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[Palestine] New York breaks Islamic-linked cigarette smuggling ring: source

New York authorities on Thursday will announce the arrest of 16 people in a cigarette smuggling ring that included three men who had been under scrutiny because of suspected links to Islamic militant groups, a law enforcement official said. The announcem
Reuters
added May 16, 2013 14:39
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[New Jersey, New York] NJ Lawmakers Seek to Raise Smoking Age to 21

Two New Jersey lawmakers are pushing to make it illegal for anyone under 21 to purchase cigarettes, joining efforts in nearby New York City. State Sen. Richard Codey and Assemblyman Ruben Ramos were appearing at New York's City Hall Thursday with City Co
NBCNew York.com
added May 16, 2013 14:38
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[Indiana] Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire While Smoking Pipe

An 86-year-old man from northwestern Indiana died after setting himself on fire while smoking a pipe, police said. Lowell Fire Department assistant chief Charles Scott says James Johnson suffered extensive burns in the Monday afternoon accident at a hom
WBIW 1340 AM (Bedford, IN)
added May 16, 2013 14:38
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[South Carolina] Lawmakers mull tax on e-cigarettes

Lawmakers in the state House, though, want a piece of the action and are moving ahead with a bill that would levy a tax in addition to sales taxes on e-cigarettes for the first time. “It’s really going to mess up my business,” he said. “I have my life s
Columbia (SC) State
added May 16, 2013 14:37
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[UK] Ipswich: Volunteer calls for government to ban smoking on hospital sites

Recognising the hospital’s “hands are tied”, Dave Cooper said he would like to see legislation to enforce the message from the Department of Health that smoking kills. Mr Cooper said he regularly visits the hospital during the day and at night and frequ
Ipswich Star (uk)
added May 16, 2013 14:35
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FDA seeks firm to launch Native American anti-tobacco effort

The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products is seeking a firm to launch an anti-tobacco program targeting Native Americans. The selected firm will help the Center for Tobacco Products create a communications plan for working with Na
PR Week US
added May 16, 2013 14:27
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[Africa] Gambia Launches Comprehensive Tobacco Control Policy Formulation

the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Raid-The Gambia and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday launched a Comprehensive Tobacco Control formulation at the conference hall of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) in Bakau. The one day multi
All-Africa.com
added May 16, 2013 14:25
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[Virginia] FDA's top tobacco regulator pledges 'fair' enforcement of products

“You all make a lawful product,” Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, told those attending the Tobacco Merchants Association’s annual meeting in Williamsburg. “Our job is to regulate the manufacture, sale and marketing of the
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added May 16, 2013 14:24
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FDA tobacco chief says health community grappling with idea that some products are less risky

Changes in the marketplace have forced the public health community to wrestle with the idea that some tobacco products may pose less of a health risk than others, the new head of the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco control efforts told an industry
AP - Associated Press
added May 16, 2013 14:23
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Utah lawmakers look to regulate child access to e-cigarettes

Even though laws prohibit it, children and teens in Utah have access to and are using electronic cigarettes, and some state lawmakers intend to change that. As many as one in 20 students across Utah have admitted to trying what are casually called "e-cig
Deseret News
added May 16, 2013 14:19
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