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Global pact adopted to curb illicit tobacco trade
More than 170 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called a "game-changing" global pact to combat the illegal tobacco trade.
Nov 12, 2012
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Campaign has smokers listening to smoking's victims
(HealthDay)—A frank and graphic nationwide media campaign to motivate smokers to quit seems to be working, say researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 8, 2012
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Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved
High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between 1989 and 2010. ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Addiction
Smokers take 2.7 extra sick days per year, research shows
(Medical Xpress)—Smokers are costing the UK economy £1.4 billion by taking an average of two or three days more sick leave per year than their non-smoking colleagues, a new study has revealed.
Nov 1, 2012
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Addiction
Industry now using smartphone apps, which kids can easily download, to promote tobacco
The tobacco industry is now using smarphone apps - a medium that has global reach, including to children - to promote its products, warn researchers in Tobacco Control.
Oct 22, 2012
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Health
Smoking in cars produces harmful pollutants at levels above WHO indoor air quality standards
Smoking during car journeys pumps harmful particulate matter into the indoor air space at levels that far exceed World Health Organization guidance—even when the windows are open or air conditioning is switched on—finds ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Health
Research undermines tobacco industry's claims that 'plain packaging' is unfair
(Medical Xpress)—Two research studies led by University of Otago researchers have challenged tobacco companies' claims about plain packaging.
Oct 10, 2012
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Addiction
Graphic, emotional anti-smoking ads increase attempts to quit
Graphic and/or emotional television anti-smoking ads get more smokers to try to quit than less intense ads, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Oct 9, 2012
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Health
Uptick in cinematic smoking: More onscreen tobacco use in movies aimed at young viewers
Top box office films last year showed more onscreen smoking than the prior year, reversing five years of steady progress in reducing tobacco imagery in movies, according to a new UCSF study.
Sep 27, 2012
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Addiction
Two-thirds of Indonesian men smoke, tops in world
(AP)—Indonesian men rank as the world's top smokers, with two out of three of them lighting up in a country where cigarettes cost pennies and tobacco advertising is everywhere.
Sep 11, 2012
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