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Tobacco linked to 40 percent of US cancers
Tobacco use remains the most preventable cause of cancer, and 40 percent of diagnosed US cancer cases may have a link to its use, health authorities said Thursday.
Nov 10, 2016
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Graphic pictures on cigarette packs would significantly reduce smoking death rate, study finds
Using prominent, graphic pictures on cigarette packs warning against smoking could avert more than 652,000 deaths, up to 92,000 low birth weight infants, up to 145,000 preterm births, and about 1,000 cases of sudden infant ...
Nov 3, 2016
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3 in 4 teens think e-cigarettes safer than tobacco: survey
(HealthDay)—Close to three-quarters of American teenagers believe e-cigarettes are less harmful or addictive than real cigarettes, a new study finds.
Oct 25, 2016
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What proportion of cancer deaths are attributable to smoking around the US?
The proportion of cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking varied across the United States but was highest in the South, where nearly 40 percent of cancer deaths in men were estimated to be connected to smoking in ...
Oct 24, 2016
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New findings address state and community tobacco control policies and practices
A new series of research papers presents key findings of state and community tobacco control research to help guide state and community tobacco control policies and practices. The papers were produced by investigators in ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Investigation lifts lid on big tobacco's campaigning methods
New research by academics at the University of Bath reveals the scale of lobbying against the introduction of plain packaging of cigarettes by bodies with links to the tobacco industry, and shows how low levels of transparency ...
Oct 11, 2016
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NIST reference material helps assure accurate measurement of tobacco product constituents
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a reference material with certified amounts of nicotine and two carcinogens to help ensure accurate testing of commercial tobacco filler—the blended tobacco ...
Sep 12, 2016
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One in five Americans uses a tobacco product
(HealthDay)—Despite decades of declines in smoking rates in the United States, one in five Americans still smokes or uses hookahs, e-cigarettes or other tobacco products, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Jul 14, 2016
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Advice to WHO nations to consider mandatory low-nicotine cigarettes is premature, researcher says
A panel of tobacco researchers that guides 180 World Health Organization countries on developing constructive new regulations for tobacco products recently advised the group to consider a "global nicotine reduction strategy."
Jul 6, 2016
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Removal of point-of-sale tobacco displays working
A new study led by University of Otago researchers suggests that July 2012 legislation that removed all point-of-sale tobacco displays from shops selling cigarettes has helped reduce smoking among New Zealand school students ...
Jul 5, 2016
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