People with an interest in vaping want the NZ government to hold an immediate public inquiry into the habit and not to wait around for ‘more research’ – a delay that could interrupt the health-gain momentum. Read More
Foreign NGOs that are trying to force Indonesia to ratify the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control are being told to mind their own business.Read More
It is perhaps not surprising that Greece is struggling fully to implement a tobacco smoking ban given that its people are battling simply to stay afloat after the economic tsunami that has engulfed them. Read More
The US seems to be suffering from the cure. Waistlines are expanding as smokers quit their habit; so one health problem is being replaced by another.Read More
In many countries, the revenues raised from fining tobacco-regulation violators goes into general revenue, but in Saudi Arabia it is being set aside for tobacco-harm awareness campaigns.Read More
Tobacco growers in Pakistan are crying foul over the prices that are paid for their leaf by the local units of multinational companies. They believe they are being exploited.Read More
Television stations in Indonesia have been urged to stop airing cigarette advertising during Ramadan because of the changed viewing habits of young people during that month.Read More
A woman in Austria is concerned that a cigarette-pack, health-warning picture is that of her late husband, and, whether she is correct or not, that is likely to have caused her much distress.Read More
Malaysia’s smoking prevalence fell during the past five years, but only by 0.3 of a percentage point, despite a reported 22 percent success rate by stop-smoking clinics.Read More
The tough, tobacco-control stance taken by Moscow in recent years seems set to continue with calls for standardized packs, flavoring bans and increased taxes.Read More
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