Cuba Marks World No Tobacco Day
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- 06 / 01 / 2010
HAVANA, Cuba, May 31 (acn) Cuba is marking World No Tobacco Day on May 31 with a comprehensive campaign to raise awareness among people about the fatal consequences of this unhealthy habit.
World No Tobacco Day 2010 is drawing particular attention to the need to protect women and girls from the harmful effects of tobacco marketing and smoke and, on this occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO) chose the slogan “Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women.”
Women comprise only about 20% of the world’s more than one billion smokers.
However, tobacco use among women is increasing and they are a major target of opportunity for the tobacco industry.
This increase is particularly especially troubling among young girls. Data from 151 countries show that about seven ercent of adolescent girls smoke cigarettes as opposed to 12% of adolescent boys.
Tobacco use causes more deaths each year than by all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.
Smoking can cause lung cancer as well as other lung diseases, emphysema, and bronchitis. It also increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.
Of particular concern to women, smoking has many adverse reproductive and early childhood effects, including increased risk for infertility, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight, and sudden infant death syndrome.
It can also cause yellowing of your teeth and fingertips. It increases wrinkling and premature aging of the skin.
This increase is particularly especially troubling among young girls. Data from 151 countries show that about seven ercent of adolescent girls smoke cigarettes as opposed to 12% of adolescent boys.
Tobacco use causes more deaths each year than by all deaths from HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.
Smoking can cause lung cancer as well as other lung diseases, emphysema, and bronchitis. It also increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.
Of particular concern to women, smoking has many adverse reproductive and early childhood effects, including increased risk for infertility, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight, and sudden infant death syndrome.
It can also cause yellowing of your teeth and fingertips. It increases wrinkling and premature aging of the skin.
Source. ACN
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