Women: Tobacco's future face
As tobacco consumption rises among women and youth, warning sign has gone out to the world on World No Tobacco Day (31 May 2010), also from the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ( The Union ) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) foundation Thailand.

Around the Net In Media: WHO Wants Curb On Tobacco Ads To Women
The World Health Organization called on Friday for more action against Tobacco advertising that targets women and girls, especially in Developing Countries. Females represent the biggest potential growth market for Tobacco Products and are being subjected to aggressive campaigns linked to Fashion, sports events and entertainment, the United Nations agency said. Men account for 80% of the world's 1 billion smokers, according to the United Nations agency. Among adults, 40% of men smoke, compared...

Tobacco companies contest NY anti-smoking signs
New York (Reuters) - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain violate Cigarette vendors' free speech and should be removed, Tobacco companies and Retailers said in a Lawsuit. U.S.   |   Health Philip Morris USA, Lorillard Tobacco Company, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., plus two major retail trade groups and two convenience stores, alleged in the Manhattan Federal Court Lawsuit that the signs violate the sellers' rights...

Tobacco companies contest NY anti-smoking signs
New York (Reuters) - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain violate Cigarette vendors' free speech and should be removed, Tobacco companies and Retailers said in a Lawsuit. Health Philip Morris USA, Lorillard Tobacco Company, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., plus two major retail trade groups and two convenience stores, alleged in the Manhattan Federal Court Lawsuit that the signs violate the sellers' rights by imposing the signs on...

Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it
Atlanta » How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious Weight? $100? $500? Many employers are betting they can find your price. At least a third of U.S. companies offer financial incentives, or are planning to introduce them, to get their employees to lose Weight or get healthier in other ways. "There's been an explosion of interest in this," said Dr. Kevin Volpp, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Incentives. Take OhioHealth, a Hospital...

Indonesia under fire on world anti-tobacco day
Jakarta — Indonesia's failure to ban Tobacco advertising or enforce Laws against smoking in bars and restaurants came under heavy fire Monday as the United Nations marked world anti-tobacco day. The country of some 240 million people is one of the last vestiges of laissez-faire Tobacco controls in the world and is paying the price in terms of growing rates of Addiction, especially among women and children. Indonesia's Addiction to Tobacco and Tobacco Industry Tax Revenues were...

Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it
Atlanta — How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious Weight? $100? $500? Many employers are betting they can find your price. At least a third of U.S. companies offer financial incentives, or are planning to introduce them, to get their employees to lose Weight or get healthier in other ways. "There's been an explosion of interest in this," said Dr. Kevin Volpp, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Incentives. Take OhioHealth, a Hospital chain...

WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues
Geneva (Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday after a review of the Flu outbreak by independent experts. Health   |   Swine Flu H1N1 The WHO emergency committee, composed of 15 external advisers, said it remained critical for countries to maintain vigilance concerning the pandemic, including necessary Public Health measures for disease control and...

Teenagers in Calgary have no problem getting tobacco

Cancer-Causing Agents Higher in Some U.S. Cigarettes
major carcinogens and Cancer–causing agents in Tobacco Products, in some U.S. brands compared with Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Study confirms link between migraines and stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful Headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot, a new research review finds. Health The analysis, which combined the results of 21 previous studies, confirms a connection between migraines and ischemic stroke -- the most common form of stroke, occurring when a clot disrupts blood flow to the brain. Across the studies, migraine sufferers were about twice as likely to suffer an...

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Study confirms link between migraines and stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful Headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot, a new research review finds. Health The analysis, which combined the results of 21 previous studies, confirms a connection between migraines and ischemic stroke -- the most common form of stroke, occurring when a clot disrupts blood flow to the brain. Across the studies, migraine sufferers were about twice as likely to suffer an...

Vanessa Paradis: Johnny Depp and I don't want fame
) Vanessa Paradis is not looking for the heady heights of fame. Photo: Cedric Buchet, pictures courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar ‘We don’t go to many parties or do a lot of Red Carpet,’ says the 37-year-old mother of two. Unlike other diet-obsessed beauties, Paradis says the only vice she has kicked is Cigarettes. ‘I quit Smoking roll-ups, which helps enormously. That’s it. I do drink lots of water, though I like wine – Bordeaux,’ she says. Combating the...

