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• MP bans Gutka products containing tobacco
  Central Chronicle Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:19 AM PDT
  With increasing number of mouth cancer cases in the country, Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to ban all Gutka products which contain tobacco or nicotine under a new law governing food safety standards.
• High prevalence of betel, tobacco chewing in Western Pacific
  Saturday, 24 March 2012, 2:32 pm Press Release: World Health Organisation
  MANILA, 23 March 2012 – A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a shockingly high prevalence of areca nut (also called betel) and tobacco chewing in the Western Pacific Region and urges governments and other stakeholders to make people aware of the dangers to health.

• WHO releases global report on Mortality Attributable to Tobacco
  March 17, 2012 at 6:13 AM
  A global report published by the WHO, titled "Mortality Attributable to Tobacco," "provides information by country on the proportion of adult (age 30 years and above) deaths attributable to tobacco by major communicable and non-communicable causes by age and sex," the agency's website states.

• Campaign Aims to Shield Youth From Tobacco Displays
  Julie Gallagher Mar. 12, 2012 1:32pm
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Days after a federal judge blocked the Food and Drug Administration from requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packs, a campaign began educating New Yorkers about the dangers of exposing youth to in-store tobacco displays.

• U.S. Surgeon General: Young Adults are "Prime Targets" for Tobacco Advertising and Marketing
  WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
  Statement from Cheryl G. Healton, DrPH, President and CEO
  Today, U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin – the leading authority on public health in the United States – released a report providing the most current and comprehensive analysis of tobacco's impact on our nation's young people.

• The new research conducted by the WHO and US-based Loma Linda University and published in the International Journal of Infectious Disease examined the association between betel nut and infectious disease in users.
  Phnom Penh Post Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:09 PM PST
  Regular users of betel nut quid – a combination of tobacco, areca nut, betel leaf and slaked lime that is chewed – could be more susceptible to infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, dengue fever and typhoid, according to a press release issued by the World Health Organisation alongside a new study yesterday.

• Hidden tobacco in ‘niche’ drugs sparks cancer awareness alert
  Yorkshire Post Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:42 AM PST
  A LARGE number of young people in West Yorkshire are ignorant of the health risks posed by “niche” tobacco products popular in south Asian communities, a report has warned.

• Male smokers lose brain function faster as they age
  Fox News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:18 AM PST
  Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco

• Trade in e-cigarettes booming despite health concerns
  The Nation - Thailand's English news Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:55 PM PST
  Berlin - Concern is rising over the use of electronic cigarettes- or e-cigarettes - that produce an aerosol mist for inhaling rather than tobacco smoke and are used by many smokers to help kick the habit.

• Harvard School Of Public Health: Nicotine meds don't help smokers quit
  WJXT Jacksonville - Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:34 PM PST
  Smokers trying to quit with the help of nicotine replacement therapies -- nicotine patches, gums and lozenges - are just as likely to relapse after an initial six-month period as those who go cold turkey, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Tobacco Control.

• Major tobacco company manipulates data on effects of additives in cigarettes
  News-Medical-Net - Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:04 AM PST
  A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers.

• Smokeless tobacco products in India associated with increased risk of oral cancer
  News-Medical-Net Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:04 AM PST
  The 2nd International Conference on the Frontiers in Prevention, Diagnosis & Therapy of Cancer was held on 7th Jan. 2012 at Allahabad, India and looked at the relationship of oral cancer with tobacco habits. Various innovations in oral cancer diagnosis, therapy and tobacco usage were discussed by experts from around the world.

• Tobacco Company Misrepresented Danger from Cigarettes
  Newswise - Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:32 AM PST
  A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol,obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers.

• Starting smoking cessation drugs before quitting may make it easier to quit
  New Kerala Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST
  Washington, Jan 6 : Taking smoking cessation medication for several weeks before quitting may make it easier to stay tobacco-free, a new study has found

• John Terry, the 'face' of anti-smoking campaign in India
  Daily Telegraph Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:10 AM PST
  Representatives of Chelsea captain lodge complaint over apparent use of his image for tobacco warning printed on cigarette packets in India.

• Britain mulling on cigarette plain packaging to discourage smoking
  News-Medical-Net Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:54 PM PST
  Britain wishes to follow Australia’s footsteps in banning all eye-catching designs and branding from cigarette packs to stop young people being lured into smoking. Australia meanwhile is poised to become the first nation to introduce so-called “plain” packaging on tobacco products by the end of 2012. The packs will show graphic health warnings about smoking but banish attractive colors and logos.