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Sep 17, 2020, 08:00 ET Conflicts Among State-Owned Global Tobacco Companies and Governments Impede Tobacco Control Efforts

New research published by leading international business and corporate governance scholar Daniel Malan identifies inherent conflicts of interest with ...

Mar 12, 2020, 08:00 ET Confusion about Quitting Options Impacts the Health of 1 Billion Smokers Globally

Among tobacco smokers around the world, there is a growing misperception that e-cigarettes are equally or more harmful than combustible cigarettes,...

Jan 23, 2020, 12:26 ET Foundation for a Smoke-Free World's Statement on "Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General," Released on January 23, 2020

The Surgeon General has led global efforts to end smoking for over 50 years. The latest report, focused on smoking cessation, is long overdue. Each...

May 29, 2019, 07:00 ET Global Researchers Mobilize to Improve Quitting Tools as World No Tobacco Day Focuses on Smokers' Lung Health

More than 30 years after World No Tobacco Day was launched to raise awareness of the devastating health effects of tobacco use, there are still more...

Nov 01, 2018, 07:03 ET Less Than a Quarter of Smokers Stay Off Cigarettes for More Than a Year With Current Cessation Products, New Report From Foundation for a Smoke-Free World Shows

Smoking tobacco is a major cause of preventable death and disability. A billion lives are at risk: a billion people who use tobacco -- mostly smokers ...

Aug 16, 2018, 08:14 ET Foundation for a Smoke-Free World presenta su programa preliminar en temas de salud, ciencia y tecnología, y lanza una convocatoria multimillonaria para recibir propuestas para el desarrollo de biomarcadores

Foundation for a Smoke-Free World anunció la publicación de su Programa preliminar en temas de salud, ciencia y tecnología e invitó a la opinión...

May 31, 2018, 05:00 ET Estudo revela que 72% dos fumantes no Brasil que tentaram parar de fumar não conseguiram

Embora mais de nove entre dez fumantes no Brasil dizerem estar cientes de que fumar é perigoso, 72% não tiveram sucesso em suas tentativas de parar...

May 31, 2018, 03:00 ET Fondation pour un monde sans tabac - De nouvelles données indiquent qu’en France, 72 % des fumeurs et fumeuses ont essayé d’arrêter sans y parvenir

En cette Journée mondiale sans tabac, la Fondation pour un monde sans tabac s'engage dans la recherche novatrice, qui vise à aider davantage le...