Background: Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased tremendously at a global level among all age groups, particularly young people. Previous studies have examined the impact of waterpipe tobacco pictorial health warnings on adults but scarce studies were done on adolescents. The aim of this study was to assess the association of textual versus pictorial warnings on tumbac boxes and the motivation to quit waterpipe smoking among adolescents located in two Eastern Mediterranean countries Lebanon and Iraq.
Health Minister Dr Dzul is seeking Cabinet approval for proposed regulations under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024. The Act, which has been gazetted, will then be enforced simultaneously with the enforcement of the regulations.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (KKM) found an increasing trend in vaping or the use of electronic cigarettes, including among women, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said this was the outcome of a comprehensive study being carried out by the ministry, with the study also providing prevalence data on vaping.
Smokeless tobacco (SLT) causes the excessive production of reactive oxygen species, leading to oxidative damage and carcinogenesis. The present study aimed to evaluate the levels of biomarkers, such as glutathione (GSH) in the blood, as well as serum albumin and total protein levels in SLT users with oral precancerous and cancerous lesions.
Currently, in the ongoing development of the tobacco industry, a large amount of tobacco rhizomes is discarded as waste. These wastes are usually disposed of through incineration or burial. However, these tobacco wastes still have some economic value. High-purity nicotine has a promising market outlook as the primary raw material for electronic cigarette liquid.
Purpose: E-cigarettes (ECs) are gaining popularity among young people. This study aimed to assess university student vapers' search frequency and source credibility of commonly used media in China, and their association with daily EC users' motivation to quit EC use.
The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that its Tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) concluded by adopting “historic decisions” that will protect the environment and people from “the ravages of tobacco”.
As evidence of the effectiveness of reduced risk products to help people quit smoking grows, and as more countries start to recognise that prohibiting or heavily restricting their use is futile and contrary to public health goals, the desperation of the World Health Organization (WHO) to defend its stubborn anti-science approach has begun to turn distinctly ugly.
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