here than anywhere else in the world more than half of all men do the number is smaller among women a twenty five percent but it's growing according to the world health organization diseases associated with the addiction kills nearly five hundred thousand russians every year about forty seven percent of small cars who are smokers today they start small given the age of fifteen sixteen and the said thank is that tobacco industry know you know this provides very glamorous and through a good advertising the government is taking action by banning cigarette ads and cigarette promotions in t.v. and film beginning in twenty eleven lawmakers are also pondering the possibility of making it more expensive to puff prime minister putin is asking legislators to lead by example to other human government members smokes one two three see we have better statistics than in the country at lunch at least on this issue. alone you know what i think old freud to quit smoking one day. what are you going to do the fights making opinion you should see your only son records like with when. i was the same age what are you laughing at you so much to go to quick to have. some call the governm

here than anywhere else in the world more than half of all men do the number is smaller among women a twenty five percent but it's growing according to the world health organization diseases associated with the addiction kills nearly five hundred thousand russians every year about forty seven percent of small cars who are smokers today they start smoking in the age of fifteen sixteen and the said thank is that. this provides a very glamorous and advertising the government is taking action by banning cigarette ads and cigarette promotions in t.v. and film beginning in twenty eleven lawmakers are also pondering the possibility of making it more expensive to puff prime minister putin is asking legislators to lead by example. who among government members smokes one to three feet we have better statistics than in the country's largest religion at least on this issue of the new one but i think they'll try to quit smoking won't they. what are you going to do to fight smoking and we should suit your own example by quitting. i was just what are you laughing at you smoke to you've got to quit to. some call the government's anti smoking efforts and overzealous infringement

brief but graphic the world health organization and the russian government are hitting me airways with the campaign me to stamp out cigarettes. in a nation where a pack of smokes is sometimes cheaper than a bottle of water a new study shows that more people live here than anywhere else in the world more than half of all men do and number is smaller among women a twenty five percent but it's growing according to the world health organization diseases associated with addiction kills nearly five hundred thousand russians every year about forty seven percent of small cars who are smokers today they start small given the age of fifteen sixteen and the said thank is that tobacco industry know this provides very glamorous and to get advertising the government is taking action by banning cigarette ads and cigarette promotions in t.v. and film beginning in twenty eleven lawmakers are also pondering the possibility of making it more expensive to puff prime minister putin is asking legislators to lead by example to the among government members smokes one two three see we have better statistics th

the world the statistics just released yet another reminder to the government that it needs to up its game to help people quit and. reports they're not taking this battle line down. brief but graphic the world health organization and the russian government are hitting the airwaves with a campaign meant to stamp out cigarettes in a nation where a pack of smokes is sometimes cheaper than a bottle of water a new study shows that more people live here than anywhere else in the world more than half of all men do and number is smaller among women a twenty five percent but it's growing according to the world health organization diseases associated with addiction kills nearly five hundred thousand russians every year about forty seven percent of small cars cost mockers today they start small get in the age of fifteen sixteen and the said thank is that the industry knowing all this provides very glamorous and try to get at the part of the government is taking action by banning cigarette ads and cigarette promotions in t.v. and film beginning in twenty eleven lawmakers are also pondering the possibility of making it more expensive to puff prime minister putin is asking legislators to lead by example doctors who among go

carried out by youngsters in the european and central asian region according to a report by the world health organization and it puts russia with the highest rate of violence among the surveyed age group from ten to twenty nine. a change in psychology morale didn't even moral values all this contributes to an extremely high crime rate went up by the activities of religious sex and i'm sorry just say this by all media including television which stories full of blood in russia around five thousand seven hundred miners are currently serving prison terms the majority are either from a one parent family or an orphanage experts say about eighty percent of syria's juvenile crimes take place in the evening or night when children in theory are supposed to be looked after by their parents however in reality many children often end up on the streets searching for their own entertainment. and that's primarily alcohol which is fueling so much of today's youth crime this iteration among. mine is is actually slowly improving the grim statistics among those who are of age to exploit south while many of these young boys

i was just thinking about the, the world health movement, this is a not a us phenomenon either, it's, it's cross-national. the world health organization did a study in, in the late '90s across 14 different countries, looking at 18 of the most stigmatized conditions, including drug and alcohol addiction. so they had things like being homeless, being a criminal, being hiv- positive, all these very heavily stigmatized conditions. and what they found, cross-nationally, drug addiction was number one, alcohol addiction was number four, so two of the top four were the most stigmatized conditions cross-nationally. and stigma, and, and that surprised me. i mean obviously we all know that these conditions are very stigmatized, just how stigmatized, i didn't realize, that they, they would come top of that list. so that was very surprising to me. so what we're dealing with is possibly and probably the most stigmatized of all social problems, if you frame them, put it in that framework. and i think importantly, there were two factors that i see moderate stigma. one is cause and the other is controllability. cause being, it's their fault. controlla

