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[Australia] Smoking children need to be part of the federal government's anti-smoking campaign
CHILDREN as young as 12 are lighting up cigarettes and should be included in the federal government's anti-smoking campaign, a leading charity says. Life Education - the largest non-government provider of drug and health education in schools - has criti
Jun 1, 2013
Brisbane (QLD) Courier-Mail (au)
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Jun 4, 2013 02:02
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[Europe] Smoking leads to five-fold increase in heart disease and stroke in under-50s
Smoking increases the risk of heart disease and stroke by five-fold in people under the age of 50 and doubles risk in the over-60s. The protection of children and adolescents from taking up smoking is essential to the future health of Europeans and strong
May 31, 2013
European Society of Cardiology
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Jun 4, 2013 02:02
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Tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarettes: setting a unified research agenda
There is a new sense of uncertainty in tobacco control. THR has been presenting alternate perspectives for some years in an appropriately cautious fashion, but the sudden arrival on the scene of heavily marketed e-cigarettes and other NCPs has greatly en
May 29, 2013
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
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Jun 4, 2013 00:15
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[Europe] Tobacco industry-commissioned report: large decline in EU consumption, almost no change in illegal trade
Philip Morris’s press release is a misrepresentation of the findings of the KPMG report. In reality, the report revealed that tobacco tax hikes in the EU countries effectively reduced tobacco consumption and had no consistent impact on increasing the ill
Jun 4, 2013
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
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Jun 4, 2013 00:09
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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee
Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Jun 3, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Jun 4, 2013 00:06
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Study: Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes
By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Jun 3, 2013
Ohio State University
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Jun 4, 2013 00:05
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Companies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes
By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Jun 3, 2013
ScienceDaily
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Jun 4, 2013 00:03
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[Canada] Culture clash: Possible ban on shisha smoking in restaurants sparks concern
The provincial government may ban shisha smoking at roughly 30 establishments throughout the province as part of Alberta’s Tobacco Reduction Strategy.
Jun 4, 2013
Edmonton (Alberta) Journal (ca)
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Jun 4, 2013 00:00
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[Asia, Pakistan] New government should discourage growing tobacco usage: PEW
In his Sunday statement, President PEW Dr Murtaza Mughal, has expressed concerns that despite all half-hearted efforts including the Anti-Smoking Ordinance, tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke continues to grow and remains as the leading preven
Jun 3, 2013
ONLINE International News Network (pk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:59
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[UK, USA] £4,000 a year: The cost to employers of smokers' cigarette breaks, illness cover and health care costs
Smokers cost £4,000 a year more to employ than non-smokers, a study has claimed. ... According to NICE, it is not unlawful for UK employers to advertise jobs as only available to non-smokers, and employers can deduct time spent smoking at work and not e
Jun 4, 2013
The Independent (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:56