
(THE CONVERSATION) You may have seen ads run by the big cigarette
companies listing the dangers of smoking and that they manipulated
cigarettes to make them more addictive.
The path to the Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-64269342683709674002018-01-03T02:26:00.001+05:302018-01-03T02:26:58.678+05:30CHINA'S TOBACCO COMPANIES PUSH TCM CIGARETTES
Just as China struggles to educate the public on the dangers of smoking
and enforce smoking bans, tobacco companies are luring customers with
cigarettes laced with traditional Chinese medicine.A Sina Weibo
user called attention to a trend in Chinese tobacco that involves
leaning on TCM as a marketing tool with a post that went viral on
Tuesday. Photos by "ZhuiFengShao JianLiuQuan" show Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-70911442355206481732018-01-03T02:15:00.003+05:302018-01-03T02:15:50.950+05:30ANTI-SMOKING DRUG MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS
The cardiovascular events
included heart attack, stroke, arrhythmias, unstable angina and
peripheral vascular disease among others. Among those who had not
previously experienced a cardiovascular event, the increased incidence
was 12 per cent.
A drug commonly prescribed for helping people quit smoking may
increase the risk of developing cardiovascular event, according to new
research.
Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-79648040701385285082018-01-03T02:05:00.002+05:302018-01-03T02:05:28.096+05:30POSTER
Design Insight: The most shocking anti-smoking posters ever made!
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Rik Haynes
October 18th, 2012
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How are you coping now that
we’re just over half-way through Stoptober, this month’s NHS backed
challenge to quit smoking? Hang on in there and don’t give into the
temptation of tobacco or your need for nicotine, because Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-51588631609661118872018-01-03T01:57:00.000+05:302018-01-03T01:57:00.312+05:30
Anti-Smoking Foundation Faces Criticism
A new organization called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is being criticized by health and anti-smoking groups.
They accuse the foundation of acting secretly to assist tobacco companies, a charge the foundation’s president denied.
Derek Yach is the founder and head of the non-profit foundation. He
was one of the planners of the World Health Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-41375843515023313902013-11-24T20:54:00.003+05:302013-11-24T20:54:41.237+05:30THAILAND INTENSIFIES PUBLIC AWARENESS ON TOBACCO-BORNE DISEASES
BANGKOK, Nov 22 (Bernama) - The Ministry of Public Health is
intensifying public campaigns on anti-smoking to reduce the number of
patients suffering from tobacco-borne diseases particularly Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which kills up to three million
people worldwide every year.
On the occasion of the World COPD Day, Public Health Minister Dr.
Pradit Sinthawanarong Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-72152729814169390092013-09-08T21:17:00.001+05:302013-09-08T21:17:08.553+05:30WORLD CIGARETTE MARKET OUTLOOK
World Cigarettes Market Investigated by Global Industry Analysts
Cigarettes represent the most popular tobacco product worldwide, with
over five trillion of them consumed each year. Forecasts say the global
cigarette market will be worth USD 910bn by the end of 2018, with sales
keeping on rising despite facing pressure from anti-smoking campaigns,
legislations, taxes and the riseSurinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-35097479286078040802013-08-11T21:28:00.000+05:302013-08-11T21:28:16.512+05:30ANTI-SMOKING MEDICATIN RE3DUCES ALCOHAL DEPENDECE
Anti-smoking Medication Reduces Alcohol Dependence
By Damilola Seriki at June 18, 2013
The saying “kill two birds with one stone” could be getting a whole new
meaning after a news release from the National Institutes of Health or
NIH for short. There was a recent study performed by the NIH under the
direction of Dr. Raye Z Litten that compared the Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-14198905301020216342013-08-11T20:36:00.000+05:302013-08-11T21:09:15.155+05:30 DO ANTI-SMOKING COMMERCIALS WORK?
BRAIN SCANS REVEAL THE GRAPHIC IMPACT OF ANTI-SMOKING COMMERCIALS
Due to their exceedingly graphic nature, antismoking TV commercials
are hard to miss, but many question if their attention-grabbing tactics
actually persuade smokers to quit. A new study
claims that brain imaging can determine which aspects of an
anti-smoking public service announcement (PSA) will convince a smoker to
Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-81543112638766286172013-08-07T22:05:00.000+05:302013-08-07T22:18:54.242+05:30ANTI-TOBACCO ADVOCATES PUSH FOR BAN ON PATIO SMOKING
A man puts out a cigarette in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit
The findings are based on a series of air quality tests performed on Montreal patios.
