11:16 16.05.18 Men's health will be checked on World No Tobacco Day The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is "Tobacco and heart disease". The campaign aims to raise awareness of the link between tobacco and cardiovascular disease, the world's leading cause of death. According to the WHO, the tobacco epidemic kills more than 7 million people every year, about 900 000 of whom are non-smokers and die as a result of inhaling second-hand smoke. In Russia, about 300 thousand people die from smoking every year. At the same time, according to a survey of Russians conducted by GATS (WHO) in 2016, the share of Russians aged 15 and older who consume tobacco was 30.5%. Tobacco is one of the leading cau... [Read more]