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Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds
Smokers cost their employers nearly $6,000 a year more than staff who don’t smoke, researchers said on Monday in what they say is the first comprehensive look at the issue. And in what some might see as a dark twist, they’ve taken into account any saving
Jun 3, 2013
NBC News
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Jun 3, 2013 23:52
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[New Jersey] LETTER: New Revel smoking policy hurts workers, gamblers
it's a good time for all who are concerned about their lung health to contact their elected officials and voice their support for legislation (A343/S1795), which would eliminate the smoking ban exemption for casinos.
Jun 3, 2013
The Press of Atlantic City
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Jun 3, 2013 23:50
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[UK-Scotland] Campaign to ban sale of tobacco at Games
ANTI-smoking activists have called for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to be completely tobacco-free.
May 31, 2013
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:48
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[UK-Scotland] Campaign to ban sale of tobacco at Games
ANTI-smoking activists have called for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to be completely tobacco-free.
May 31, 2013
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:48
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[UK-Scotland] Pregnant women to be offered smoking tests
The service will be offered to all women in the early stages of pregnancy and will indicate raised levels of exposure to the gas through smoking or passive smoking. Midwives can then refer women to stop-smoking support services, as well as additional ca
Jun 2, 2013
The Scotsman (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:45
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[Ireland] UK ‘could lose tough reputation on tobacco controls’
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) said that there is a danger that Ireland will “snatch the crown” after Irish officials said that they will force tobacco manufacturers to use plain boxes emblazoned with graphic images under tough new laws.
Jun 1, 2013
Yorkshire Post (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:43
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[Ireland] UK ‘could lose tough reputation on tobacco controls’
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) said that there is a danger that Ireland will “snatch the crown” after Irish officials said that they will force tobacco manufacturers to use plain boxes emblazoned with graphic images under tough new laws.
Jun 1, 2013
Yorkshire Post (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:43
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[UK] Health groups dismayed by news 'big tobacco' funded rightwing thinktanks
The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) and the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) have received tens of thousands of pounds in funding from leading tobacco companies. Their admissions have dismayed health groups, which question the degree to which both organis
Jun 2, 2013
The Observer (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:42
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[Malaysia] ppim: Look for more effective mechanism to make people quit smoking
The Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) wants the government to look for a more effective mechanism to make Malaysians quit smoking. Its activist chief, Datuk Nadzim Johan, said the reason being that increasing the price of cigarettes was not t
Jun 4, 2013
BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency) (my)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:37
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Throat Cancer Link to Oral Sex Gains Notice
Historically, patients who developed the disease were in their 70s and were heavy smokers and drinkers. Now, about 70 percent of all throat cancers are caused by HPV, up from roughly 15 percent three decades ago.
Jun 4, 2013
New York Times
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Jun 3, 2013 23:36