Venezuela Toughens Cigarette Pack Images
Thursday, April 16th, 2009Venezuela has just adopted newer, tougher images to be displayed on cigarette packs on a rotating basis. Manufacturers have until 03 July to deplete their inventories of packs with the old images and switch to only using the new ones. The messages accompanying the images say: “This product is harmful to health and produces addiction”; […]
Smoking Falling Among Brazilian Youth
Thursday, April 9th, 2009The consumption of cigarettes among Brazilian youth has fallen more than half in the last 20 years. In 2008, according to the Health Ministry’s (MS) Surveillance of Risk Factors and Protection from Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigilãncia do Fatores de Risco e Proteção Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico – VIGITEL), 14.8% of youths between […]
Alcohol Abuse Growing Among Brazilians / Crece consumo abusivo de álcool entre os brasileiros
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009Abusive consumption of alcohol is increasing among Brazilians, and Brazilian women are drinking more. That’s two of the findings from the Health Ministry’s (MS) 2008 version of the Surveillance of Risk Factors and Protection from Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigilãncia do Fatores de Risco e Proteção Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico – VIGITEL), and the […]
43% of Brazilians Are Overweight / 43% dos brasileiros estão acima do peso
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009The image of Brazilians many non-Brazilians tend to get from movies, novelas, Brazilian supermodels and tourism ads (mostly for Rio de Janeiro) is that of a trim, tanned, body image-conscious people. But new research done by Brazil’s Health Ministry (MS) indicates the country actually has a growing weight problem, with all that implies to their […]
An Andean Medicines Policy
Sunday, March 29th, 2009Last Friday the 30th Meeting of the Health Ministers of the Andean Area (RMSAA) agreed on other important health measures — a coordinated epidemiological surveillance system, joint plans to combat HIV/AIDS, protect health in border areas and to combat child malnutrition — but the one that caught my eye was the new Andean Medicines Policy. […]
ACODECO “Declares War on Junk Food”
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009To commemorate World Consumer Rights Day, Panama’s Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (ACODECO) hosted a forum on “No to the Marketing of Unhealthy Foods Targeted at Girls and Boys.” ACODECO’s Administrator, Pedro Meilán, opened the forum by noting the Authority’s role in protecting consumers in Panama and the alarming fact that Panama […]
Expertos dicen que la calidad de las grasas importa más que la cantidad
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Desde el Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP): Expertos a nivel mundial acuerdan que la calidad de las grasas que se consumen es más importante que la cantidad Los mexicanos consumen más del 40% de grasas saturadas de lo recomendado Existe gran confusión sobre el tipo de grasas que existen, así como la cantidad a […]
OMS: tabaco, mala alimentación, inactividad y uso de alcohol son principales amenazas para la salud humana
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Desde la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS): Tabaco, mala alimentación, inactividad y uso de alcohol: principales amenazas para la salud humana Expertos enfatizan necesidad de una mejor coordinación para maximizar los alcances en salud La modificación de cuatro principales factores conductuales de riesgo -consumo de tabaco, dieta malsana, inactividad física y consumo nocivo de […]
30% of Cancers in Brazil Preventable
Thursday, February 26th, 2009From World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF): Landmark report: many cancers could be prevented across the globe Over 40 per cent of bowel and breast cancer cases in the UK are preventable through healthy patterns of diet, physical activity and weight maintenance, according to estimates in a landmark report that has set out recommendations for policies […]
São Paulo Study Shows Passive Smokers with Elevated CO Levels
Friday, February 20th, 2009A recent study conducted by São Paulo State (SP) Secretary of Health (SES) found that 35.9% of non-smokers regularly exposed to tobacco smoke have carbon monoxide levels in them comparable to those found in smokers. The study looked at 1,310 persons during smoking prevention actions promoted by SES during 2008 in open-air environments, such as […]
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