Tobacco-related death and illness are drivers of poverty, leaving households without breadwinners, diverting limited household resources to purchase tobacco products rather than food and school materials, and forcing many people to pay for medical expenses. But action to control it will provide countries with a powerful tool to protect their citizens and futures, Dr Bettcher adds
Reports examined by ICIJ reveal that during 2007, 258 million cigarettes were seized the equivalent of 25 full container loads, and an 87 percent jump in seizures over the previous year
Think of cholesterol, a kind of fat, as traveling in lipoprotein (fat and protein) cars through your blood
Stephen Leatherman, a Florida International University coastal scientist and professor, is credited with lobbying state legislators to pass House Bill 105, which allows local governments to ban smoking on public beaches
A healthcare professional can diagnose an adult with ADHD if they experience five or more of these symptoms that have been present for at least 6 months
