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Brazil Court rejects the collective application filed to the cigarette manufacturers.

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Brazil Court rejects the collective demand filed to manufacturers of cigarettes.

-after 16 years of litigation, the Court of Sao Paulo refused the demand for compensation from the Association of smoking, in line with recent decisions displayed in the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil

Sao Paulo, June 2011.- / PRNewswire /. 19 Sao Paulo Civil Court judge has refused the demand for
compensation filed by the Association for the Defence of the Health of Smokers (ADESF) in the case of the collective application filed against the manufacturers of cigarettes Souza Cruz (the Brazilian branch of British American Tobacco Group – BAT, Amex: BTI) (Bovespa: CRUZ3) and Philip Morris Brazil in which, according to the applicants, were assessed more than 30 billion Brazilian Reals (US $ 18,400 million). This is the first application filed in the country requesting damages attributed to smoking cigarettes. In the lawsuit, filed in 1995, the ADESF seeks compensation smoking all the”consumers” who alleged the representation, based on the argument that manufacturers advertising was deceptive and abusive.

At a point in the process, the Association managed to receive the favourable decision of one lower court which, in spite of this, had been listed as a resolution advanced the accused without having the opportunity to produce evidence that had been requested. In 2008, the Appeals Court of Sao Paulo (TJSP) recognized that the defence had been reduced and the decision had been reversed, stating the conviction without trial violates the constitutional right to a full self-defence.

The case went to the 19 Court Civil São Paulo, and under due process of law, be managed testing, including the evidence of experts requested by the Court of appeal. Due to the nature of the collective demand, carried out a review unprecedented by experts (analyzing the epidemiological aspects of all diseases associated with smoking cigarettes), as well as a comprehensive analysis by a Court of experts in advertising, under the explicit resolution of the Court of appeals of São PauloShe has covered the last 30 years of advertising for the two defendants in Brazil.

In summary, medical experts concluded that smoking is a multifactorial conduct and that “it is not possible to determine in advance if a smoker will develop some kind of disease or not, but that only it can be noted the existence of risk factors”. The expert in advertising, among other things, confirmed “the use of tobacco in all forms data from an old, oldest era than advertising”, and “advertising is not the only determining factor in the choice of a person to smoke or not to do so”.

Following statements by the parties and the express request of the expert reports, the judge denied demand compensation on the basis of the proof of that “cigarette smoking is simply a factor of risk (probability) of various diseases and not necessary cause” and on the fact that “the lack of warnings about the harmful effects of smoking cigarettes in packages and advertising””, something that is not a legal requirement to show these warnings, does not create a liability for the accused.

Citing an extensive jurisprudence, including the of the Tribunal Superior de Justice (STJ), the lower court emphasized that “was a well-known fact for decades that smoking is prejudicial to the health of smokers” and that “despite the fact that cigarette smoking causes damage to health, did not exist a prohibition against the manufacture and sale.” “On the other hand, trade in cigarettes was a legal and permissible activity within their legal application.” In addition, the resolution recognized expressly the legality of the advertising of the manufacturer, and the fact that “cigarettes are not a defective product and an inherently dangerous product”.

All claims in Group and individual of this type have been judged in final form by the Brazil courts have ended without the alleged responsibility of the manufacturers. From the legal perspective of Brazil, the object of this collective demand is identical to hundreds of individual claims that have already rejected definitively by more than 15 courts of the State and the Superior Court of justice. All final decisions carried out by the Brazilian courts have refused demands for compensation for smokers, quitters, or members of his family, reaching more than 355 closed cases of 620 cases that have been lodged in Brazil since 1995.

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Non communicable diseases: the most urgent and immediate priority is the sanction of the National Tobacco Control Act.

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Non-communicable diseases: the most urgent and immediate priority is the sanction of the law national Control of the tobacco.

31 May – world no tobacco day

-The Argentina Federation of Cardiology wants to reaffirm the importance of this day, to the alarming and growing statistics in our country which relate to a significant increase in the sale of cigarettes and whose causes are tobacco-related deaths. The FAC, through its foundation adheres to the request to punish the National Tobacco Control Law

Argentina, 2011-June world day without tobacco, social organizations requested the Chamber of deputies to move forward in the treatment of the National Tobacco Control Act, effective tool to combat the epidemic of tobacco, the main risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases. With average punishment of Senators and opinion of three committees of members, the project hopes to treatment in the Committee on Budgets. Completed this step, law should be dealt with in the enclosure to help ensure equitable conditions of health for all and all Argentines.