Even on an outdoor patio, second-hand cigarette smoke can produce
air quality comparable to a smoggy day in Los Angeles or even a forest
fire, new research contends.
Ryan Kennedy, a university Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-54955541702420429032013-08-07T21:47:00.001+05:302013-08-07T21:49:00.811+05:30TOBACCO COMPANIES' DIRTY TRICKS-1
OLD TOBACCO PLAYBOOK GETS NEW USE BY E-CIGS
By
Michael Felberbaum, Mon, 08/05/2013
RICHMOND,
Virginia (AP) -- Companies vying for a stake in the fast-growing
electronic cigarette business are reviving the decades-old marketing
tactics the tobacco industry used to hook generations of Americans on
regular smokes.
They're using cab-top and bus stop displays,
sponsoring race cars andSurinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-69237266128342542002013-08-07T21:17:00.000+05:302013-08-07T21:17:55.304+05:30AMERICAN CITY SHARON TO DISCOURAGE TOBACCO USE
Monday, August 5, 2013
Signs at Baxter Memorial Library tell visitors not to smoke on the
library's grounds in Sharon, Vt. on August 4, 2013. The library
installed the signs following the passage of Sharon's new anti-smoking
law. Valley News - Elijah Nouvelage
Purchase photo reprints »
Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-5462219817157641952013-08-02T21:04:00.000+05:302013-08-02T21:04:06.340+05:30TOBACCO MEASURES SAVE 7.4 MILLION LIVES
A global study shows raising taxes on cigarettes to 75 per cent of their
price had the biggest impact, compared with legal smoking bans.
Tax rises on cigarettes save more lives than smoking bans, according
to a global study which shows tobacco control measures averting seven
million deaths by 2050.
Scientists looked at the effects of six anti-smoking policies introduced in 41 countries, Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-72892488927778776962013-08-02T20:53:00.001+05:302013-08-02T20:53:18.706+05:30TOBACCO TAX HIKE TO RAISE $5.3b'
A price hike on cigarettes is expected to raise $5.3 billion for the federal government over four years
Smokers are expected to be slugged by a 12.5 per cent tax hike on cigarettes each year for four years.
AAP understands Treasurer Chris Bowen will make the announcement in
Sydney on Thursday and that the tax increase will raise $5.3 billion
over the forward estimates.
Prime Minister Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-14109903762103975292013-07-07T08:37:00.001+05:302013-07-07T08:55:13.040+05:30PAKISTAN MEDICOS COMMEMURATE 'QUIT TOBACCO DAY' ON RAMZAN 1
PIMA to commemorate Quit Tobacco Day on Ramazan 1
ISLAMABAD, 7 jULY - The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) on
Friday announced that it would observe Quit Tobacco Day on Ramazan 1,
urging all Muslims to abandon tobacco use during the holy month.
PIMA Central President Dr Misbahul Aziz said that about 5.4 million
people died every year due to tobacco use globally, Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-52543637409487961622013-07-06T20:13:00.000+05:302013-07-06T20:13:11.807+05:30SMOKERS ABUSE AND INTIMIDATE ANTI-SMOKING HOSTPITALS POLICE
People power! Anti-smoking police hired by Scottish hospitals ignored by smokers
Lindsey Archibald
Tue, 02 Jul 2013
All three wardens walked away from the job at Gartnavel Hospital in
Glasgow in just one week after being intimidated and verbally abused by
smokers outside the building
Three wardens hired to stop people smoking outside hospitals have quit in disgust over the levels of Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-48860249730660781282013-07-06T19:10:00.002+05:302013-07-06T19:21:08.477+05:30ANTI-SMOKING HELMET TO FIGHT TOBACCO ADDICTION
Man Devises Anti-Smoking Helmet To Fight Tobacco Addiction
ISTANBUL : A Kütahya local who has
tried and failed time and again to quit his 26-year smoking habit has
made a special helmet with wires in front to restrain himself.
Kütahya resident İbrahim Yücel
(42) has been a smoker for more than two decades. He says he has never
been able to quit successfully, although heSurinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0Punjab, India31.263526690043562 75.60278311371803330.397306190043562 74.311889613718037 32.12974719004356 76.893676613718029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-46660313714859196372013-03-28T01:44:00.000+05:302013-03-28T01:50:46.878+05:30NEWYORK CITY MARKS THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF ANTI-SMOKING INITIATIVE
NYC Marks 10th Anniversary Of Anti-Smoking Initiative
New York City is marking the 10th anniversary of its ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other indoor public spaces.
