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More than 35 million new cases of cancer expected by 2050

Published on: February 2, 2024
10:39

Geneva, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an intergovernmental body that is part of the World Health Organization, foresees more than 35 million new cases of cancer worldwide by 2050.

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.

Cuba:Vitolphilia Association ratifies tobacco heritage’s preservation

Published on: January 24, 2024
15:00

Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The Asociación de Vitofílicos de Cuba (AVC in Spanish) (Cuba's Vitolphilia Association) ratified its will to preserve and conserve the tobacco cultural heritage of this country.

Cuba promotes use of renewable energies in the tobacco sector

Published on: January 6, 2024
11:20

Havana, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) The Tabacuba Business Group today boosts the use of renewable energy sources in several of its facilities in Pinar del Rio, Cuba's largest tobacco leaf producing province.

Tobacco planting advances in Cuban central province

Published on: November 22, 2023
00:45

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The sowing of covered and sun tobacco in the province of Sancti Spíritus, the second producer of the leaf in Cuba, goes as planned to achieve high efficiency, experts said.

Cuba and China review bilateral tobacco cooperation

Published on: October 19, 2023
12:14

Beijing, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas met on Thursday with Zhang Jianmin, president of the State Tobacco Monopoly of China.

Tobacco farmers in Cuban central province commit to larger harvest (+Photo)

Published on: October 3, 2023
00:30

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) The tobacco farmers in the central province of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba's second largest producer, are working to exceed the sowing of the 2023-2024 harvest by 600 hectares, according to specialists from the sector.

Tobacco-cannabis use, anxiety and depression among U.S. adults

Published on: September 13, 2023
18:23

Washington, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) A study by the U.S. University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), showed that a quarter of tobacco and cannabis consumers experienced anxiety or depression, nearly twice as much as those who do not use them, the journal PLOS ONE published Wednesday.

Cuba’s tobacco is protected from heavy rains

Published on: August 26, 2023
16:12

Pinar del Río, Cuba, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Considered Cuba's largest tobacco producer, Pinar del Río protects the tobacco harvested due to the proximity of heavy rains caused by low pressure in the western Caribbean.

Half of Paraguayans consumes alcohol and 12 percent tobacco

Published on: June 5, 2023
12:15

Asuncion, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Over 50 percent of the 7.4 million Paraguayans consume alcohol, while another 12 percent are tobacco smokers, a specialized official institution informed today.

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