http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/denmark.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3594739,00.html http://tobacco.org/news/273506.html A pro-smoking campaign launched in Denmark by one of the country's best-known rockstars features a notorious Nazi slogan. The country's modest Jewish community is refusing to take offense. As frontman of Gasolin', a seminal rock band which enjoyed its heyday in the 1970s, Kim Larsen has always been one of the bad boys of Danish rock. And like any self-respecting hellraiser, he's vociferously anti-establishment. In the best rock 'n' roll tradition, he's also a die-hard smoker. So it comes as no surprise that he doesn't like the EU's anti-smoking laws introduced in Denmark one year ago, which ban smoking in public bars and restaurants. . . . Not the type who likes being told what to do, Larsen recently helped fund an advertising campaign revolving around the slogan "Tillykke med rygeforbudet -- Gesundheit macht frei!!!" The first claim means "good luck with the smoking ban" in Danish, while the German slogan "health sets you free" is an obvious allusion to the Nazi slogan "Arbeit macht frei," or "work sets you free," which was placed at the entrances to a number of Nazi concentration camps, such as Auschwitz and Dachau. "The people who introduced the smoking ban are health fascists," Larsen has been quoted as saying. DW World Denmark Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1034530 http://tobacco.org/news/272730.html Legislators have described as historic, last week's passage of a law that will ban smoking in many public places and place tougher restrictions on the promotion, sale and distribution of tobacco products. Cigar smokers will still be able to smoke indoors under an exemption for cigar bars. Photo: James Dimond After receiving unanimous approval in the Legislative Assembly, the bill will now go to Governor Stuart Jack for his assent. Most parts of the bill are expected to come into force within six months of Mr. Jack signing off on the law, although Mr. Eden said he expects enforcement officers will give the public some leeway as they get used to the new anti-smoking regime. "It's not about prosecuting people, it's about the health of the nation, Caymanian Compass info@cfp.ky (James Dimond) Denmark Cayman Islands Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/109519.html http://tobacco.org/news/272594.html A concert hall in Jutland is being forced to change its position on allowing musician Kim Larsen to smoke when he performs there next week Musician Kim Larsen will not be allowed to smoke at Esbjerg's Musikhuset after all when his band performs there next week, reports public broadcaster DR. . . . Larsen, an activist for smokers' rights, had been granted the allowance by Musikhuset director Torben Seldrup, who said that smoking was a part of 'popular musicians' artistic expression'. Copenhagen Post comments@cphpost.dk Denmark Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://borsen.dk/nyhed/140254/newsfeeds_rss/ http://tobacco.org/news/271230.html In spite of a new smoking legislation and a lot of Danes giving up smoking, the bottom line of Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni (Scandinavian Tobacco Company) was unaffected. The profit for the last financial year 2007/2008 amounted to DKK 2.37 billion before taxes compared to DKK 2.34 billion the previous year. The profit after taxes amounted to DKK 1.62 billion, a small increase of DKK 4 million compared to the previous year. The Group’s revenue amounted to DKK 44 billion compared to DKK 42 billion the previous year. Borsen.dk Denmark Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/article559868.ece http://tobacco.org/news/270622.html A new law takes effect on Monday making it illegal for young people under the age of 18 to purchase tobacco or to introduce tobacco to Denmark from abroad. Politiken.dk politiken.dk@pol.dk Denmark Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108857.html http://tobacco.org/news/270462.html Australia has developed a successful anti-smoking campaign featuring graphic images of the harm smoking can cause. . . . Only 15 percent of Australians are daily smokers, while 25 percent of the Danish population need their daily cigarettes. Jakob Axel Nielsen, the health minister, told DR that he wants to introduce a similar campaign involving graphic images to Denmark. Copenhagen Post comments@cphpost.dk Australia Denmark Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108794.html http://tobacco.org/news/270358.html One year has passed and the uproar over the introduction of a smoking ban in Denmark has subsided, with more people wanting to avoid the fags. The latest figures published by Statistics Denmark show that the average use of cigarettes has dropped and that the tobacco industry has been hit in the pocketbook as well. Since the introduction of the smoking ban last year, cigarette sales have dropped by three percent, which translates to about 200 million fewer cigarettes. The Cancer Society's latest report shows that in 2007, 40 percent of smokers wanted to quit. This is almost double the number from 2005. Copenhagen Post info@cphpost.dk Denmark Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/118851.php http://tobacco.org/news/270305.html To assist in smoking cessation, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is commonly prescribed but there is little information about the effects of NRT on a pregnant woman and her baby. New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines whether NRT is safe to use during pregnancy. 