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Global Chemo Graded Nitrile Powder-free Medical Examination Gloves Market to 2030: Rising Cancer Cases Drives Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The market demand for chemo-graded nitrile powder-free medical examination gloves is likely to increase due to the rising incidence of cancer cases globally.

Key Points: 
  • The market demand for chemo-graded nitrile powder-free medical examination gloves is likely to increase due to the rising incidence of cancer cases globally.
  • According to the American Cancer Society, the population's expansion and aging are anticipated to cause 16.3 million cancer deaths and 27.5 million new cases of cancer worldwide by 2040.
  • In the upcoming years, rising cancer rates in the Asia-Pacific area will increase demand for chemo-graded, nitrile powder-free medical examination gloves.
  • 8.2 million new cancer cases and 5.2 million cancer deaths were predicted in the region in 2018, accounting for about half of the cancer burden globally, according to the American Cancer Society.

International Health Experts: Bangladesh Can Be Smoke-Free by 2040 If It Adopts the Swedish Model

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

This compelling strategy has the potential to dramatically alter the future for countless smokers, potentially saving millions of lives.

Key Points: 
  • This compelling strategy has the potential to dramatically alter the future for countless smokers, potentially saving millions of lives.
  • The inclusion of e-cigarettes in the new Tobacco Control Act could detrimentally impact Bangladesh’s goal of going tobacco-free by 2040.
  • The Swedish model promotes affordable, acceptable and accessible alternatives like snus, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes, successfully reducing smoking rates by over 150% in 15 years.
  • Bangladesh has the opportunity to translate its economic transformation into accelerating tobacco control through harm reduction.

New Clinical Data on Vuse Illustrates Beneficial Public Health Impact of Tobacco Harm Reduction

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230530005321/en/
    One of the largest ever vapour product studies compared clinical measurements from exclusive Vuse consumers with smokers (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The study compared clinical measurements from exclusive Vuse consumers with smokers.
  • Vuse users have shown significantly lower biomarkers of exposure for priority cigarette smoke toxicants as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO)iii.
  • The data also showed favourable differences between Vuse consumers and smokers across all biomarkers of potential harm measured, with three being statistically significant.
  • The research shows a clear difference between those using Vuse compared to smokers and reinforces the reduced risk potential and role of vapour in Tobacco Harm Reduction.

UK Brand Kingston E-liquids Partners with INNOKIN in Bid to Replace Disposable Vapes

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

SHENZHEN, China, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Disposable vapes have seen a meteoric rise over the past two years and in terms of tobacco harm reduction, they have been a major triumph. With millions of users worldwide, the low barrier to entry has made disposable vapes a convenient option for smokers looking for a less harmful alternative.

Key Points: 
  • However, the short life cycle of disposable vapes presents some real long-term concerns, namely their environmental impact, and high cost to consumers over time.
  • Now, UK e-liquid brand Kingston E-liquids has teamed up with veteran vape manufacturer INNOKIN to deliver a better solution – The Podbar Salts Endura S1 kit.
  • Before long, Kingston E-liquids secured distribution across the entirety of Yorkshire and then the UK with an expanding presence across Europe.
  • John and the Kingston team wanted to solve the key issues surrounding disposable vapes.

India Stamps Out Tobacco Imagery from Video Streaming Services, Furthers Commitment to Driving Down Tobacco Use

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has published new rules to regulate depictions of tobacco use in video streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Hot Star. 

Key Points: 
  • India has long been a global leader and innovator in protecting youth from tobacco use, particularly in curtailing imagery in movies that glamorizes tobacco use.
  • The new rules announced today extend these provisions to online streaming services, thus cutting off a key access point for Big Tobacco to young people.
  • With the growing popularity of streaming services, viewers around the world are increasingly exposed to content glorifying smoking and tobacco use.
  • This new measure will help curb marketing tactics employed by Big Tobacco that entice young people into harmful, lifelong addictions.

