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Japan taking steps to discourage smoking nationwide

“We have freshly launched this fiscal year the second Health Japan 21 project. It’s to stop those underage from smoking and to host the committee of experts on tobacco and health upgrading to undertake various measures to deal with cigarette smoking,” sa
Japan Daily Press (jp)
added Jun 3, 2013 13:12
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Russians will be pressed to quit smoking

Russia & India Report (ru)
added Jun 3, 2013 13:06
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THE 2013 APPELLATE HOT LIST

We've identified 20 firms doing killer appellate work before the Supreme Court, federal circuit courts of appeal and state courts of last resort ... ARNOLD & PORTER . COVINGTON & BURLING / JONES DAY / KIRKLAND & ELLIS
Law.com
added Jun 3, 2013 13:01
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[UK] Michael Douglas, cancer and the growing popularity of oral sex

While head and neck cancers have been declining since the 1970s along with smoking rates, scientists have noticed an increase in a particular type of oral cancer. Known as “oral squamous cell carcinoma”, it is linked to the same strains of HPV known to ca
The Guardian (uk)
added Jun 3, 2013 12:19
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Michael Douglas: Oral sex gave me cancer

"Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus," he told the British newspaper in an interview published yesterday.
New York Post
added Jun 3, 2013 12:06
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New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89, last remaining World War II veteran in Senate

next time a flight attendant reminds you there’s no smoking on the plane or you witness a teenager getting carded at a liquor store, think of Frank ... when tobacco-state lawmakers asked what would become of tobacco farmers, Lautenberg scoffed, “Grow soy
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 3, 2013 11:54
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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

• Smoking on Airplanes: In his first term, in 1987, Senator Lautenberg wrote the groundbreaking law banning smoking on airline flights lasting two hours or less ... • Smoking in Federal Facilities: Senator Lautenberg wrote the 1994 law ... FDA-Tobacco
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
added Jun 3, 2013 11:48
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Remembering Frank Lautenberg's Progressive Legacy

helped write the law banning smoking on airplanes, which helped start the movement towards smoke-free public spaces. … Wrote the law banning smoking in all federally funded places that serve children. ... author of legislation to ban smoking in federal b
Think Progress (blog)
added Jun 3, 2013 11:27
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[Asia, Malaysia] New measures to be introduced to tighten tobacco control

A slew of reforms will be introduced to tighten tobacco control, including banning direct and indirect promotion of tobacco products and reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes by 2015. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the graphic h
The Star (my)
added Jun 2, 2013 19:38
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[UK-Wales] Alexandra Hotel, Llandudno fire: Owner urges smoking law

An owner wants a law banning smoking in hotel rooms after his establishment was badly damaged in a fire. John Humberstone said he was certain that a guest smoking in a room was the cause of the blaze in the Alexandra Hotel in Llandudno, Conwy, a week ag
BBC Online
added Jun 6, 2013 10:51
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