When tobacco is burned, it releases thousands of substances, many of which are toxic, originating from the tobacco itself or induced by chemical reactions linked to...
When tobacco is burned, it releases thousands of substances, many of which are toxic, originating from the tobacco itself or induced by chemical reactions linked to...
Thinner packaging, cigarettes considered elegant: "light" or light cigarettes have become established in just a few decades...
The International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), adopted by the United Nations in 1989, is the treaty on human rights...
As antiviral treatments improve the survival of patients living with HIV, mortality from diseases such as...
The concept of an industrial epidemic was coined by economist Béatrice Majnoni d'Intignano with special reference to tobacco. It challenges the...
Tobacco consumption is the leading preventable cause of cancer in France and worldwide[1]. Currently, 45,000 people die each year from...
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and heart disease.
The 2012 Court of Auditors report highlighted the superficial knowledge of the risks associated with smoking and the major underestimation...
The World Health Organization estimates that the global annual death toll from tobacco is around 8 million, of which one in ten is due to...
Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. Respiratory diseases account for...
Hookah hides the harmfulness of its tobacco smoke behind the myth of water filtration and the addition of sweet flavors. Hookah smoke...
The home, where individuals spend the majority of their time (leisure time + sleeping time), constitutes a place of exposure to ta...