Nearly one in three smokers worldwide lights up in China, where cigarettes — commonly given as gifts — are so tightly woven into the culture, some believe it's an impossible habit to kick. But a new report suggests the keys to quitting lie in the country's own backyard. Hong Kong has successfully fought tobacco for two decades and seen its smoking rate drop from 23 percent in 1982 when the ...
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Smokers who quit have a significant improvement in the health of their arteries within a year of their last cigarette, as media reported quoting a new study Monday. The improvement is the equivalent of a 14 percent reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison study. "A lot of people are afraid to quit smoking because they're afraid to gain ...
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Smokers who quit have a significant improvement in the health of their arteries within a year of their last cigarette, as media reported quoting a new study Monday. The improvement is the equivalent of a 14 percent reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to the University of Wisconsin-Madison study. "A lot of people are afraid to quit smoking because they're afraid to gain ...
Tags: Arteries, Last Cigarette, People S Daily, Quit Smoking, Quitting Smoking, Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease, Significant Improvement, Smokers, Smoking Health, University Of Wisconsin, University Of Wisconsin Madison
It is an undisputed fact that smoking is bad for your health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that about half of the people who smoke will eventually die of smoking-related diseases, and each year hundreds of thousands of people who have never smoked had their health impaired by inhaling second-hand smoke. In support of World No Tobacco Day, a public welfare activity of "hundred ...
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The EU: Smoking has already become a major cause of death in EU countries. Following its first campaign against smoking launched in March 2005, titled "HELP -- For a life without tobacco," on "World No Tobacco Day", the European Commission kicked off its second campaign against smoking via TV promotions in EU Member States. Starting from May 31, three humorous TV commercials aimed at tobacco ...
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Health Minister Chen Zhu on Sunday urged health and medical workers to quit smoking and set a good example for people to follow. "Medical workers and those who take the decisions regarding people's health should take the lead to quit smoking and completely ban indoor smoking to set a good example for their patients and others who look up to them," the minister said as he launched a campaign to ...
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