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About sbv IMPROVER

Systems Biology Verification combined with Industrial Methodology for Process Verification in Research. This approach aims to provide a measure of quality control of industrial research and development by verifying the soundness of the methods used. sbv I
sbv IMPROVER (PMI/IBM)
added May 22, 2013 08:43
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BOSTIC: Philip Morris & IBM IMPROVER project: downplaying links between smoking & disease

the Tobacco Institute closed its doors, after 40 years of obfuscating the science ... The main purpose of IMPROVER seems clear – remuddy the waters on the causal link between tobacco and disease. But they actually get much more. By enticing young researc
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) (us)
added May 22, 2013 08:36
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[Massachusetts] Liquor Store's Tobacco Permit May Get 7-Day Suspension - Westborough, MA Patch

HighPoint Wines allegedly has sold tobacco products to under age customers twice this year.
Patch.org
added May 22, 2013 07:42
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[Massachusetts] Doctors group: Ban sale of tobacco in hospitals

The Massachusetts Medical Society offered testimony Tuesday at a Beacon Hill hearing by the Legislature's Joint Committee on Public Health. The bill would not only prohibit hospitals and clinics from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, it wou
AP - Associated Press
added May 22, 2013 07:31
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[Europe] ‘Dead in its tracks’ – UKIP leader and MEPs slam EU over legislation that could ‘kill’ the e-cig industry

Nigel Farage has accused the EU of having “no understanding of people or business” over proposals which could limit retailers’ ability to sell electronic cigarettes. The UKIP leader launched the blistering attack after health lobbyists backed up Europea
betterRetailing (uk)
added May 21, 2013 06:21
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[New York] LETTERS: Vito Lopez and terrorist-funding cigarette smugglers

My family has always complied with the tobacco tax law in our Bronx deli, but many of our competitors sell cheaper, untaxed cigarettes. That makes it hard for honest small businesses to compete, encourages young people and others to smoke, cheats New Yor
New York Daily News
added May 20, 2013 09:38
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VIDEO: Could tobacco be the next biofuel?

Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. (May 17)
USA Today
added May 20, 2013 09:00
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[Australia] Cigarettes out at Tasmanian shows

THE show is over for anyone planning to light up at the Launceston Show this year. Agricultural shows are the latest events to go ``smoke free'' under new rulings from the Director of Public Health.
examiner.com.au
added May 19, 2013 18:42
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Japan Society for Tobacco Control warns against appointing ex tobacco executive to national broadcaster

the former president of Japan Tobacco Company Mr Katsuhiko Honda is being considered for appointment as the next Chief Executive Officer of Japan Broadcasting Company (popularly known as NHK). Mr Honda continues to be affiliated with JT as a consultant ad
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
added May 19, 2013 11:39
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[Michigan] VIDEO: Unlicensed: The Real Story Behind Teenage Smoking - Part 1

for the other 80 counties in Michigan –licensing cigarettes is illegal. The law which prevents it is the legacy of a strong tobacco lobby in Michigan that, 20 years after passage, still remains on the books.
WLNS 6 News (Lansing, MI)
added May 19, 2013 07:03
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