Health
England slips further off-track for smokefree 2030 target
The UK government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smokefree by 2030, a new report published by Cancer Research UK reveals.
Dec 29, 2022
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News tagged with tobacco control policies
Addiction
New online reporting system tracks worldwide efforts to cut down on tobacco-related deaths and disease
A new online tool to track global progress on tobacco control taps into the management principle that "what gets measured gets done."
Dec 15, 2022
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Health
Banning fruity flavors did not deter vapers, finds study
On February 6, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of many flavored e-cigarettes, with some important exceptions. According to a survey conducted by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Smoking is to blame for most of England's socioeconomic disparity in cancer incidence
The majority of the socioeconomic disparity (or deprivation gap) in cancer incidence could have been prevented in England between 2013 and 2017 if nobody had smoked, according to a new study published September 21 in the ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Health
US seeks to drastically cut nicotine content in cigarettes
President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels—a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry.
Jun 21, 2022
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Health
Secret pacts between tobacco companies and retailers are a bad bargain for public health
Tobacco companies handsomely incentivize retailers around the world to follow harsh requirements related to selling and marketing tobacco products through contracts that fly under the radar of both consumers and policymakers.
Feb 23, 2022
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Health
Long-term data shows racial and ethnic disparities in effectiveness of anti-smoking measures
Tobacco control efforts have reduced cigarette smoking for many, but those efforts have disproportionately helped white smokers, while other racial and ethnic groups are still struggling, an Oregon State University researcher's ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Health
New research reveals key steps to fight flavored tobacco
Restrictions on flavored tobacco products are a great way to promote public health, and these restrictions work best if public health experts form partnerships with tobacco retailers, run intensive media campaigns, and advocate ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Health
New tool calculates lives saved, policy implications of tobacco control
New estimates from a web-based tool that tracks tobacco use created by the Yale School of Public Health show that the recent federal law raising the age of legal tobacco purchase to 21 could save over 100,000 lives over the ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Health
Still at war with the tobacco epidemic, Indonesia must control e-cigarettes too
Several countries are banning e-cigarettes due to revelations of health risks to both users and bystanders.
Oct 8, 2019
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