In a new article published in the medical journal The Lancet, “ priority actions for the crisis of non-communicable diseases ”, international organizations gathered in the Alliance against noncommunicable diseases (NCD Alliance) were identified to the tobacco control as a priority intervention more urgent and immediate in the fight against noncommunicable diseases. They stated that tobacco is the only common to all chronic disease risk factor and its control is far easier and faster can reverse the trend of increasing mortality.

“ The world no tobacco day returns to find our country without a national tobacco control Act. You can not continue waiting. “Every day that expands its adoption 110 people die of tobacco-related diseases,” lamented Veronica Schoj, national coordinator of ally. He added that “this Act is necessary and urgent because it protects the health of the entire population of the devastating consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to second-hand smoke.” The National Tobacco Control Law expected to be treated in members is an example of a law that raises economic and highly effective measures to save lives and contribute to a country more just and more equitable ”.

For specialists and organizations of health around the world, the growing global crisis of non-communicable diseases is an obstacle to the realization of the Millennium goals taking into account that the cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and respiratory diseases, deepen poverty, impede equity in health and threaten the economic stability and human security.

From all points of the country, more than 100 organizations that make up ally, asked urgently to the Committee on Budgets that treated the project promptly and without delay so that you can discuss on the premises and thus settle this historical debt of the Argentine State with a priority of Health publishes.

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A study carried out in premises of hotel Zaragoza confirms the multiple benefits of the present antitobacco law.

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A study carried out in premises of hotel Zaragoza confirms the multiple benefits of the present law anti-tobacco.

the results of the study confirm that the functional separation in the entertainment venues were not adequate to protect against environmental tobacco smoke.

– the concentration of respirable fine particles (PM 2.5) recorded at the entertainment venues where allowed smoking was in air quality levels, established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), classified as dangerous for the health of exposed persons

-71 per cent of smokers supported the financing of drugs would facilitate the overcoming addiction generated by the cigarette

Spain, 2011-may study “ level measurement of respirable fine particles (PM 2.5) as a marker for the environmental smoke in premises of hotel Zaragoza ” published this year in the journal archives of Bronconeumología, official organ of the Spanish society for Pneumology and thoracic surgery (SEPAR)Spanish has been confirmed for health benefits since the enactment of the new law smoking.

The results confirm the importance of the Elimination of the tobacco smoke in indoor public remarking that measures used previously were insufficient to improve the quality of the air. “ In connection with the separation of smoking areas, we note that in the case of the so-called functional separation, the area of non smoker has a concentration of particles similar to smokers of those premises which have physical separation, with a figures that place these spaces as little air quality healthy (entre66 _g/m3 and 150 _g/m3) según the classification of the EPA ” – explains the DRA. Isabel Nerín, neumóloga and first signer of this scientific article. “ These findings demonstrate the ineffectiveness of the so-called functional separation to reduce pollution by tobacco smoke in public places, and as a result, the effectiveness in terms of health, of the prohibition of the smoke in these premises ”, says Dr. Juan Ruiz Manzano, President of the Spanish society for Pneumology and thoracic surgery (SEPAR), “ with which there are multiple benefits in terms of public health that provides the antitobacco law released this year ”.

“ This study shows that the concentration of respirable fine particulates in the entertainment venues where smoking is permitted is greater than the outside and nearly 8 times higher in relation to the premises of non-smokers ”-explains the DRA. Nerín Isabel of the tobacco unit of the University of Zaragoza and member of the SEPAR. The study includes night entertainment venues that are showing greater pollution by particles with a concentration average ten times greater than that which exists in the street (481,42 μg/m3 to 47,40 μg/m3).

The study provides results from the analyses and observations made by signage on the permissiveness of smoking; the physical or functional division between areas of smokers and nonsmokers, the percentage of people who smoke respect the presence of ashtrays, cigarette butts or people smoking in areas and premises to the total of non-smokers.

The current measures against tobacco work, benefiting people’s health and allow delayed age of onset to the habit. The current challenge is focused on medical treatments to help stop this addiction. According to the results of a survey conducted by the Spanish society of Medicine of family and community (semFYC) in all Spain primary care centers, 71 per cent of smokers believes that if financed drugs to overcome addiction would be mores easy to try it with success. The survey of more than 4,000 citizens smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers reveals the current environment created from the start up of antitobacco law favors even more proactively abandonment of tobacco

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COCEMFE supports the compatibility of the aid on gender violence and disability pension.

