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Big blow to tobacco giants; Australia law upheldAustralia called on the rest of the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws after its highest court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge from international cigarette companies in a major test case. & More… |
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Bahrain intensifies anti-smoking driveGraphic warnings on the dangers of smoking will soon be placed on cigarette packets as Bahrain steps up its effort to combat the use of tobacco. They include horrific images caused by smoking such as the deterioration of the organs and har More… |
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Bahrain steps up anti-smoking campaignGraphic warnings on the dangers of smoking will soon be placed on cigarette packets as Bahrain steps up its effort to combat the use of tobacco. They include horrific images caused by smoking such as the deterioration of the organs and har More… |
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Saudi tobacco imports up 57pc in 2011Saudi Arabia imported 57,838 tonnes of tobacco in 2011 valued at SR3.3 billion ($880 million), marking a rise of 57 per cent over the figure for 2009, which reached SR2.104 billion, said a report. The import volume was considered to be ver More… |
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Abu Dhabi for world tobacco summitThe UAE capital has been selected to host, in 2015, the 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) – a triennial gathering of international advocacy, public policy and health research experts. The delegates will work toge More… |
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Tobacco awareness campaign set to launchLeading healthcare group, DM Healthcare, has joined with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubia Municipality to launch an awareness campaign in the Emirate today on the ill-effects of tobacco and its use in public places. The first such ev More… |
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Bahrain seizes illegal tobacco in raidsLarge quantities of the illegal chewing tobacco have been seized by health authorities during a series of raids across Bahrain. Hundreds of sachets of the product were confiscated from stores in Manama and Muharraq within last week. More… |
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US to unveil graphic tobacco warning labelsUS health officials on Tuesday will unveil nine graphic warning labels showing harmful effects of smoking that must be on cigarette packages and in advertisements starting in October 2012. Dead bodies, diseased lungs and a man on a ventila More… |
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Smoking will kill 6 million this year: WHOTobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday More… |
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Bahrain steps up tobacco clampA total of 120 convenience stores from across Bahrain have been referred to the Public Prosecution since the beginning of the year for illegally selling individual cigarette or banned tobacco products, said a senior official. The move by t More… |
