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[USA] Menthol Cigarettes, Race/Ethnicity and Biomarkers of Tobacco Use in US Adults: The 1999- 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
current menthol cigarette use was associated with increased concentration of blood cadmium, an established carcinogen and highly toxic metal, but not with other biomarkers. Impact: These findings provide information regarding possible differences in expos
Dec 18, 2013
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
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[New Zealand] Smoking gets cold shoulder
If you smoke and ski or snowboard then take nicotine patches to the Remarkables ski area in New Zealand this winter. The ski resort is the first in the southern hemisphere to go "smoke-free", starting this season. There now are officially no designated
Jun 6, 2013
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
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Jun 6, 2013 11:17
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[Europe, Russia] Billions lost to cigarette smuggling
The EU is chasing cigarette smuggling gangs, whose activities deprive member states of 10 billion euros a year. Now the EU Commission wants to lay dry the source of smuggling. Its focus is on big tobacco - and Russia.
Jun 6, 2013
DW World (Deutsche Welle) (de)
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Jun 6, 2013 11:14
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[Washington] LETTER: YWCA smoke gets in your eyes
Out of 75 women on floors six through eight are a handful who choose not to smoke ... How is this situation empowering women? Most of us living at the YWCA are not there by choice; we are there because we are in the grips of poverty due to having been m
Jun 6, 2013
Real Change
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Jun 6, 2013 11:09
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[Europe] MEPs struggle for consensus on tougher tobacco rules
the European Parliament's environment, health and food safety =committee discussed the almost 1,500 amendments that have been proposed to the European Commission's plans to revise the tobacco products directive. The most serious divisions are over the Com
Jun 6, 2013
European Voice (be)
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Jun 6, 2013 11:02
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[UK] Stephen Williams awarded by WHO - 05 June 2013
Stephen Williams MP receives an award from the World Health Organization for his work in tobacco control
Jun 6, 2013
Flickr
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Jun 6, 2013 10:57
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[UK] Taxman’s plan to stop tobacco smuggling goes up in smoke ($$)
The smuggling of legitimate British tobacco brands into the country is rising because HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been “too weak” in cracking down on manufacturers. In a damning report, the National Audit Office (NAO) said it had “major concerns”
Jun 6, 2013
Times Of London (uk)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:54
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Injurious to health? Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places
The Italian health ministry's top advisory body has recommended a ban on the smoking of electronic cigarettes in public places and their sale to pregnant women and minors. The recommendation by the ministry's Superior Health Council came after France's
Jun 6, 2013
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:50
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[UK] Councils join forces to showcase smoking issues
PUBLIC health experts in Staffordshire and Derbyshire are backing a national Government campaign highlighting the dangers of second-hand smoke.... The research by the Royal College of Physicians is being used to raise awareness of how the problem increa
Jun 6, 2013
Burton Mail (uk)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:35
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[Africa, Egypt] Passive tobacco smoke deadly
Passive smoking causes diseases in 71 per cent of Egyptian houses. According to Dr Magdi Badran, a fellow and consultant at the Paediatrics Immunology Institute of Postgraduate Childhood Studies at Ain Shams University, women smokers have a greater risk
Jun 6, 2013
The Egyptian Gazette (eg)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:34