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COCEMFE supports the compatibility of aid for gender violence and the pension for disability.

– on Thursday entered into force the compatibility of economic aid that perceive people who have been victims of domestic violence with the invalidity pension

-Is a strong support to women with disabilities already alone live a situation of multiple discrimination by the simple fact of having a disability and of being a woman

-more than 80% of women with disabilities have suffered some type of violence

Madrid, 2011-may the Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and OrgáNica (COCEMFE) congratulates the Council of Ministers amending the Royal Decree that regulates the financial aid of the law on measures of Integral Protection against gender violence.

past Thursday 12 came into force this amendment which declares compatible economic aid that perceive people who have been victims of gender-based violence pension disability and retirement Social security not contributory modality.

To the President of COCEMFE, Mario García, “ represents strong support to women with disabilities already alone live a situation of multiple discrimination by the simple fact of having a disability and of being a woman. Many of these people have suffered some type of violence, more than 80% of women with disabilities, have a risk of sexual violence four times higher than the rest of women ”.

“ The compatibility of the disability pension with aid for gender-based violence will result in an improvement in their purchasing power which will provide them at the same time more independence and greater degree of personal autonomy for many women ”, says García.

This measure implies support for many of the women who are subjected to the line of work that COCEMFE being developed to promote equal opportunities of women with disabilities incorporating the perspective of gender and disability transversely in each of our actions, and working directly with women who suffer from this kind of violence through the collaboration of COCEMFE and “ la Caixa ”, in the in the framework of the programme “ violence, tolerance 0 ”.

The Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) is a non-governmental non-profit that was founded in 1980. Its aim is to unite, strengthen and form coordinate efforts and activities of entities that work in favour of persons with disabilities physical and organic to defend their rights and improve their quality of life. The entity brings together more than 1,600 organizations divided into regional confederations, State institutions and provincial federations which in turn, grouped to different local associations.

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The Congress of Andrology is studying how to combat the dangerous counterfeit medicines.

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The Congress of Andrology studied how to combat dangerous counterfeit medications.

-organised crime is changing the business of narcotics by counterfeit medicines

Palma de Mallorca, 2011-April The danger of the abundance of counterfeit drugs are available from other sites on the Internet will be one of the topics to be discussed during the fifteenth National Congress of AFESA, “ Spanish Association of Andrology, Sexual Medicine and reproductive ” to be held this weekend in Palma de Mallorca.

“ The problem is spreading globally, ” confirms Serafín Castro, Chief Commissioner of the police Judicial unit crime specialized and violent (UDEV) in Madrid. “ it has become a large dimension for the organized crime business and we have dealers of narcotics that have become the business of counterfeit medicines. Global networks are those who run this market. During the operation “Pangaea ”, macrooperación, co-ordinated by Interpol in which interventions were made by 47 countries, they detained 60 people, including 2 in Spain. ”

DRA.” Anna Puigvert, President of AFESA meanwhile confirmed that counterfeiting “ behave a serious social health problem that these drugs do not have the appropriate active principle either is replaced with substances hazardous to the health ”.

This weekend will take place the fifteenth National Congress of AFESA in the Mallorcan capital to present scientific and medical advances related to the sexual medicine; reproduction and other aspects of Andrology.

Proper names

DRA. Anna Puigvert, President of AFESA. Andróloga. Director of the Iandroms Institute of Andrology and Sexual Medicine of Barcelona.

Dr. Mariano Rosselló, President of the Organizing Committee. Andrologist… Founder and Director of the Centre for Urology, Andrology and Sexual health of Balearic Islands, located in the Clínica Rotger, and Madrid.

Dr.Ignacio Moncada, President of the Scientific Committee. Andrologist. Head of the service of Urology of the Hospital La Zarzuela, Madrid.

Dr.Rafael Prieto, Vice Secretary General of the Association Spanish of Andrology. Andrologist, responsible for the unit of Andrology, reproductive and Sexual Medicine and functional unit of Urology at the Hospital Regional Universitario Queen Sofia of Córdoba.

AFESA (Spanish Association of Andrology, reproductive and Sexual Medicine):

Their main missions are:

-promoting the study, exploration, research and analysis of any aspect that makes reference to sexual function and reproductive male.

-Develop the knowledge and dissemination of the Andrology.

Andrology

The Andrology is the medical area devoted to sexual and reproductive medicine. It is any aspect of sexual function in both members of the couple; human reproduction and male contraception.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips