31 May its global day for tobacco control cited by WHO Every year, tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure kills more than 7 million people. Around 3 million of these deaths are from heart attacks and stroke. 

On World No Tobacco Day 31 May 2018, WHO has joined with the World Heart Federation to highlight the strong link between tobacco and cardiovascular disease. Most people know that using tobacco causes cancer and lung disease but are unaware that tobacco is also a major cause of heart disease and stroke

It's never too late to quit smoking. Within 20 minutes, your heart rate and blood pressure drop. After 1 year of quitting smoking, your risk of coronary heart disease is about half that of a smoker's. After 15 years, the risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's.

Among the activities of our Center ... for the cultural season in its 21st and last 21 years. Eman Shaker Awad Lecture on "(Climate change: the master of global environmental issues)" on Tuesday, 26/6/2018 on the blue hall where the lecture summarized the following:

 Climate changes may occur due to the dynamic processes of the Earth, or by external forces such as changes in the intensity of solar radiation, and more recently because of human activities. Industrial progress in the 20th century led to the accumulation of greenhouse gases (CH4, NOX, CO, CO2, CFCs) in the atmosphere, causing Green House Effect and Global Warming. The best logical solution to address climate change is to significantly halt emissions, to plant forests and to change agricultural practices, to be guided by the exploitation of traditional energy sources, reducing consumption, turning off the lights at the time of departure, recycling, walking and changing behavior.