The project described was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1 TR002014
Several studies have also shown that smoking may also be protective against certain disease cases such as ulcerative colitis, Parkinsons disease, endometrial cancer, uterine fibroids, and pre-eclampsia
Tobacco kills more than 480,000 people annually more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined
In the Western Pacific Region, WHO has worked closely with the ministries of finance of Cambodia, China and Viet Nam to review existing excise tobacco taxation on tobacco and explore ways to configure tax policy and administration to improve revenue collection and reduce tobacco consumption