Online alcohol threat to Britain's youth revealed
(Medical Xpress) -- A new report published last week, by independent auditors of underage sales Serve Legal and Plymouth University, warns that online alcohol sales and purchasing by friends and family are creating a significant ...
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Jun 18, 2012 |
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Report: State tobacco prevention funding lacking
(AP) -- States have spent only about 3 percent of the billions they've received in tobacco taxes and legal settlements over the last decade to fund tobacco prevention programs, making it harder to reduce the death and disease ...
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May 24, 2012 |
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A smoke-free country? New Zealand taxes aim for it
(AP) -- There are smoke-free bars, smoke-free parks, even smoke-free college campuses. But a smoke-free country?
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May 24, 2012 |
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Docs slower to drop 'black box' drugs, adopt new therapies, when access to drug reps is restricted
After years of reducing their contact with pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians now risk an unintended consequence: Doctors who rarely meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives — or who do not meet with ...
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May 23, 2012 |
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Painkiller sales soar around US, fuel addiction
(AP) -- Sales of the nation's two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients' ...
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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States' efforts to boost cigarette taxes slows: CDC
(HealthDay) -- Although eight states boosted their sales taxes on cigarettes over the past two years, that's a decline in the number of such increases by states compared to 2009, a new report from the U.S. ...
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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WHO urges China to bolster tobacco controls
(AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization urged China on Tuesday to bolster controls on tobacco in a country where half of adult males smoke.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Fake drug sales are increasing on the Internet and turning up in legitimate supply chains
Criminal gangs are increasingly using the internet to market life-threatening counterfeit medicines and some have even turned up in legitimate outlets such as pharmacies, according to a review led by Dr Graham Jackson, editor ...
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Feb 22, 2012 |
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Smokeless tobacco sold illegally online, UK researchers find
Researchers from the University of Bath Tobacco Control Research Group have found that the tobacco product snus can still be purchased on the internet in the EU despite sales being illegal.
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Jan 25, 2012 |
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Pfizer's blockbuster drug Lipitor goes generic
Pfizer's patent on the best-selling drug of all-time, the cholesterol-lowering medication Lipitor, expired on Wednesday, opening the path to generic competitors for America's most popular medication.
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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British drugs firm GSK settles US drug disputes for $3.0 bln
GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it had agreed to pay $3.0 billion (2.2 billion euros) to settle long-running disputes with the US government over how the British pharmaceuticals group marketed and developed drugs.
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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WHO chief accuses 'big tobacco' of dirty tricks
The World Health Organization's chief on Monday urged governments to unite against "big tobacco", as she accused the industry of dirty tricks, bullying and immorality in its quest to keep people smoking.
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Oct 10, 2011 |
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UN leader accuses big business of health cover-up
UN leader Ban Ki-moon Monday accused big business of putting public health at risk "to protect their own profits" as he launched a summit on everyday diseases killing tens of millions each year.
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Sep 19, 2011 |
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Expert tracks illegal online pharmacies
A growing number of illegal online pharmacies are flooding the web trying to sell dangerous unauthorized prescriptions, according to a new report from cybersecurity experts at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Aug 11, 2011 |
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