Mayor Bloomberg discusses local, national and global impact of 2003
Smoke-Free Air Act on 10th Anniversary.(Credit: Spencer T Tucker/Flickr)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday there are about 500,000 Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-30930030182960245812012-11-19T17:57:00.000+05:302012-11-19T18:26:51.513+05:30MAKE CIGARETTE PACK 60 CENT COSTLIER: ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGNERS
Irish anti-smoking campaigners call for another 60c Tax on packet of cigarettes
DUBLIN :
ANTI-smoking campaigners in Ireland have
called on Finance Minister Michael Noonan to put an extra 60c on the
price of a pack of 20 cigarettes in the next Budget.
ASH Ireland also said it
wants to bring the taxation on “roll-your-own-tobacco” into line with
other tobacco products when Mr Noonan Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-88848532992785944772012-11-05T22:35:00.001+05:302012-11-05T22:38:52.225+05:30EUROPE'S ANTI-TOBACCO LEGISLATION HIT BY SCANDAL
EUROPE'S ANTI-TOBACCO LEGISLATION HIT BY SCANDAL
Health Commissioner Resigns In Disgrace
LONDON, UK — Corruption
allegations, unexplained break-ins, dark conspiracy theories and Swedish
snuff: Those aren’t the elements of a Hollywood film, but developments
in a plot surrounding Europe’s efforts to get tough on nicotine.
At stake areSurinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-12116358198527184242012-11-05T21:43:00.000+05:302012-11-05T22:36:14.000+05:30WORKERS THINK 'SMOKING BREAKS ARE UNFAIR
58 percent workers think 'smoking breaks' are unfair
London,28 October
More than half of workers dislike colleagues who go out for a
cigarette and think that the time should come out of their salaries, a
survey has revealed.
A total of 58 percent are angry over “unfair” breaks while just one in four think that smokers should be paid the same.
However, 16 percent of people surveyed said Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-53506198063421515282012-11-04T23:59:00.000+05:302012-11-05T21:44:30.787+05:30268,000 PLEDGED TO QUIT SMOKING DURING ''STOPOBER''
A LAUDABLE INITIATIVE OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT
* More than a quarter of a million people pledged to stub out their
last cigarette during the "Stoptober" anti-smoking campaign in Britain.
* The month-long NHS (National Health Services) quit drive, which ran until the end of October,
aimed to encourage thousands of Britain's eight million smokers to kick
the habit.
Research Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-82040492704010672192012-10-23T13:17:00.003+05:302012-10-23T13:37:17.250+05:30'RUSSIANS HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT CHAINS OF SMOKE'
'RUSSIANS HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT CHAINS OF SMOKE'
Moscow, 22 October:
The Russian government
is preparing an anti-smoking law and has enlisted the prime minister and
badminton lover Dmitry Medvedev to support it, which he did in a video
appeal calling for people to kick the habit.
The legislation will be discussed in parliament by the end of October.
Medvedev stated that this was a Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-16685768589716003952012-10-22T05:55:00.002+05:302012-10-22T05:55:30.703+05:30RUSSIA : SECOND LARGEST TOBACCO MARKET
SECOND LARGEST TOBACCO MARKET OF THE WORLD
* Russia is the second largest tobacco market in the world.* Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in a video blog on Tuesday that 44 million Russians, nearly one in three, were hooked on smoking.* According to Medvedev’s message, Russia has the highest percentage of smokers in the world.* From 1992, the percentage of female smokers Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820706532194535856.post-31134351357148891962012-10-20T04:17:00.000+05:302012-10-20T04:17:12.638+05:30CAMPUS BAN ON TOBACCO AND SMOKING IN GEORGIA STATE
GEORGIA BANS TOBACCO AND SMOKING ON CAMPUS
ATLANTA, 19 OCTOBER
:
YESTERDAY, the Georgia State
University Senate approved a ban on smoking and tobacco use on the
majority of the university campus.
Smoking
and tobacco use of any kind is prohibited on all Georgia State-owned or
leased locations, indoors and outdoors, in garages and parking lots,
and in all Georgia State-owned or leased Surinder Singh Darveshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15516871944152908712noreply@blogger.com2