China’s state media said that basketball star Yao Ming has joined up with the wife of China's vice president to lead an anti-tobacco campaign in the country with the world's largest number of smokers.
China’s state media said that basketball star Yao Ming has joined up with the wife of China's vice president to lead an anti-tobacco campaign in the country with the world's largest number of smokers.
The NBA All-Star Houston Rockets center was named as an ambassador to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control and is expected to appear in public service announcements urging people not to smoke, Xinhua news agency said.
EU 'snus' Tobacco Ban Must Go, Says Sweden
Sweden is fighting to get a Europe-wide ban lifted on 'snus,' a moist tobacco form, which is popular across Scandinavia that is sucked rather than chewed or smoked.
Sweden is fighting to get a Europe-wide ban lifted on 'snus,' a moist tobacco form, which is popular across Scandinavia that is sucked rather than chewed or smoked.
About 350 million Chinese, or nearly 27 percent of the country's population, smoke cigarettes, with the nation consuming up to one-third of the tobacco products sold annually worldwide, said the report, citing the association.
Up to one million Chinese die every year from lung cancer or cardiovascular diseases directly linked to tobacco consumption, it said.
Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke Linked to Liver Disease
People can develop liver disease even when they are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, according to a study.
People can develop liver disease even when they are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, according to a study.
Peng has also served as a spokeswoman for a public awareness campaign against the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS sufferers.
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Tobacco Deaths More Common In Men and Women As Chain Smoking Increases
With the number of women smokers rising day-by-day, researchers have warned that about a quarter of both men and women, who smoke throughout adult life, may die due to tobacco before getting old.
With the number of women smokers rising day-by-day, researchers have warned that about a quarter of both men and women, who smoke throughout adult life, may die due to tobacco before getting old.
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