A new commentary from Patrick McNamara and Stuart Levy cautions that the Food and Drug Administration's ban on triclosan and 18 other biocidal chemicals that promote antibiotic resistance is only a starting point. Triclosan's ...
Dec 6, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Smoking bans may help reduce smoking among young American men, a new study finds.
Sep 30, 2016
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Previous studies of tobacco policies aimed at reducing hospitalizations may have overestimated the benefits of bans on public smoking and underestimated the benefits of cigarette taxes, according to new research by experts ...
Sep 20, 2016
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A Dutch court Wednesday threw out a case brought by anti-cigarette campaigners seeking to force the government to close down public spaces reserved for smokers in some cafes and bars.
Sep 14, 2016
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The nation seems to be kicking its smoking habit faster than ever before.
May 24, 2016
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India's capital has banned chewing tobacco in an effort to lower the high incidence of mouth and throat cancers.
Apr 18, 2016
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Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually poses health risks to patients and health professionals.
Mar 21, 2016
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Singapore's parliament on Monday voted to ban the display of cigarettes in a bid to further curb the habit in a nation which already has one of the world's lowest smoking rates.
Mar 14, 2016
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New research suggests smoking bans across the UK have reduced the uptake of smoking by teenagers by roughly a fifth.
Feb 25, 2016
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A ban on federal funding of research into gun violence initiated by Congress in 1997 must be overturned to improve understanding of gun use and how best to control it, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Feb 10, 2016
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