World No Tobacco Day: 20% of cancer cases in Bulgaria are lung cancer
About 20 per cent of cancer cases in Bulgaria are lung cancer, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said in figures
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Cigarette production in EU dropping, Bulgaria has 5% share
Bulgaria has about a five per cent share of the production of cigarettes in the European Union, while production of
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European Health Commissioner: ‘Tobacco consumption still a threat to our societies’
Tobacco use remains the single biggest cause of chronic disease and avoidable death in the EU. Statistics on deaths in the EU
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Bulgaria’s Health Ministry mulling tougher sanctions against breaches of indoor smoking ban
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health is considering adopting proposals from anti-smoking NGOs for considerably tougher penalties for breaches of the ban
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Anti-tobacco group: Economic damage to Bulgaria from smoking equals 10% of GDP
The damage to Bulgaria’s economy from people smoking is equivalent to 10 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product,
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One in four employees is a passive smoker in Europe, Greece worst in Europe
According to a new study led by Philip Philippides, PhD, of the Imperial College London, which was presented at the
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Bulgaria wants to ban smoking of hookahs by under-18s
Bulgaria is moving towards banning the smoking of hookahs by under-18s, amid media reports that the practice is a craze
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World No-Tobacco Day: Bulgaria remains among EU countries with highest rate of smoking – Eurobarometer
Bulgaria has the second-highest percentage of smokers in the European Union, 36 per cent, while the average Bulgarian smoker puffs
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One in three Bulgarians smokes – the highest rate in the European Union
Close to 35 per cent of Bulgarians smoke, the highest rate in the European Union – higher than in Greece,
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