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The Washington Post : Robert Redfield, a professor at the University of Maryland's School of Medicine, was named the new director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Quartz: Tobacco companies have increasingly been targeting the youth with over 625,000 Indian children aged between 10 and 14 years smoke cigarettes every day.

The National: The latest figures into smoking habits in the UAE offer the first indicator of the impact of government measures introduced in October to encourage more people to quit.

The National: Doctors have urged the government to look at bringing in 'minimum pricing' for tobacco to lift the prices of the cheapest cigarettes on the shelves.

India Times: More than 6.25 lakh children in India smoke cigarette every day, a sign of serious public health threat, a global study claimed.

Hindustan Times: According to the Global Tobacco Atlas study, tobacco consumption claims 17,887 lives in India every week, and the economic cost of smoking in India is Rs 1,818,691 million.

Times of India: More than 6.25 lakh children in India smoke cigarette every day, a sign of serious public health threat, a global study claimed.

Asian News International: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), during the End-TB Summit here, has relaunched 'Cough,' a national mass media campaign to warn citizens about the links between TB and tobacco use.