UK Brand Kingston E-liquids Partners with INNOKIN in Bid to Replace Disposable Vapes

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

SHENZHEN, China, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Disposable vapes have seen a meteoric rise over the past two years and in terms of tobacco harm reduction, they have been a major triumph. With millions of users worldwide, the low barrier to entry has made disposable vapes a convenient option for smokers looking for a less harmful alternative.

Key Points: 
  • However, the short life cycle of disposable vapes presents some real long-term concerns, namely their environmental impact, and high cost to consumers over time.
  • Now, UK e-liquid brand Kingston E-liquids has teamed up with veteran vape manufacturer INNOKIN to deliver a better solution – The Podbar Salts Endura S1 kit.
  • Before long, Kingston E-liquids secured distribution across the entirety of Yorkshire and then the UK with an expanding presence across Europe.
  • John and the Kingston team wanted to solve the key issues surrounding disposable vapes.

Blue Zones Project Petaluma Launches to Transform Community's Well-Being

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

PETALUMA, Calif., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy Petaluma District and Foundation (Healthy Petaluma) and the City of Petaluma announce the launch of a city-wide Blue Zones Project to help residents live better, longer lives.

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  • PETALUMA, Calif., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy Petaluma District and Foundation (Healthy Petaluma) and the City of Petaluma announce the launch of a city-wide Blue Zones Project to help residents live better, longer lives.
  • Healthy Petaluma funded the initial Blue Zones Activate assessment, engaging the participation and collaboration of the City of Petaluma and over 100 community partners.
  • "We are thrilled to join forces with Healthy Petaluma to launch Blue Zones Project Petaluma," said Mayor Kevin McDonnell.
  • "After learning about the Blue Zones model years ago and speaking with other communities that have engaged Blue Zones, we pursued efforts to engage their team here in Petaluma, starting with a highly successful Blue Zones Assessment last year.

Advances of Qilu Pharmaceutical's QL1706 in Clinical Research Presented at ASCO Annual Meeting

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

JINAN, China, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently announced the selected abstracts for the prestigious ASCO 2023 Annual Meeting.

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  • JINAN, China, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently announced the selected abstracts for the prestigious ASCO 2023 Annual Meeting.
  • Four clinical research abstracts on QL1706 (iparomlimab/tuvonralimab), an innovative bifunctional antibody for immunotherapy, were accepted in the Poster Session.
  • Two of the posters focus on the latest clinical research progress of Qilu Pharmaceutical's QL1706 in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) and advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
  • These findings support further investigation of QL1706 plus bevacizumab for first-line treatment of advanced HCC in a phase III clinical trial.

Centre for Excellence Hub to Help World's Most Tobacco-Dependent Farmers Transition to More Sustainable Livelihoods

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

The new physical hub will be a centre of excellence that will build upon this work with support from FSFW's affiliate, the Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI).

Key Points: 
  • The new physical hub will be a centre of excellence that will build upon this work with support from FSFW's affiliate, the Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI).
  • "World No Tobacco Day highlights the importance of helping farmers transition away from growing tobacco.
  • "Tobacco farmers and the land on which tobacco is grown are often overlooked in the conversation about ending smoking.
  • This includes increasing the scale in which smallholder farmers are taught about products, practices, and technologies that can improve their agricultural productivity and improve their livelihoods.

Centre for Excellence Hub to Help World's Most Tobacco-Dependent Farmers Transition to More Sustainable Livelihoods

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

The new physical hub will be a centre of excellence that will build upon this work with support from FSFW's affiliate, the Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI).

Key Points: 
  • The new physical hub will be a centre of excellence that will build upon this work with support from FSFW's affiliate, the Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI).
  • "World No Tobacco Day highlights the importance of helping farmers transition away from growing tobacco.
  • "Tobacco farmers and the land on which tobacco is grown are often overlooked in the conversation about ending smoking.
  • This includes increasing the scale in which smallholder farmers are taught about products, practices, and technologies that can improve their agricultural productivity and improve their livelihoods.