Mother of Smoking Toddler Seeks Help for Son
The mother of an Indonesian toddler addicted to Cigarettes has agreed to seek help for her son following a wave of international outrage. BREAKING NEWS World Enraged with Israel's Attack on Peace Flotilla World Celebrates International Children's Day More... Video footage of two-year-old Aldi casually Smoking Cigarettes for the cameras shocked people around the world as it circulated on the Internet last week. His parents, who live in a fishing village on the island of Sumatra, claimed...

Ads offer info on expansion of smoking ban
San Francisco — Smokers are about to see advertisements citywide informing them of the many locations where they can no longer light up in San Francisco. In March, the Board of Supervisors expanded The City’s historic 1994 Smoking ban by prohibiting the act in places such as ATM lines, farmers markets and common areas of residential buildings. The ordinance took effect April 25. However, the part banning Smoking in outdoor dining areas of restaurants won’t begin until Oct....

Examining The OCD Project With Dr. Tolin - Episode 2
All this season, board-certified Clinical Psychologist

Larry 'Pants on the Ground' Platt is alive!
June 3, 2010, 4:23 PM EST By Hunter Walker TheWrap.com Reports of the death of Larry "Pants on the Ground" Platt have been greatly exaggerated. Internet rumors that the popular " American Idol " contest had died on Wednesday night spread throughout the blogosphere and on Social Networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. The stories of Platt's demise included details about a planned memorial service and a tale of Platt being attacked by a gang of Young men in a Parking Lot. ...

Playboy Model Faces Child Sex Charges
(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - Brigitta Bulgari, a Playboy model and adult film actress, has been Arrested after allegedly allowing teenagers to grope her during a show, according to recent media reports. The Sun states that an Italian judge remanded the 27-year-old Hungarian blonde centerfold after seeing videos shot on Mobile Phones. According to The Sun, the videos show 15-year-old boys touching her breasts during an erotic performance. "I think the risk is there that she would get in contact with...

Guest commentary: Developing safe places for kids on the Web
On May 27, a 9-year-old's doodle was one of the most viewed elements in cyberspace. For an entire day, the logo displayed on Google's home page was one drawn by Makenzie Melton from El Dorado Springs, Mo. Her drawing was selected from more than 33,000 student submissions in Google's Doodle 4 Google annual competition. This year's competition theme was "If I could do anything, I would ... ." Makenzie said her doodle was intended to show how she cared for and wanted to save the...

That Not-So-Healthy Glow: The Dangers Of Tanning
June 2, 2010 Prom season often finds teenage girls heading to the Tanning Salon, hoping to look fit and glowing in their prom dress. But evidence is mounting that too much Tanning increases risk of skin Cancer. There are more cases of skin Cancer diagnosed today than ever before, with more than one million new cases every year. Ultraviolet rays from the sun and from Tanning Beds increase skin Cancer risk. Brittany Cicala of Chesapeake Beach, Md., began Tanning right before the prom when she...

WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues
Geneva (Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday after a review of the Flu outbreak by independent experts. Health The WHO emergency committee, composed of 15 external advisers, said it remained critical for countries to maintain vigilance concerning the pandemic, including necessary Public Health measures for disease control and Surveillance, WHO Director-General...

Swine flu pandemic not over yet, the WHO says
Confounding expectations, an emergency committee of the World Health Organization unanimously recommended Thursday that the H1N1 Influenza pandemic remain at the highest level of the agency's alert scale, Phase 6. The committee will confer again in July to reassess its recommendation when data from the winter Influenza season in the Southern Hemisphere become available. "We're still in the pandemic," WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said. Because of sharp declines in Swine Flu...

WHO experts meet to assess if flu pandemic over
Geneva (Reuters) - World Health Organization expert advisors met on Tuesday to determine whether the H1N1 Flu pandemic is fully over, or still circulating in the southern hemisphere and therefore a global threat. Health   |   Swine Flu H1N1 The WHO will not announce the results of the meeting until Wednesday. A WHO spokeswoman said Director-General Margaret Chan had decided to delay the announcement, but gave no reason. "They are going to look at the info and see what the...

WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues
Geneva (Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday after a review of the Flu outbreak by independent experts. The WHO emergency committee, composed of 15 external advisers, said it remained critical for countries to maintain vigilance concerning the pandemic, including necessary Public Health measures for disease control and Surveillance, WHO Director-General Margaret...