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MALAYSIA TO SIGN TOBACCO CONTROL TREATY ON TUESDAY

Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng will sign the treaty, aimed at controlling the tobacco industry, on behalf of the Malaysian government.

Malaysia to Ban Most Tobacco Ads

Malaysia is to ban all tobacco advertising from year 2003, the Ministry of Health has announced.

Smoking not the way to slim

A scientific journal was recently quoted as saying girls who smoke are 30 per cent more likely to be overweight, tend to overeat and are twice as likely to be worried about their body image than non-smokers.

Unlike road deaths, smoking kills silently

 

WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008

WHO has produced the first comprehensive analysis of global tobacco use and control. The report confirms that the global tobacco epidemic is one of the greatest public health threats of modern times that. The tobacco epidemic is entirely preventable. The means to curb the epidemic are clear and within reach. http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/en/ Full report is at: http://www.who.int/tobacco/mpower/mpower_report_full_2008.pdf