Health
Study highlights impact of e-cigarette marketing on young people
Celebrity endorsements and social media are attracting young people to use e-cigarettes according to a new University of Stirling report.
Nov 27, 2013
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Health
Glitzy cigarette packs entice kids to start deadly addiction
A Cancer Research UK study reveals for the first time that glitzy and glamorous cigarette packaging makes children susceptible to smoking - tempting them in to a habit that kills half of all long term users. The research ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Addiction
Experts call for football alcohol advertising restrictions
Newcastle University academics have called for the Government to consider restricting alcohol marketing during televised football matches after studying a selection of games and finding they were 'bombarded' by refereneces ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Health
Mums and grans back plain, standardised packaging to protect children from tobacco marketing
While the UK government remains unsure about the effectiveness of removing glamorous packaging on cigarettes, eight in ten women have less doubt and agree that bright, colourful packaging tends to make products more attractive ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Health
Old tobacco playbook gets new use by e-cigarettes
Companies vying for a stake in the fast-growing electronic cigarette business are reviving the decades-old marketing tactics the tobacco industry used to hook generations of Americans on regular smokes.
Aug 3, 2013
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Health
Researchers state need for further research into electronic cigarettes
A new Cancer Research UK report highlights the unanswered questions surrounding the safety and effectiveness of electronic or e-cigarettes.
Jun 5, 2013
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Addiction
WHO urges global ban on all tobacco marketing
Governments worldwide must ban all forms of tobacco marketing, not just billboards and TV ads, as companies find new ways to tap the market, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
May 29, 2013
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Addiction
Tobacco companies keep people smoking despite UK cigarette tax increases
Raising tobacco prices is one of the most effective means of reducing tobacco use, particularly among price-sensitive smokers such as young people and people with low incomes. But when the UK government has been raising cigarette ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Health
Harmful effects of ultra-processed food and drink industries should be regulated
An international analysis of food, drink, and alcohol industry involvement in NCD policies shows that despite the common reliance on industry self-regulation and public-private partnerships to improve public health, there ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Health
EU crackdown on tobacco stops short of plain packets (Update)
With menthol cigarettes to be banned and cigarette packs sold with repulsive images of rotting lungs, the European Union released new anti-tobacco proposals Wednesday, the first in over a decade.
Dec 19, 2012
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