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| BAT Admits Breach Of Its Marketing Code |
Following the release of ASH's report - "You've got to be kidding" [1] - into the way BAT markets its cigarettes to young people around the world, the company has acknowledged in a letter to ASH that it has started an investigation into the marketing br |
05/23/07 |
| Indiana Gov. Daniels Signs Law To Increase Cigarette Tax To Fund Health Care Program |
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) on Thursday signed into law a bill that will increase the state's cigarette tax by 44 cents per pack to fund a health insurance program for low-income residents, the AP/Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The tax, which w |
05/23/07 |
| Lung Cancer Alliance Says Stop Splitting Hairs: Give Movies With Smoking Scenes An R Rating |
Today, Lung Cancer
Alliance (LCA) President Laurie Fenton Ambrose called this week's decision
by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to "consider" smoking
as a factor when rating movies, "not good enough."
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05/23/07 |
| Low tar "lite" cigarettes impair blood flow through the heart as severely as regular cigarettes |
Low tar "lite" cigarettes impair blood flow through the heart as severely as regular cigarettes, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the journal Heart.
The findings are based on 62 people in their mid 20s, with no evidence of cor |
05/23/07 |
| Ad Campaign Launched With 50 Days To Go Until England Goes Smokefree |
A smoky atmosphere is the single biggest reason for avoiding a pub or
bar, according to a survey published by the Department of Health
today, which also showed a high level of support for smokefree
legislation. |
05/14/07 |
| Smokers May Be Helped To Quit By Spiritual Beliefs, Practices |
Unlike many traditional alcohol and drug dependence treatment programs, mainstream smoking cessation programs generally exclude spiritual practice and beliefs from the treatment process. But a study by Oregon Health & Science University Smoking Cessation |
05/14/07 |
| Cigarette Marketing Practices In Retail Stores Associated With Teen Smoking Habits |
Tobacco display advertising in retail stores appears to be associated with teens experimenting with cigarette smoking, while promotional giveaways and price breaks may be associated with the transition to regular smoking among youth, according to a repor |
05/14/07 |
| Youth Exposed To Billions Of Smoking Images By US Movies |
Two new studies by Dartmouth Medical School pediatrician researchers underscore the significant impact that movies have in influencing teens to smoke. The studies show that movies deliver billions of smoking impressions to American teens; and that even t |
05/14/07 |
| Swedish Snus Much Safer Than Smoking But Linked To Pancreatic Cancer |
Swedish "snus" - an oral, smoke free tobacco - has proven much less harmful to health than conventional smoking tobacco. Snus causes no increased risk for lung or mouth cancer for never-smokers and could produce a net health benefit to the population if |
05/14/07 |
| Blair: Tobacco Campaigners Bids A Fond Farewell |
Action on Smoking and Health marked Prime Minister Tony Blair's departure with a salute to his contribution to public health today. In recent days Blair himself has acknowledged that he had to be persuaded to support the policy of smokefree public places |
05/14/07 |
| New Lung Cancer Models Predict Risk With Modest Accuracy |
Researchers have developed three lung cancer risk prediction models for current, former, and never smokers.
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05/14/07 |
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