US: Public opinion regarding banning cigarettes and reducing nicotine levels
Public support, particularly among nonsmokers, regarding a ban on cigarettes and a reduction in nicotine levels is high... Journal ReviewNetherlands: Smoke-free legislation and sudden coronary arrest
Researchers studying the effect of the 2004 and 2008 smoking ban on the incidence of out-of-hospital sudden coronary arrest (SCA) found minimal decrease in SCA...Journal Review
Mauritius: Ramping up smoking ban enforcement
Enforcing the ban on smoking in public places and workplaces, as well as tight regulations around the sale of cigarettes will be strengthened, according to Lormus Bundhoo, the Minister of Health and Quality of Live... Prevention News
Cook Islands: Tobacco tax increase
The government is set to increase the tax on tobacco products in its next budget. Import levies on cigarettes and other forms of tobacco will increase by 33% annually over the next three years... Prevention News
Spain: Drop in smoking after law took effect
Tobacco consumption among the working population dropped 5% after a public smoking ban took effect, according to new research involving more than 413,000 people... Prevention News
Australia: Economists refute tobacco companies' argument against plain packaging
Studying the impact of past policy measures on tobacco advertising, a group of economists from La Trobe University refute tobacco companies claim that the new plain packaging law amounts to acquisition of their property... Prevention News
Global: WHO's anti-tobacco program could prevent millions of deaths
Forecasting tobacco use trends with and without the anti-smoking policy to years 2020 and 2030, researchers found millions of lives could be saved if the WHO anti-smoking policy is applied immediately worldwide... Prevention News
Ireland: Smoking ban leads to decline in ACS hospitalizations
Researchers found a significant reduction in hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome in the years following the implementation of a ban on smoking in public places or workplaces... Journal Review
US: Harder for women to quit smoking
Environmental and social factors, rather than nicotine dependence, makes it harder for women to quit smoking, according to new research... Prevention News
Peru: Tobacco use uncommon in peri-urban communities
Although the prevalence of tobacco use in peri-urban communities around Lima was 16%, only 2% smoked tobacco daily, according to new research... Prevention News
Kenya: Billions of cigarettes smoked annually
Kenyans smoke around 15 billion cigarettes a year, and tobacco is responsible for at least 3% of all deaths annually, according to the American Cancer Society and World Lung Federation's 2012 Tobacco Atlas... Prevention News
Africa: Tobacco companies called out for their "wicked efforts"
During the World Conference on Tobacco and Health in Singapore, Margaret Chan, Director-General of the WHO, urged African governments to stand firm against the "wicked efforts" of the tobacco industry on the continent... Prevention News
Mexico: Public buildings go tobacco-free
Although city buildings in Mexico City have been smoke-free for several years, a new law now prohibits all forms of tobacco in public buildings... Prevention News
Global: Tobacco industry sees US$6000 in profit for every death
Although tobacco killed nearly six million people in 2011, the tobacco industry netted a US$35 billion profit in 2010 - or around US$6000 for every death, according to the recently updated Tobacco Atlas... Prevention News
US: Tobacco health labels ruled constitutional
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati, Ohio ruled that a US law requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packages does not violate tobacco companies' free speech rights... Prevention News
US: Preventing secondhand smoke exposure for patients with heart failure
Even though avoiding secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure has been mostly addressed as a primary prevention strategy, it should also been seen as a secondary prevention tool... Journal Review
Global: Bloomberg gives US$220 million to anti-tobacco efforts
During the World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore, Michael Bloomberg announced that the Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide US$220 million over the next four years to fund global anti-tobacco efforts... Prevention News
Global: NCD monitoring framework loses key indicators
Several targets - diabetes, alcohol, transfats, obesity, multi-drug therapy, and cancer screening - have been dropped from the WHO's most recent discussion paper on a global monitoring framework and targets for NCDs... Prevention News
Global: Tobacco kills five million a year
Five million adults over age 30 years die annually, according to a new WHO report that includes data from 2004, the year before the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control came into effect... Prevention News
Nigeria: Mass media exposure and smoking
Listening to the radio was strongly associated with tobacco use among men, according to new research involving almost 48,000 people... Prevention News
