News tagged with tobacco control
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Study suggests link between smoking, increased risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Smoking appears to be associated with an increased risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma skin cancer, according to a report of a meta-analysis and review of available medical literature published Online First by Archives of ...
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Jun 18, 2012 |
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Many lacked preventive care before health reform law: U.S. report
(HealthDay) -- Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, only about half of U.S. adults received preventive health services such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, government researchers ...
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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Researchers launch website that monitors the tobacco industry
(Medical Xpress) -- A ground-breaking new online resource, called TobaccoTactics.org, has been launched by researchers at the University Tobacco Control Research Group. ...
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Jun 08, 2012 |
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Smokescreen lifted on tobacco industry tactics
(Medical Xpress) -- A new report published today (Thursday) reveals how tobacco companies worked to prevent the strengthening of European tobacco legislation such as improvements to tobacco labelling and ...
Addiction
Jun 07, 2012 |
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Higher taxes, smoke-free policies are reducing smoking in moms-to-be
It's estimated that almost 23% of women enter pregnancy as smokers and more than half continue to smoke during pregnancy, leading to excess healthcare costs at delivery and beyond. In one of the first studies to assess smoking ...
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Jun 05, 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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Secondhand smoke continues to vex children with asthma
Despite longstanding recommendations for children with asthma to avoid tobacco smoke, many youths are still exposed to secondhand smoke and their health suffers because of it, according to a study to be presented Tuesday, ...
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May 01, 2012 |
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Cigarette pack health warnings can help ex-smokers stave off urge to resume smoking
Health warnings on cigarette packs can help ex-smokers stave off the urge to start smoking again, indicates research published online in Tobacco Control.
Addiction
Apr 25, 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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New Zealand plans cigarette pack branding ban
New Zealand announced plans Thursday to force cigarette firms to sell their products in plain packaging, following world-first laws passed in Australia.
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Apr 19, 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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Free nicotine patches and counseling offered by national smoking helpline don't help quitters
A major research trial to test the effectiveness of offering smokers free nicotine patches and proactive telephone counselling through the English national quitline has shown this extra support makes no difference to success ...
Addiction
Mar 22, 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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Cigarette firms slowing anti-tobacco fight: report
Alleged "interference" by cigarette firms in public health policies is slowing down a UN-backed global campaign against tobacco use and its related health risks, a report said Tuesday.
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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Appeals court backs FDA move for graphic images on cigarette packs
(HealthDay) -- In the latest salvo in the battle over U.S. government plans to put graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs, a federal appeals court has upheld the proposed changes.
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Mar 19, 2012 |
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