Categories:
· Health/Science
International:
· India
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Tobacco control advertisement campaign to be launched |
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Source:http://www.hinduonnet.com/,2009-12-04
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A one-million-dollar tobacco control campaign will be launched in India, jointly by the World Lung Foundation and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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· Health/Science
International:
· Canada
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Canadians smoking figures remain about the same: Stats Can |
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Source:http://www.canada.com/,2009-08-17
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Adult female smokers in Canada are butting out, but the rest of Canadians who smoke are still lighting up at the same rate that they have for the last four years, according to Statistics Canada.
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· Health/Science
International:
· Australia
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'One joint as bad as five cigarettes' |
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Source:Cape Argus,2007-07-31
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Smoking a single cannabis joint is as harmful to lungs as having up to five cigarettes in succession, according to re-search published today.
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· Health/Science
International:
· Australia
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Joint has same effect as five ciggies - study |
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Source:IOL,2007-07-31
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Smoking a single joint of cannabis has the same impact on breathing capacity as up to five cigarettes, according to a New Zealand study published on Monday in a specialist British journal, Thorax.
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· Health/Science
International:
· Africa
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Six firefighters die in Mpumalanga fires |
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Source:SABC News,2007-07-30
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Six firemen have died, while trying to bring raging fires in Mpumulanga under control.
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