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Swiss eye tobacco advertising clampdown
The Swiss will vote Sunday on whether to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of the health-hazardous products.
Feb 9, 2022
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Global cardiovascular organizations release joint opinion on achieving the 'tobacco endgame'
Tobacco use continues to be a primary contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12% of deaths worldwide among people aged 30 and over. Four leading cardiovascular organizations—American Heart Association, ...
May 26, 2021
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Uncontrolled online marketing of e-cigarettes putting youth at risk, study finds
Only 10 percent of New Zealand websites selling vaping products require proof of age before purchase, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
Nov 29, 2019
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Tobacco giants still marketing cigarettes despite plain packaging legislation
Fresh evidence has revealed that major tobacco companies in the UK have made attempts to continue to market their products despite the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes nearly three years ago.
Sep 24, 2019
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Fewer than half of US adults exposed to court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements
The tobacco industry's court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements reached just 40.6% of U.S. adults and 50.5% of current smokers in 2018, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Exposure ...
Jul 12, 2019
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Can vapes save the world from smoking?
Karl Erik Lund first puffed on a cigarette at a party not long after smoking rates peaked in Norway. In the mid 1970s, almost half of adults in the country smoked. Lund, who is now 60, was young and would never take to smoking ...
Jul 2, 2019
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How to make anti-smoking campaigns more persuasive
The damaging effects of smoking on our health are well known, and governments are curbing tobacco advertising to reduce the number of smokers. But, in Indonesia, the number of teens and adults who smoke continue to grow at ...
May 31, 2019
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Juul's 'switch' campaign for smokers draws new scrutiny
The young models and the candy-colored graphics that helped propel Juul to the top of the e-cigarette market are gone. In their place are people like Carolyn, a 54-year-old former smoker featured in new TV commercials touting ...
May 9, 2019
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Study finds differences in storefront tobacco advertising by product type
In response to U.S. restrictions on where tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products, the industry now dedicates nearly all of its $9 billion advertising budget to activities occurring in retail settings. A ...
Apr 24, 2019
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WHO urges enforcement of tobacco ad bans at sporting events
The World Health Organization called Thursday for better enforcement of bans on tobacco advertising at sporting events, after tobacco companies discretely reentered sponsorship deals with Formula 1 teams.
Mar 14, 2019
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