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WHO Urges Governments to Raise Tobacco Taxes to Curb SmokingGovernments around the world should increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to save lives and generate funds for stronger health services, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
- Quit Smoking: India is the Second Largest Consumer of Tobacco
India is the second largest consumer of tobacco after China and 8-9 lakh deaths can be attributed to it each year, said the government.
- Tobacco Kills Over 1.3 Million Southeast Asians Every Year: WHO
WHO has reiterated several times the number of deaths occurring because of tobacco use in Southeast Asia and other regions.
- Lung Screening May Not Push Smokers to Quit
A new study suggest that Medicare and other insurers could be spending billions of dollars on screening smokers for lung cancer that would be better spent on helping them quit and keeping others from starting.
