1.0Blog - Tobacco Controlhttps://blogs.bmj.com/tcBMJhttps://blogs.bmj.com/tc/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Kqdn3G8Erb"><a href="https://blogs.bmj.com/tc/2011/11/15/november-16-world-copd-day/">November 16 – World COPD Day</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.bmj.com/tc/2011/11/15/november-16-world-copd-day/embed/#?secret=Kqdn3G8Erb" width="600" height="338" title="“November 16 – World COPD Day” — Blog - Tobacco Control" data-secret="Kqdn3G8Erb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.bmj.com/tc/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Policymakers to prevent Europe from suffocating Estimated by the World Health Organisation to rise to the third leading cause of death by 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is virtually unknown amongst not only the general public but also amongst many healthcare professionals in primary care. COPD cannot be cured,  which makes prevention, a timely [...]Read More...https://blogs.bmj.com/tc/files/2011/11/tobacco_large_Canada_lung_01_en_medium.jpg