Health
NYC to raise cigarette prices to highest in the US
(HealthDay)—A proposal to boost the base price of a pack of cigarettes from $10.50 to $13.00 would make cigarettes in New York City the most expensive in the country.
Apr 22, 2017
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Health
Global gov'ts: Make tobacco firms liable for smoking harm
A global conference on tobacco control has pledged to hold the tobacco industry legally liable for health consequences of smoking and protect public health policies from the influence of tobacco companies.
Nov 13, 2016
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Health
Examining the effects of regulating tobacco sales
State actions to regulate retail sales of tobacco nearly doubled between 2012 and 2014, according to new research from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, but much of that activity involved e-cigarettes, ...
Oct 28, 2016
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Health
Most Americans don't want tobacco on drug store shelves
(HealthDay)—Two-thirds of American adults think tobacco products don't belong on pharmacy shelves, including half of those who are smokers, a new survey shows.
Sep 1, 2016
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Health
Banning tobacco sales near schools could reduce socioeconomic disparities, new study shows
Banning tobacco sales within 1,000 feet of schools could reduce socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in tobacco density across neighborhoods, according to a study being published today in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco ...
Aug 26, 2016
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Shops openly flouting tobacco sales ban near schools in China
Retailers are openly flouting the ban on tobacco sales near schools in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in South-Central China, reveals research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
Jul 25, 2016
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Cardiology
Greater alcohol use may reduce heart attacks, increase atrial fibrillation
In a study of Texas counties either permitting or prohibiting the sale of alcohol, researchers at UC San Francisco have found residents of permitting counties had fewer heart attacks, but increased atrial fibrillation (AF).
Jun 29, 2016
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Cardiology
Mixed news on drinking and heart health
(HealthDay)—Texans living in "dry" counties are more likely to suffer heart attacks and congestive heart failure than people living in nearby "wet" counties, where alcohol sales are legal, a new study reports.
Jun 15, 2016
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Health
Laws limiting alcohol sales may have measurable public health effects
Residents in Texas counties that permit the sale of alcohol have a higher incidence and prevalence of alcohol misuse, liver disease and some heart problems, but fewer heart attacks, compared to residents in counties with ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Addiction
EU drug agency: Ecstasy is making a comeback among the young
Ecstasy is becoming popular again in the European Union, with online sales and targeted marketing helping to drive the revival among a new generation of users, the EU drug agency said Tuesday.
May 31, 2016
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