WHO researchers estimate secondhand smoke kills about 600,000 people a year worldwide, including 379,000 from heart disease and 21,400 from lung cancer. Two-thirds of those deaths occur in Africa and south Asia, and about 165,000 are children.
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FDA wants more tobacco warnings
HHS and the FDA proposed nine larger text warnings plus colour graphic images for cigarette packs and advertisements, among them “Cigarettes cause cancer” and “Smoking can kill you.” The FDA sought public comment on 36 proposed images through 11 January 2011.
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Smokeless tobacco products linked to heart attack risk
An American Heart Association policy statement in Circulation says long-term use of snuff and chewing tobacco raises the risk of fatal heart attack and may raise the odds of fatal stroke and certain cancers. The AHA says nicotine gum or patches are a safer route than smokeless tobacco.
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