SMOKING

Panama praises Uruguay’s role in cracking down on smoking

Published on: February 9, 2024
16:06

Panama City, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Panama praised on Friday Uruguay’s regional role in cracking down on smoking as that nation has been pursuing early policies to control tobacco use to thwart addiction.

Panama leads fight against smoking, expert assures

Published on: February 7, 2024
00:45

Panama, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Panama is a regional leader in tobacco control, the representative of the Ministry of Health, Reina Roa, said at the COP10, which is on its second day of sessions on Tuesday. During the 10th Conference of the Parties hosted by Panama to evaluate the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on these issues, the coordinator of the National Tobacco Control Commission highlighted the effectiveness of this tool with Law 13, approved in 2008.

Panama to host world conference on tobacco control

Published on: January 25, 2024
00:15

Panama, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities confirmed that Panama will host the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) in February.

WHO urges to ban smoking, vaping in schools worldwide

Published on: September 27, 2023
16:59

Geneva, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a call to ban smoking and vaping “whether sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop”.

WHO describes e-cigarette ads as a hoax

Published on: June 3, 2023
07:00

Geneva, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) described the e-cigarettes ads to encourage their use as a hoax.

Quitting smoking reduces kidney cancer progression

Published on: April 6, 2023
00:30

Geneva, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) A study showed that quitting smoking after being diagnosed with kidney cancer may significantly improve survival and treatment efficacy, a peer-reviewed medical journal reported.

Male smokers are at increased risk of bone fractures, early death

Published on: June 9, 2022
17:42

London, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) A new study from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has revealed that male smokers –who, demographically, are more likely than women to light up- are also placing themselves at a significantly increased risk exposed to a higher risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, and early death.

WHO Director-General approves tobacco cessation consortium

Published on: November 6, 2021
00:10

Geneva, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved to set up a mechanism to involve everyone in cracking down on tobacco epidemic.

Quit smoking and Covid-19 messages on World No Tobacco Day

Published on: May 31, 2021
07:53

Geneva, May 31 (Prensa Latina) Some 50% of smokers are more at risk of contracting Covid-19 than non-smokers, the World Health Organization (WHO) recalled today on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day.

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