Tobacco and Non-Communicable Diseases Control in Japan

Non-communicable diseases control in China and Japan

China and Japan share numerous similarities other than their geographical proximity. Facing the great challenges of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), China and Japan have developed different preventive strategies and systems. While Japan has made great progress in primary prevention of NCDs through strong legislation, the 'Specific Health Check and Guidance System' and a unique licensed health ...

Moving towards more equitable and integrated approaches for tobacco control and non-communicable diseases: invited commentary.

Wipfli and Samet incisively describe the many challenges that the global noncommunicable disease (NCD) movement faces, and the lessons tobacco control can offer it. Notably though, while global tobacco control offers one of the few proven strategies for NCD control, its successes have not been spread equally around the world. An inverse gradient of tobacco control success is emerging between we...

Tobacco control and beyond: the broader implications of United States Clove Cigarettes for non-communicable diseases.

As implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) accelerates and states seek to address risk factors for non-communicable disease more broadly, tension has increased between the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and public health. For example, Indonesia recently brought a successful claim against a U.S. law that prohibits cigarettes...

Effective tobacco control is key to rapid progress in reduction of non-communicable diseases.

IMPORTANCE OF POPULATION-WIDE STUDIES IN CONTROLLING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: ACHIEVEMENTS OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RESEARCH CENTER, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the major cause of premature death and disability due to diseased globally, imposing a heavy burden on the health systems. Four main categories of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, neoplasms, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. Iran, the second greatest country in the Middle East Region, has been through an important transition period of communicable...