2005-Q3 (July–Sept)

Costa bans smoking

30 Sep 2005 | Major coffee purveyor Costa coffee has recently banned smoking in all of its 370 UK outlets

Malta’s expanding waist-line

29 Sep 2005 | New research conducted by the World Health Organisation finds that 75% of Maltese women over the age of 30 are overweight

Brazil’s anti-smoking crusade

28 Sep 2005 | Brazil urges legislation to approve FCTC

Branded by design

25 Sep 2005 | Philip Morris tests the boundaries of ‘experiential’ marketing

Fast-food industry hungers for youth

25 Sep 2005 | McDonald’s pays to create ‘cool factor’ with young

Reduced salt in UK foods

23 Sep 2005 | Pressure leads to reduction in salt in processed foods in UK.

Smoking bans: New Jersey dormitories

23 Sep 2005 | New Jersey bans smoking in university dormitories.

Hopes go up in smoke

16 Sep 2005 | Researchers link popularity and smoking at schools in California

The biggest killer in the biggest population

15 Sep 2005 | A study in the New England Journal of Medicine has determined that cancer and vascular disease are now the leading causes of death in China.

Fruit in schools

14 Sep 2005 | New UK scheme to promote fruit and veg shows signs of success.

Hurricane devastates years of research

14 Sep 2005 | Hurricane Katrina destroys heart study research

‘Sin City’ smoke-out

14 Sep 2005 | Smokers in Japan offered the chance to smoke through 'Sin City'

Television’s link to obesity

11 Sep 2005 | New Zealand research demonstrates links between television and obesity.

Fat wars

10 Sep 2005 | Efforts to reduce the level of trans fats in New York restaurants

Second-hand smoke in China

10 Sep 2005 | University of California find passive smoking kills as many women in China as smoking itself.

India bans on-screen smoking

09 Sep 2005 | Indian minister for health announces a prohibition of smoking on screen

YMCA targets obesity

08 Sep 2005 | YMCA launches project for healthier communities in the United States

French ban on vending machines

07 Sep 2005 | French ban on vending machines in schools comes into force

Australia’s rising obesity rates

07 Sep 2005 | Medicare rebate is being introduced in Australia to treat victims of chronic disease

Texts get through to young quitters

31 Aug 2005 | Mobile phones as life-saving devices