from the institutes of medicine to the world health organization, we know that reducing the consumption of junk food by kids, like my daughter, could save billions of dollars for overstressed public health system. this includes community health advocates and individuals. i want to thank our stellar department staff for their hard work for many, many years to address the equities in the food and varmint in san francisco and to make sure that access to healthy food is a human right in our city. this is also the product of another key coalition of activists that have been helping to create healthy nutrition in our area. also, there is our city attorney and others, but especially to one for the hard work the last person imagines is from my staff. she had to be part community adviser, part want. , and we would not be here. this is to create healthier choices and more equitable environment. thank you. president chiu: supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: i have not expressed my support except for when it has come before us for a vote. by the coverage that it has been getting in the main

yes and the world health organization too, so in the 1970's they were advocating against using the term abuse, even though the american psychiatric association adopted that term which is unfortunate because then that gives rise to the term abuser, naturally. and that was the warning actually, back in the '70's that was saying, this is what's going to happen is that you're going to you're going to generate this term by using that term. so what do we replace that with? so there are, there are a couple of things that i see i, i wrote about in that paper and papers since then, is to use, for example, if someone has a diagnosable substance abuse disorder, to use that term, substance abuse disorder. if we're talking about it generically, we might refer to individuals with a substance-related problem or substance- related condition. another term in other countries that have been used is substance misuse. so the misuse of a particular drug or alcohol. and so these are three ter substance-related problem or substance-related condition, again, person first, it's an individual with a substance-rel

>> go to the website and you will find out and the world health organization has an extraordinary lists a couple weeks ahead of time. that allows you to have the best protection. a little bit is better than nothing. even if you have 48 hours, you have some protection in your bloodstream. you want the anti-bodies up, natalie. a few weeks planning is the smartest thing. hepatitis, a and c. basic immunizations like tetanus. know about polio, know about diphtheria, basic things you should have anyway. >> quickly, wendy on the phone with us. go ahead with your question. >> caller: good morning, nancy. i wanted to know where to get the yellow immunization booklet from. >> the little yellow immunization booklet. i will hold it up to the camera. mine comes from the u.s. department of health and human services and get it from the world health organization and in it has my blood type and my complete list of every immunization i've been on. i also do something in addition to this. you can get it from any travel medical center or from the government. i also carry a second form of id in addition to

every year throughout the world, 360,000 women and 3 million infants die in childbirth. according to the world health organizationr every mother who dies, 20 more suffered injuries, infection, or disease. >> if i had a broken leg, it would be better than this. >> she has been and continent since giving birth in 1992. locals believe injuries like hers are contagious, so they are banished by their communities and families. >> when my husband found out, he left me and remarried almost immediately. >> reproductive health has been long underfunded. experts say government should focus on providing basic care, simple to install equipment, trained staff. instead, they send it -- they spend millions on pilot programs. >> if we don't raise money, what happens with the money that is there now? >> as health officials around the globe seek a solution, the families of millions of women bear the burden of their deaths every year. >>> in britain, is remembrance sunday, remembering war veterans who sacrificed their lives for the country. queen elizabeth the second led a fallout -- led a solemn ceremony. it is held every year on t

the american hikers in iran are having health problems. why they say those problems are linked to delays in the case. >>> the world health organization is praising the pope. find out why next. >>> u.s. officials gave a cautious assessment today of north korea's claim to build a knew uranium enrichment facility. they say it could have serious implications or may be a publicity stunt. they said the united states is closely studying evidence compiled by a group of visiting american scientists and will make for that analysis before deciding how to respond. >>> the families of 2uc berkeley graduates still being held in iran say it's going to be tough to go through the holidays without them. they have set a new trial date of february sex for shane bauer and josh at fattal. fattal's brother says last thanksgiving was one of the worst days he's had since josh was captured and says he dreads going through another holiday without him. a third american arrested with them sara shourd was released for health reasons more than two months ago. >>> the world health organization today praised comments by the pope indicating that the use of condoms among some peo

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. >> the world health organization estimate three million new hiv infections every year. it says this announcement could help prevent many of them. the pope stressed the church's teaching that the only sure way to prevent hiv is abstinence and fidelity. >>> president obama doesn't have to go through airport security screenings. but today, he said he understands the concerns of passengers. passengers can go through a full-body scan or they can opt out and undergo a patdown instead. the president says terrorism has created this new reality especially after last year's christmas day bombing attempt. >> our tsa personnel are properly under enormous pressure to make sure that you don't have somebody slipping on a plane with some sort of explosive device on their persons. >> a metal detector did not catch the explosive device hidden in the suspect's it's underwear and that played a part coming up with the tighter security measures. the president has told the tsa to explore ways of screening passengers that are less intrusive. >>> the latest harry potter movie performed magic at

crystalline meyer is with the world health organization. asked him how far the epidemic is spreading. >> it is very quick. hers.erson to five oterh we add those -- at the moment, about 1000 a day. >> and what is being done to stem the epidemic? >> one of the most critical parts right note is to actually break the infection line. cholera is a waterborne disease and is spread through the rivers. the rivers are used for everything from washing and bathing, to cooking and def acating. so this is a major source of infection. the sanitary situation was bad before the earthquake and a hurricane. this is not a new situation, but it has got more. >> who is the most vulnerable to this? >> the weak ones, the younger, the older ones, ones with underlying conditions. cholera is where you get serious diarrhea and that means your body dehydrates. you may spend long prevent someone who is already sick. if you're serious symptoms, in four to six hours, you may be dead. >> we are reporting in haiti. how likely is this to spread to the neighboring dominican re

the world every year. that's population of boston being what i said out annually. researchers at the world health organizationlize data from 192 country in 2004. they found 40 percent of children and more than 30 percent of non-smoking adults regularly breathe in secondhand smoke. scientist estimate almost 2 third of secondhand smoke death result from heart disease. women are most at risk. the global study is published in the british medical journal atlanta 8. 3 teenager boy lost for 50 days in the pacific ocean in a 12 foot boat have been rescued. the 2, 15-year-old and 1, 14-year-old setoff on trip from remote island in early october. the family had given up hope believing they were dead. they drifted 750 miles before picked up off the coast of fiji by a fishing boat. >> about 40 hours ago we came across the boys adrift physically exhausted. mentally strongs as always. just 3 teenager boys just wouldn't give up. >>reporter: the teens lived off coconut, sea gull they captured in salt what the. they were dehydrated sunburn and weak from hunger. that is a survival story. >> that's the ultimate thanksgiving rig

. >>> the head of the world health organization wants countries to remain vigilant against h1n1 influenza. the w.h.o. declared the flu pandemic to be over in august but it says the virus continues to lurk. >> we are in the post-pandemic phase. but, you know, the work needs to continue. the virus will continue to circulate for many years. >> margaret chan spoke to nhk on thursday from w.h.o. headquarters in geneva. she advised vigilance in countries in the northern hemisphere where the winter flu season is about to start. the w.h.o. chief also called for increased monitoring of the more toxic h5n1 bird flu virus. there are fears it could mutate into a form capable of human-to-human transmission. chan says that although still rare, case of infections in humans continue to be reported in egypt and southeast asia. >>> there appears to be no letting up for the caribbean nation of haiti, where people are struggling to get their lives back to normal. first there was the devastating earthquake in january, then earlier this month, hurricane-induced floods aggravated the country's already-poor sani

the world health organization also found that two out of five children regularly breathe secondhand smoke>> nearly two dozen people are dead after five days of riot ig in rio de janeiro in a slum there. police are patrolling the stanty town in tanks, looking for drug gang leaders they blame for the violence. more police moved in to clear the slum. rio host the 2014 world cup and the 2016 olympics. >>> britain is taking precautions before hosting its olympics. security officials have put thee threat at the second-highest level and suspect it will remain there until the 2012 games. there will be a number of nationwide drills to prepare for possible attacks. after the games were awarded there, suicide bombers targeted the city's transit system. >>> it was a busy day on the gridiron, with the nfl hosting its traditional turkey day games. the new england patriots knocked off the detroit lions, 45-24. and my new orleans saints survived a big scare from the dallas cowboys, pulling it out in the end in that matchup. now, highlights from the late game, here's don bell at espn news. >> good morning

odor just some of the telltale signs of the whole tobacco has on people well according to the world health organization regular smokers are shortening their lives by some fifty years and as artie's reports from georgia the strength of the addiction for some choosing bags over food . no smoking no way they know about the dangers they say it is too expensive yet many georgians choose to smoke social pressure an economic problems notwithstanding like many native took up the habit in her teens. my father left cigarettes on the table i was curious but picked one up and have been smoking since that day she says smoking never interfered with her day to day activities and she doesn't intend to give up any time soon. half of my salary goes on cigarettes but i don't want to quit it's the only pleasure in my life i can afford. a study conducted by the tobacco control alliance showed that almost forty percent of all georgians including children and the elderly are smokers and tobacco n.g.o.s say the number of youngsters taking up smoking has more than doubled over the past five years every pack of cigarettes sold

. >>> the director general of the world health organization says she'll work with japan and other countriesthen support to contain further cholera outbreaks in haiti. margaret chen now visiting japan for a w.h.o. conference spoke to reporters in tokyo on thursday. chen said an increasing number of people in haiti are dying of dehydration. she said poor sanitary conditions and insufficient health care make it hard to end the epidemic in haiti. >> we assure you the u.n. agencies working with development partners and countries including japan is providing support. we are transporting medical supplies to the country, and we are deploying additional people to help. >> reporter: haitian health officials say the death toll since the earthquake has risen to more than 1,100 and more than 18,000 people have been sickened. the epidemic get worse as anti-united nations protests in the country have disrupted the flow of international aid. some of the protesters attacked u.n. bases and warehouses in northern towns. they blame u.n. peacekeepers for bringing the disease into the country. >>> soccer's gover