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[Asia, China] Industry research on health effects may be misleading

Higher education and academic research institutions have long been used by China's tobacco industry to promote business on the mainland, sometimes in a misleading manner, according to a new study.
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 03:01
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[Asia, China] O'LEARY: Time to lay the Marlboro Man to rest

These targets will only be achieved through the implementation of strong policies to reduce demand for tobacco, including comprehensive bans on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. But when they are, hundreds of thousands, if not
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 03:00
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[Asia, China] YIQING: Total ban on tobacco ads needed

In a country with a long history of tobacco use and influential tobacco companies, the public has to become the main force demanding a complete ban on TAPS in order to prevent our children from smoking and safeguard their health.
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 02:57
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[Asia, China] Chinese Tobacco Firms Advertise Online in Loophole

These companies have established online smoking communities, posted tobacco-themed micro films, and even developed Internet games that incorporate cigarette branding. On the website of "Yanyue," which literally means "smoke pleasant," netizens are bein
China Radio International (CRI) (cn)
added May 31, 2013 02:53
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[Asia, India] Ban on smoking in public places goes up in smoke

the ban on smoking in public places in the city is going up in smoke, and no one seems to care for it. It is quite shocking that very few people know about the ban that was imposed nearly five years ago. Smoking is rampant almost everywhere in the city, i
Times of India
added May 31, 2013 00:29
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[Asia] Pakistan lacks comprehensive ban on tobacco advertisement, promotion

Pakistan needs to reduce tobacco use to control non-communicable diseases and achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), which can only be done by removing lacunas in the current Anti-Smoking Ordinance because legislation is the heart of effective to
The News (pk)
added May 31, 2013 00:19
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[Asia, India] Smokers lose out on insurance incentives

Smokers miss out on a huge incentive - ranging from 15-50% - because of their cancer-causing habit of smoking, say insurance experts. "A person who smokes an average of 8 cigarettes a day would spend an average of Rs 23,360 per year (on his addiction). W
Times of India
added May 30, 2013 17:56
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[Asia, India] Most smokers of Mumbai light up 7-10 times per day

Mumbai has the heaviest smokers - most lighting up seven to 10 times a day - while one cigarette seems to be enough for a majority of smokers in Delhi, a survey across these two cities and Kolkata and Bangalore has found.
Times of India
added May 30, 2013 17:55
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[Asia, India] Almost all cigarette shops in Mumbai violate law regulating use and promotion of tobacco

Seven out of 10 shops in the city selling cigarettes and other tobacco products violate laws related to promotion of tobacco, a survey by the Salaam Bombay Foundation has found. Conducted in 1,100 shops across all 24 wards, it found that 71% shops displa
Times of India
added May 30, 2013 17:54
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[Asia, China] Smoking a 'chronic disease'

Smoking cessation clinics are struggling to stay in business on the Chinese mainland, as more than 300 million smokers continue to light up, health experts said. Professor Xiao Dan, who oversees the smoking cessation clinic at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital,
China Daily (cn)
added May 30, 2013 17:50
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