GENEVA: Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of dollars. There are around one billion smokers in the world, about a seventh of the global population, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other estimates. China has the highest number: of its population of 1.3 billion, about 315 million are smokers and they
As of 2018 there are one billion smokers in the world. In other words, that’s one in seven people. This figure represents a massive increase in tobacco consumption all over the world. This figure has skyrocketed over the course of a mere few decades, for example in 1980 there were 721 million smokers in the world. As tobacco consumption increases we are also seeing a global rise in tobacco related health
No Smoking Day is quickly approaching, and with it comes the urge to give up for many smokers. It’s the perfect time to do so – but it’s easier said that done. Thankfully, Direct Line have published this handy infographic and resource detailing the multiple benefits of quitting smoking – from saving money to helping your health, both in the short and long term, you may be surprised to realise
Do you have problem of depressed? There’s many cause of depression and this is some of it :- 1. Poor sleep habits – Poor sleep habit can increase the risk of depression. A study found that lack of sleep make greater brain activity after viewing upsetting images than their well-rested counterparts which is similar to the reaction that depressed patients. 2. Smoking – Some of us though that smoking could
It is a great news for healthcare as giant filmaker, Disney agreed to ban smoking in all movies under their banner. Disney Chairman and CEO, Bob Iger’s on Thursday shareholder meeting said ‘“We are extending our policy to prohibit smoking in movies across the board: Marvel, Lucas, Pixar and Disney films,” during the lengthy Q&A period. Gina Schuler, the San Francisco healthcare professional, cited a 2012 Surgeon General report that
As we know, smoking is a bad habit. It not only waste money but also effect on your health. I think most of us know that smoking may lead to health problem and deadly disease. From the CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) research,the result show that smoking will harms and damages almost every organ in the body such as mouth,stomach, bladder, voicebox, kidney,lung,throat, pancreas and even leukemia. Other
