rgj.com - 16 de diciembre de 2013 - EEUU

Nevada comes up short on tobacco prevention

Any lawmaker with an earnest desire to curb health care spending in Nevada would do well to read a recently released report from a coalition led by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “Broken Promises to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 15 Years Later” (www.tobaccofreekids.org) finds that 15 years after the master settlement agreement with the tobacco industry, Nevada continues to shortchange cost-effective, life-saving tobacco prevention programs.

Tobacco use remains the No. 1 cause of preventable death in Nevada, killing nearly 4,000 Nevadans each year, and is responsible for $2.6 billion in annual health-care costs, lost income and diminished workplace productivity in our state. The state and federal tax burden from smoking-related government expenditures is an estimated $532 per household.

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http://www.rgj.com/article/20131215/COL0405/312150033/Nevada-comes-up-short-tobacco-prevention?nclick_check=1

guardianlv.com - 16 de diciembre de 2013 - Zimbabwe

Tobacco Committed To Limiting Smoking Laws Globally

Believe it or not, Big Tobacco is still committed to limiting and preventing anti-smoking laws globally. They have set out to deter global anti-smoking laws by citing trade and investment treaties that are currently in effect, and would imply costly court battles for all parties concerned. This is the strategic response from Big Tobacco to a rising trend in anti-smoking legislation the world over, according to an article in today’s New York Times.

In 2012, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the W.H.O., delivered the keynote address at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore. In that speech, titled “Galvanizing global action towards a tobacco-free world ,” Dr. Chan alleged that legal actions taken against Uruguay, Norway and Australia had been “deliberately designed to instill fear” in countries trying to reduce smoking.

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http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/tobacco-committed-to-limiting-smoking-laws-globally/

allafrica.com - 16 de diciembre de 2013 - Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Tobacco Boom v Deforestation

Tobacco remains a very important revenue earner for Zimbabwe, but the crop is an environmental menace. The processes under which it is produced have docked 15 percent or 7,5 million trees from national forests per year in recent years. That’s a monumental environmental catastrophe, by any measure; particularly given Zimbabwe is planting an inadequate 2,5 million trees more each year, under the Forestry Commission. The costs of replacing the 7,5 million trees destroyed by tobacco each year tops US$22,5 million, if those trees are indigenous, barring other overheads such transport, labour, etc.

Now, the magnet of foreign currency has drawn 28 000 new farmers to tobacco in 2013, according to latest data from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board, pulling farmers even from previously unsuitable non-tobacco growing regions such as Matabeleland. The growth escalates environmental risks.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201312161130.html

elheraldo.co - 11 de diciembre de 2013 - Colombia

Una razón más para dejar de fumar

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) no es curable, pero sí prevenible y controlable. Afecta principalmente a mayores de 40 años.

La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) ha aumentado dramáticamente en el mundo en los últimos años. Se produce principalmente por la exposición crónica a sustancias tóxicas presentes en el humo o a algunos gases productos de la contaminación ambiental.

La principal fuente contaminante es el humo del tabaco, de ahí que la mayor cantidad de personas afectadas fuman o han fumado durante su vida. De hecho, el consumo de cigarrillo es un factor de riesgo para más de 20 grupos de enfermedades que afectan casi todo el organismo, por lo que su consumo es la primera causa de muerte evitable.

La exposición a estas sustancias genera reacciones infamatorias en las vías aéreas que limitan el movimiento de aire dentro y fuera de los pulmones dificultando la respiración del enfermo. El EPOC no es curable, pero sí prevenible y controlable. Afecta principalmente a las personas mayores de 40 años.

Según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, ante la ausencia de intervenciones para reducir los riesgos, y en particular por la exposición sostenida al humo de tabaco, se prevé que las muertes por esta enfermedad aumenten en más de un 30% en los próximos años, convirtiéndose en un grave problema de salud pública.

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http://www.elheraldo.co/salud/una-razon-mas-para-dejar-de-fumar-135473

vanguardia.com.mx - 10 de diciembre de 2013 - México

Se suma Santos Laguna a campaña edificios libres de humo de tabaco

Torreón, Coah.- El Club de Futbol Santos Laguna se unió el Programa Edificios 100 por ciento Libres de Humo de Tabaco que impulsa el Gobierno del Estado a través de la Secretaría de Salud.

Con ello el Territorio Santos Modelo (TSM) se convierte en el inmueble número 382 que se suma a este esfuerzo de las autoridades sanitarias para defender los derechos de los no fumadores.

