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[Burma/Myanmar] Myanmar's beer and cigarette investment boom raises alarm

Myanmar has nine cigarette and tobacco-product factories, with Rothmans of Pall-Mall Myanmar Pte. Ltd. controlling 85 percent of the official cigarette market. Black market brands, however, are so prevalent that they are sold at supermarkets. Two new fac
Eleven (mm)
added Feb 26, 2013 14:40
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[Norway] Health minister rejects more wine and tobacco restrictions

A commission of health care experts has proposed a new list of restrictions to further discourage consumption of tobacco and alcohol but Heath Minister Jonas Gahr Støre apparently thinks they went a bit far. He quickly rejected several of their recommend
Views and News from Norway (no)
added Feb 5, 2013 11:09
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More Evidence That Smoking Raises Breast Cancer Risk

Cigarette smoking appears to increase the risk of breast cancer, especially when women start smoking early in life, new research indicates. For years, experts have questioned whether cigarette smoking is directly linked with breast cancer risk or whether
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Feb 28, 2013 18:38
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[UK] Junk science: food companies accused of using tobacco's tricks to protect profits

Global food and drink companies are using techniques pioneered by the tobacco industry to undermine public-health policies designed to combat obesity, diabetes and alcohol-related illnesses, a new study claims.
The Independent (uk)
added Feb 12, 2013 13:08
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[Illinois] Ditka son's DUI charge raises question of whether chewing tobacco foils sobriety tests

Judge tosses out test result, but drunken driving charges remain as Ditka appeared 'clearly intoxicated,' village lawyer says
WSBT Channel 22 (South Bend, IN)
added May 22, 2012 02:21
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40 Million Americans Addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol or Drugs

About 16 percent of Americans aged 12 and older are hooked
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Jul 1, 2012 08:34
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Blood pressure, smoking and alcohol: the health risks with the biggest burden

Global analysis finds that risk factors for chronic diseases have become bigger causes of disease than child hunger.
Imperial College London (uk)
added Dec 17, 2012 06:44
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Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Sailor Jerry?

With the proceeds from the sale, Mr. Grasse says, “the first thing we did” was “to get out of the tobacco business,” referring to work the agency previously did for Camel cigarettes, which included ads that featured tattoos.
New York Times
added Jul 2, 2012 15:56
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[Ireland] GANTLY: Cigarettes, but not alcohol

But what about alcohol? This country’s dysfunctional relationship with alcohol costs us financially more than €3 billion a year, an estimated 2,000 hospital beds a night and millions in lost productivity, as well as the innumerable social and personal co
Irish Medical Times (ie)
added Mar 22, 2013 13:00
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Identifying When Smokers Attempting Cessation Are At A Higher Risk Of Relapse

New findings by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health may help identify situations in which smokers who are trying to quit are at a higher risk of relapse.
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Feb 15, 2013 11:02
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