Bacterial symbionts exhibiting co-evolutionary patterns with insect hosts play a vital role in the nutrient synthesis, metabolism, development, reproduction, and immunity of insects. The brown planthopper (BPH) has a strong ability to adapt to various environmental stresses and can develop resistance to broad-spectrum insecticides. We aimed to investigate whether gut symbionts of BPH play a major role in the detoxification of insecticides and host fitness in unfavorable environments.
BEIJING - Twenty years after adopting the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), China is still addicted to cigarettes.
According to local media in Brazil, the state of Paraíba announced last Friday (25th) that e-commerce platform Shopee will be fined for selling e-cigarettes in the state without disclosing the amount of the penalty.
Bangladesh is close to imposing a total ban on nicotine vapes, which have helped tens of millions of people around the world quit smoking. The planned ban reportedly also includes oral nicotine pouches, another important harm reduction alternative in South Asia.
Electronic cigarette use has surged internationally in recent years, with numerous countries noting an uptick in users. Despite this, the portrayal of e-cigarette usage in African news remains unclear.
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates has issued a call for greater consumer advocate participation in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) forthcoming Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of Parties (COP10) meeting in Panama. The WHO is pressing for a harsher approach to vaping and tobacco harm reduction.
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) announces the release of its Shadow Report on the (NON)-Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 1 (d) on Harm Reduction Strategies. The report is now available to policy makers, regulators in member states, and World Health Organization (WHO) FCTC officials.[1]
To continue the Copwatch guide to documents being provided to 'educate' national delegations at the COP10 conference in November, here is a look at FCTC/COP/10/9, published in July.
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