The 17th edition of the global “World Conference on tobacco or health” will be taking place in Cape Town this year. For the occasion, 3000 experts, scientific researchers, and policy-makers will be getting together to promote an anti-smoking agenda. While Big Tobacco remains a force to be reckoned with, there are effective measures that we can […]En savoir plus
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On May 31 of each year, the World Health Organization organizes a World No Tobacco Day. The goal? To encourage smokers to quit smoking by reminding them of the health risks. With this event, the institution hopes to raise awareness. The WHO has just revealed the theme of 2018: heart health. This theme should open […]En savoir plus
The tobacco lobby is steadily losing ground on the international market and political stage. The ILO (International Labour Organisation), last of the United Nations organisation to have ties to the tobacco industry, has just announced they would no longer be accepting funding from tobacco industry players. This announcement came in response to a request by over 150 […]En savoir plus
Tobacco is a health scourge that causes close to 6 million deaths each year. In the past few years, and with the arrival of the e-cigarette, speculation has become rife considering the potential benefits of e-cigarettes. More and more scientific studies support the hypothesis that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco. One of these studies, […]En savoir plus
The UK has launched Stoptober 6 years ago. This campaign promotes a month without tobacco. This year, the campaign goes even further. Public Health England has actually decided that it would recommand very explicitly vaping as an alternative to tobacco.En savoir plus
NHS Scotland, the Scottish National Health Agency, has declared for the first time that e-cigarettes are "definitely less harmful than tobacco".En savoir plus
The fight against tobacco has been a major subject for more than three decades in the UK. France Info explains the different measures that have been implemented over the years.En savoir plus
Over the first eight months of the year, e-cigarette sales have decreased by 0.7%. One brand has seen its sales rise by 3.4% and is resisting strongly any public health effort of the government. And this brand is Marlboro.En savoir plus
According to the study, "quit success is higher among those with at least 5 days use of e-cigarettes in the last month, and chances to stop smoking increase by 10% per additional day of e-cigarette use"En savoir plus
Philip Morris has just committed to donate 80 million dollars per year for 12 years to the FSFW (Foundation for a Smoke-Free World).En savoir plus
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