Tras cumplir con la normativa vigente, se dio a conocer que exclusivamente el área de oficinas administrativas, gimnasio, estacionamiento y Salón de Trofeos, entre otras, se declararon como libres de Tabaco, con excepción del Estadio.

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http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/sesumasantoslagunaacampanaedificioslibresdehumodetabaco-1900184.html

eltiempo.com.ve - 11 de diciembre de 2013 - Brasil

El número de fumadores de tabaco en Brasil cayó un 20 % entre 2006 y 2012, según un informe sobre el consumo de ese producto presentado hoy por la Universidad Federal de Sao Paulo

El número de fumadores de tabaco en Brasil cayó un 20 % entre 2006 y 2012, según un informe sobre el consumo de ese producto presentado hoy por la Universidad Federal de Sao Paulo (Unifesp).

El estudio muestra que en 2006 el número de brasileños que consumían tabaco con regularidad representaba el 19,6 % de la población, mientras que en 2012 este porcentaje se redujo hasta el 15,6 %.

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http://eltiempo.com.ve/mundo/salud/el-numero-de-fumadores-de-tabaco-en-brasil-cayo-un-20-entre-2006-y-2012-segun-un-informe-sobre-el-consumo-de-ese-producto-presentado-hoy-por-la-universidad-federal-de-sao-paulo/118048

excelsior.com.mx - 11 de diciembre de 2013 - México

SSA informa sobre medidas en contra del tabaco ilegal

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 10 de diciembre.- La Secretaría de Salud (SSA) a través de la Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofepris) reportó hoy a la Cámara de Senadores las medidas implementadas para combatir el comercio de tabacos ilegales desde la entrada en vigor de la Ley General para el Control del Tabaco.

La Cofepris informó que se han realizado 310 visitas de verificación, dando como resultado 56 suspensiones temporales a establecimientos.

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http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2013/12/10/933027

allafrica.com - 11 de diciembre de 2013 - Gambia

Gambia: Minister - Tobacco Causes Over 40 Diseases

The Health and Social Welfare minister has highlighted the devastating effects of tobacco use, revealing that it causes over 40 diseases, many of them fatal or disabling. He disclosed that smoking is responsible for over 90% of all lung cancer, 75% of chronic bronchitis and emphysema and nearly 25% of ischemic heart diseases.

Speaking Monday in Kololi during the opening ceremony of a two-day tobacco cessation training, Minister Omar Sey further disclosed that there are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 known to cause cancer. "Chewing tobacco causes a significant proportion of oral cancers. No other consumer product is as dangerous as or kills as many people as tobacco," he indicated.

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http://allafrica.com/stories/201312110771.html

nzdoctor.co.nz - 11 de diciembre de 2013 - Nueva Zelanda

Quitting tobacco would reduce poverty

This New Year's increase will be the second of four tobacco tax increases taking effect each 1 January, in a Government initiative to bring the cost of the average pack of cigarettes to more than $20 by 2016.

Members of the Smokefree Coalition hope the increase in price brought about by taxation will nudge New Zealanders that still smoke, to give up.

"The average pack-a-day smoker stands to save more than $7000 a year if they give up smoking," said Dr Kyle Perrin, Medical Director for the Asthma Foundation.

"Tobacco is part of the reason some New Zealanders are falling into poverty. We hope the price increase will help them make the smart decision, to save their money for the more important things in life."

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http://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/un-doctored/2013/december-2013/11/quitting-tobacco-would-reduce-poverty.aspx

neworleanssaints.com - 11 de diciembre de 2013 - EEUU

Saints, Pelicans players take part in Tobacco-Free Living event at Arthur Ashe school

Players from the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday visited Arthur Ashe Elementary School as part of Tobacco Free Week to talk to students about the significance of living tobacco-free and how to overcome peer pressure.

“I’m so glad I can have a positive impact on the kids,” Saints defensive end Akiem Hicks said.

Brian Roberts, reserve point guard for the New Orleans Pelicans, said that he was proud to represent both teams at the event.

“It’s important for kids to have someone to influence them and to help them down the right path," Roberts said. “It’s always good to see a smile on their faces.”

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http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Saints-Pelicans-players-take-part-in-Tobacco-Free-Living-event-at-Arthur-Ashe-school/ab31c21e-26f3-4c9d-9049-e0e567639da0