Thailands bold steps against tobacco the single most important cause of preventable deaths worldwide is commendable and reflects the countrys earnest efforts in promoting health and well-being of its people, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director World Health Organization South-East Asia, congratulating Thailand for the tobacco legislation on plain packaging adopted last week
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2 The Salvation Army gave away cigarettes to the soldiers, causing one soldier to remark in a letter complaining about the prices at YMCA canteens: The Red Cross and the Salvation Army are the only ones here that do any good at the front. The violence of the conflict made the hazards of cigarette smoking irrelevant, and relief efforts would undermine the nascent anti-smoking movement in America by drawing away public support, creating a generation of habitual smokers, and equating cigarettes with heroism
Thus, cutting back on some forms of smokeless tobacco, particularly pouch and plug tobacco, could have a substantial effect on blood sugar control in people with diabetes
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