NYC cigarette plan gets praise, criticism (Update)
(AP)—Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it ...
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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States vary in implementation of smoking reduction policies
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of smoking and the implementation of combined interventions to reduce smoking vary between states, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Jan 29, 2013 |
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Smoking still takes a heavy toll in US, CDC finds
(HealthDay)—Even though proven anti-smoking strategies exist, more than 440,000 Americans still die each year from cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, federal health officials said Friday.
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Jan 25, 2013 |
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Indonesia to add photo warnings to cigarette packs (Update)
(AP)—Indonesia has issued regulations that will require cigarette packets to bear graphic photographic warnings, a long-delayed measure in a country with one of the highest rates of smoking in the world.
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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'Hiding' cigarettes in stores might keep kids from smoking: study
(HealthDay)—U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests.
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Dec 03, 2012 |
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Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied
(AP)—A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 ...
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Nov 27, 2012 |
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Norway court upholds ban on tobacco store displays
(AP)—A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company.
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Sep 14, 2012 |
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Two-thirds of Indonesian men smoke, tops in world
(AP)—Indonesian men rank as the world's top smokers, with two out of three of them lighting up in a country where cigarettes cost pennies and tobacco advertising is everywhere.
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Plain packaging reduces the appeal of smoking: study
While Australia has recently passed legislation to ban logos from cigarette packages and to make plain packaging mandatory, other countries are still considering whether or not to take similar measures. New research published ...
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Sep 03, 2012 |
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Tobacco ad blitz as New Zealand plans branding ban
British American Tobacco (BAT) launched an advertising campaign in New Zealand Wednesday opposing plans to introduce plain packaging, in a move the government immediately dismissed as a waste of money.
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Aug 22, 2012 |
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Global smoking prevalence set to fall only marginally by 2030 without concerted action
The global prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults is set to fall by just 1.7 percentage points by 2030 if governments do not do more to intervene, finds research published online in Tobacco Control.
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Apr 25, 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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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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Tobacco firms sue US over graphic cigarette labels
Four tobacco companies filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday over what they say are unconstitutional requirements for warning labels on US cigarette packaging.
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Aug 17, 2011 |
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Colombia bans sales of loose cigarettes, tobacco adverts
A ban on sales of loose cigarettes and tobacco advertising went into effect Thursday in Colombia, the health ministry said.
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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