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Japan’s Osaka bans public smoking ahead of Expo 2025
The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday imposed a smoking ban on public streets as ...
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Ozempic cuts tobacco-related interventions by 68 pct in diabetes patients: Study
Smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic had fewer ...
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UK to ban e-cigarettes amid rise in vapes among youth
The UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to ...
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COVID-19 pandemic stalls global anti-tobacco progress
Global progress in policies to reduce tobacco use slowed for the first time in 12 ...
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Sweden inching closer to becoming first smoke-free European country
Summer is in the air, cigarette smoke is not, in Sweden’s outdoor bars and ...
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF establishes ‘Badael’ to reduce smoking prevalence in the Kingdom
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Thursday the establishment of ...
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Smokers twice at risk of developing macular degeneration and visual loss: UAE doctors
Smokers are at least twice as likely to develop macular degeneration – which can ...
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Malaysia moves bill banning tobacco sales, joining lawmakers in New Zealand
Malaysia is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, ...
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Taxation, inflated prices cut the prevalence of smokers in Saudi by a third: Report
Taxation on tobacco products and price increases of cigarettes have helped slash ...
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‘Kick the habit’, say UAE doctors as studies show higher COVID-19 risks for smokers
As studies show smokers are more likely to suffer severe complications from ...
Coronavirus
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Coronavirus: WHO to help 100 million smokers kick the habit amid pandemic
The World Health Organization has launched a year-long campaign to get 100 million ...
Coronavirus
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Coronavirus: Vaping linked to COVID-19 infection risk in young adults, teenagers
Teenagers and young adults that vape are at substantially higher risk of becoming ...
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Coronavirus: Smoking linked to higher risk of severe COVID-19, death, says WHO
The World Health Organization says smoking is linked to a higher risk of severe ...
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Smokers likely to have more severe coronavirus symptoms, urged to quit
The world’s estimated 1 billion smokers are likely to experience more severe ...
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Canadian vaping study details danger from ‘popcorn lung’ chemical
A 17-year-old Canadian nearly lost his lungs after five months of intensive vaping ...
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Arrests ordered in Philippines vaping ban
Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban ...
Health -
Russia smokers fuming after balcony ban
No more late-night balcony cigarettes, summer barbeques or candle-lit patio ...
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US public health agency probes lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a ...
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Vaping companies sue to delay US e-cigarette review
A vaping industry group sued the US government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming ...
Variety
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WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Electronic cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful” and should be ...
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Beverly Hills poised to outlaw all tobacco sales
Posh Beverly Hills is poised to outlaw the sale of all tobacco products -- except ...
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Japan university stops hiring smoking professors
A Japanese university has stopped hiring professors and teachers who light up, ...
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Air pollution killing more people than smoking, say scientists
Air pollution is killing more people every year than smoking, according to ...
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Tobacco giant strides into vape market with $13B Juul stake
Altria, one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, is spending nearly $13 ...
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E-cigarette usage nearly doubles in US high schools - survey
The percentage of high school seniors who used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days ...
Health
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Tobacco giant Altria pulls some vaping products from market
American tobacco giant Altria, maker of major brands like Marlboro and ...
Health
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Anger over video of Egyptian children smoking shisha in a café
A video of Egyptian children, between the ages of 10 to 15, smoking shisha in a ...
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Indonesian orangutan caught puffing on zoo visitor’s cigarette
Indonesia can now add a smoking orangutan to its roster of nicotine addicts. A ...
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Goodbye hookahs? Smoking in the UAE accounts for 3,000 deaths per year
It may be time to set your hookah cravings aside and halt the ash formations. A ...
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Should Iraq approve the Arab League’s possible smoking ban?
The agenda of the upcoming 29th Arab Summit includes a very important topic that ...
Middle East Opinion