87, 032 singleton pregnancies from the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) over the period 1996 - 2002 were selected for the study. . . . The study confirms that smoking during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of stillbirth regardless of whether NRT was used. 2% of women in the study used NRT. Researchers found that women using NRT during pregnancy tended to be older (35 years and above), were first-time mothers and had normal weight (BMI below 25). . . . "Our study suggests that NRT-assisted smoking cessation or smoking reduction in early pregnancy provides some protection from stillbirth among women who continue to smoke during pregnancy. More research on a range of smoking-associated health outcomes is needed if we are to understand the overall safety of NRT use in pregnancy." Medical News TODAY Denmark Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108754.html http://tobacco.org/news/270293.html Musician Kim Larsen is one of the main forces behind a new campaign aimed at criticising the country's recent anti-smoking laws, reports Fyens Stiftstidende newspaper. Larsen, who became popular in the 1970s with Gasolin' - widely considered Denmark's biggest rock band ever - has teamed up with cultural foundation Himmelblå Fonden to print and put up thousands of posters voicing opposition to the smoking regulations. Carrying the heading 'Tillykke med Rygeforbudet' ('Congratulations on the smoking ban'), the posters show a 'no smoking' logo followed by 'Gesundheit macht frei' - meaning loosely 'Good health brings freedom' in German. The posters have been placed in many train stations and advertising stands in Denmark's four largest cities Copenhagen Post comments@cphpost.dk Denmark Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108736.html http://tobacco.org/news/270152.html One year later and the uproar over the introduction of a smoking ban in Denmark has subsided, with more people wanting to avoid the fags. The latest figures published by Statistics Denmark show that the average use of cigarettes per head of population has dropped and that the tobacco industry has been hit in the pocket as well. Since the introduction of the smoking ban last year, cigarette sales have dropped by three percent, which translates to about 200 million fewer cigarettes. The Cancer Society's latest report shows that in 2007, 40 percent of smokers wanted to quit. This is almost double the number from 2005. Those who want to quit may find the process easier if the regulations banning smoking inside all workplaces were tightened, as recently suggested by the Ministry of Health's prevention commission. . . . A poll by Zapera for MetroXpress newspaper shows that three out of four Danes are pleased with the way the smoking ban is working, and that 34 percent of them would like to see smoking regulations tightened. Fifty-four percent of the 1020 respondents want to see increased taxes Copenhagen Post comments@cphpost.dk Denmark Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/108117.html http://tobacco.org/news/268370.html The nation that up until a few years ago had one of the most relaxed attitudes towards smoking is now ready to force smokers even further into a corner After resisting smoking bans while other European and North American implemented increasingly strict restrictions on lighting up indoors, Danes are ready to enact bans against outdoor smoking in public places, according to a poll carried out by weekly publication Mandag Morgen. Copenhagen Post comments@cphpost.dk Denmark Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.medwire-news.md/48/76088/Respiratory/Group_therapy_helps_hospitalized_COPD_patients_quit_smoking.html http://tobacco.org/news/268243.html Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to quit smoking if they are offered smoking cessation programs rather than standard anti-smoking information at the same time as receiving hospital treatment, Danish researchers report. Getting patients to quit is the most important factor in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients, Anders Borglykke (Glostrup University Hospital) and colleagues explain in the Clinical Respiratory Journal. However, the authors note, until now there has been little investigation into the effect of smoking cessation programs in patients hospitalized by COPD. MedWire News Denmark Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/27/business/EU-FIN-COM-EU-British-American-Tobacco.php http://tobacco.org/news/267722.html BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU antitrust regulators on Friday approved the purchase of Denmark-based Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni AS's cigarette business by British American Tobacco PLC. The European Commission said, however, its approval of the US$3.9 billion (€2.48 billion) deal is conditional on the sale of a number of tobacco brands by BAT in Norway. BAT has offered to sell off two roll-your-own tobacco products in Norway, the EU said. AP letters@iht.com Denmark Europe Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL46391020080624?sp=true http://tobacco.org/news/267558.html Long-term smokers offered a smoking cessation program when they were hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease problems were more than twice as likely to be non-smokers 1 year later than those not offered a smoking cessation program, researchers from Denmark report. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes non-reversible conditions like emphysema and chronic bronchitis that impede breathing. "Smoking cessation will slow down this process and should therefore be thought of as a treatment in the patients still smoking," Anders Borglykke told Reuters Health. Reuters Denmark Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cphpost.dk/get/107287.html http://tobacco.org/news/265765.html Employers are tightening the reins on their smoking employees by enforcing a new rule requring them to punch in and out every time they leave their desks for a cigarette break, reports Nyhedsavisen newspaper. 3F, one of the country's largest labour unions, is one of the companies who wants a harder line, despite the cries of protest by smoking workers. 'This is about equality between those who stay at their desks and carry on working and those who go outside for a cigarette break,' said Per Christensen, a 3F spokesperson. Anette Bertram Sorensen, a representative for HK, the union for office workers, said it was 'grotesque' that management was singling out smokers only. Copenhagen Post comments@cphpost.dk Denmark Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT