Increased awareness of the risks of smokingBan on multiple brand presentations reduced smokers' false beliefs that some cigarettes (e.g., "light" or "mild" cigarettes) are less harmful. This was because of the implementation of graphic labels at 80% of the pack size front and back. Strong support for tobacco control policies among smokers (Thursday August 2nd, 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada): The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) today launched a new report on the effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Uruguay. The ITC Uruguay Survey (the Survey) found that the country's world-leading, comprehensive tobacco control strategy has had positive effects on raising awareness of the true harms of smoking, reducing misperceptions about "light/mild" cigarettes, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, and reducing the demand for tobacco products through tax increases. The strategy has been accompanied by increased support for tobacco control and smoke-free policies, with two-thirds of smokers in 2011 supporting even stronger government action to protect the public from the harms of smoking, up from about half of smokers in 2006. Source: Eurekalert << Planarians Offer a Better View of Eye Development: Study As Italy's Private Beaches Protest Parasols Go on Strike >> Recommended Reading Smoking among Women Tobacco use in women is on the rise. The health risks of tobacco are far too many has never done a woman any good psychologically or health-wise. READ MORE Cigarette Smoking - A Silent Killer Smoking kills the smoker silently, pushing him towards serious illnesses, which slowly lead to death. READ MORE Health Hazards of Smoking Smoking causes many diseases and affects the overall health of smokers. READ MORE Smoking And Cancer Smoking is the most important preventable cause of cancer in the world. READ MORE Smoking And Tobacco Encyclopedia section of medindia briefs you about the History of Tobacco READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Find a Hospital A-Z Drug Brands in India Drug Interaction Checker More News on: Health Hazards of SmokingSmoking And CancerSmoking And Tobacco
Increased awareness of the risks of smokingBan on multiple brand presentations reduced smokers' false beliefs that some cigarettes (e.g., "light" or "mild" cigarettes) are less harmful. This was because of the implementation of graphic labels at 80% of the pack size front and back. Strong support for tobacco control policies among smokers (Thursday August 2nd, 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada): The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) today launched a new report on the effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Uruguay. The ITC Uruguay Survey (the Survey) found that the country's world-leading, comprehensive tobacco control strategy has had positive effects on raising awareness of the true harms of smoking, reducing misperceptions about "light/mild" cigarettes, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, and reducing the demand for tobacco products through tax increases. The strategy has been accompanied by increased support for tobacco control and smoke-free policies, with two-thirds of smokers in 2011 supporting even stronger government action to protect the public from the harms of smoking, up from about half of smokers in 2006. Source: Eurekalert << Planarians Offer a Better View of Eye Development: Study As Italy's Private Beaches Protest Parasols Go on Strike >> Recommended Reading Smoking among Women Tobacco use in women is on the rise. The health risks of tobacco are far too many has never done a woman any good psychologically or health-wise. READ MORE Cigarette Smoking - A Silent Killer Smoking kills the smoker silently, pushing him towards serious illnesses, which slowly lead to death. READ MORE Health Hazards of Smoking Smoking causes many diseases and affects the overall health of smokers. READ MORE Smoking And Cancer Smoking is the most important preventable cause of cancer in the world. READ MORE Smoking And Tobacco Encyclopedia section of medindia briefs you about the History of Tobacco READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Find a Hospital A-Z Drug Brands in India Drug Interaction Checker More News on: Health Hazards of SmokingSmoking And CancerSmoking And Tobacco
