Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the Nicotiana genus and the Solanaceae (nightshade) family, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of the tobacco plant. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the chief commercial crop is N. tabacum. The more potent variant N. rustica is also used around the world. Tobacco contains the highly addictive stimulant alkaloid nicotine as well as harmala alkaloids. Dried tobacco leaves are mainly used for smoking in cigarettes and cigars, as well as pipes and shishas. They can also be consumed as snuff, chewing …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
110 p.
United Nations FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control FENSA Framework of Engagement with Non-State … diseases (NCDs) and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Similarly, other health-related … unhealthy food and drinks, sedentary lifestyle, tobacco use and import of unhealthy foods. Maldives is … the population, aged 15 years and above, are tobacco users (37.7% of men, 10.8% of women)79 and 22% … 22% of households are exposed to indoor tobacco smoke.80 About a third (31%) of the population, aged …
WHO: World Health Organization · 21 November 2024 English
vii, 43 p.
middle-income countries – diet, physical activity, tobacco, air pollution – and prevention programmes for …
WHO: World Health Organization · 20 November 2024 French
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Organization, Department of Health Promotion, No Tobacco Unit 7 World Health Organization Regional Office … WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000– 2030. Geneva: World Health Organization; … ND, Shah S, Ayo-Yusuf OA, Hakim J, Siddiqi K. Tobacco use among people living with HIV: analysis of … and Imple- mentation Science Opportunities for Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS in Low- and Middle-Income Countries … Smith KR. Risk of tuberculosis from exposure to tobacco smoke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
10 p.
thermostability of human insulin a knowledge summary on tobacco and diabetes a Cochrane systematic review on diabetes …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 November 2024 English
vii, 219 p.
rubella, syphilis) • alcohol abuse • obesity • tobacco use • certain medications • environmental pollution …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English
Every day, thousands of letters are sent from health authorities encouraging recipients to attend an appointment, vaccinations, cancer screening, or a health check-up, or engage in other health-related behaviours. Many …
completing a cancer screening test, or enrolling in a tobacco cessation programme. The considerations of this … topic of the letter (e.g. cancer screening or tobacco cessation)? Is there an historic context or previous …
WHO: World Health Organization · 14 November 2024 English
Healthy diets in the WHO European Region are undermined by the marketing practices promoting of energy-dense, highly processed foods and beverages. This marketing influences children’s social norms and consumption patterns, …
int/iris/handle/10665/44416). 8. Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2003 … packagingDesigning a legal response 18 Lessons learned from tobacco control show that introducing comprehensive laws …
WHO: World Health Organization · 14 November 2024 Spanish
xiv, 188 p.
study group on tobacco product regulation. Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: … study group on tobacco product regulation. Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation: … arilo BaP benzo[a]pireno BAT British American Tobacco CC16 proteína 16-kDa de las células Clara CEMA … int/es/publi- cations/i/item/9789240022218). 3. Tobacco product regulation: basic handbook. Ginebra, Organización … Salud, 2018 (https://openwho.org/courses/TPRS-tobacco-product-regulation-handbook/items/7zq7S1 jxAtpbUWiZdfH98l) …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English
ix, 80 p.
diabetes-related risk factors such as physical inactivity, tobacco use, obesity and hypertension. In addition, a … and enforcement of tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco, sugar-sweetened beverages, foods high in saturated … diabetes ◆ Overweight and obesity assessment ◆ Tobacco use assessment ◆ Cardiovascular disease risk assessment … prevalence Overweight and obesity prevalence Tobacco use prevalence Hypertension prevalence Risk … Reduction in physical inactivity 30% Reduction in tobacco use 80% Coverage of essential NCD medicines and …
ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 13 November 2024 English
The offtake of grain increased with the implementation of the NFSA in 2013, and the figures rose from 53.4 MMT in 2019-20 to 82.23 MMT in 2022-23 (Figure 2). [...] …
beverages, refreshments, processed food, pan, tobacco and intoxicants recorded for a reference period …