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Beijing is working toward being "tobacco free" by the end of 2015, said the Chinese capital's health authorities, who are planning to make all public spaces, including work sites and public transport, no smoking zones by the end of 2015. An article in the state-run China Daily published on Monday reports that the Beijing Health Bureau is also aiming significantly to reduce the proportion of men ...
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MARGIE MASON Associated Press Nearly one in three smokers worldwide lights up in China, where cigarettes -- commonly given as gifts -- are so tigh ...
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Scientists think they have discovered why people trying to quit smoking often find they are itching to stop.
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Just weeks after quitting smoking, women show major reductions in several markers of inflammation associated with heart disease risk, new research shows.
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Just weeks after quitting smoking, women show major reductions in several markers of inflammation associated with heart disease risk, new research shows.
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* A recent survey found more than 55 percent of Chinese smokers said they wanted to quit for health reasons, while nearly 70 percent said whether or not someone can quit successfully is determined entirely by willpower and perseverance.
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China Daily explores how a new anti-smoking initiative in China targets the country's medical professionals. According to the newspaper, "China is the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer," with "350 million smokers, plus 450 million people exposed to second-hand smoke." Annually, 1 million deaths are smoking-related, according to China's Ministry of Health.
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China Daily explores how a new anti-smoking initiative in China targets the country's medical professionals. According to the newspaper, "China is the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer," with "350 million smokers, plus 450 million people exposed to second-hand smoke." Annually, 1 million deaths are smoking-related, according to China's Ministry of Health.
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Chinese doctors will join the country's anti-smoking campaign and become role models for the country's 350 million smokers under a recent initiative launched in Beijing by the Ministry of Health, China Medical Board (CMB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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The government has raised consumption tax on cigarettes by between 6 and 11 percent to curb smoking and add revenue to State coffers.
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