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[Ireland] Tobacco firms 'targeting' women with elegant, feminine packaging
According to health promotion experts, tobacco companies are trying to reel in women by creating candy-coloured packaging, white packaging, ‘women-only’ brands, low-tar, and new, super-slim products. This need to sell cigarettes via their packaging is m
Jan 11, 2013
Irish Examiner (ie)
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Jan 11, 2013 09:35
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World Atlas: More People Smoking Cigarettes than Ever Before
Top of the charts in terms of nicotine addiction are Asia and Australia, which is where 57 percent of cigarettes are smoked today. These alarming statistics are among many of the intriguing facts laid bare in the ninth edition of Dan Smith's The State o
Jan 6, 2013
IBTimes (uk)
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Jan 6, 2013 14:14
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Indonesia: The tobacco industry's "Disneyland"
obacco addiction inflicts huge damage on household incomes and health." That's been exacerbated by what Dr. Richard Hurt, director of the Nicotine Dependence Research Program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, calls an "invasion" by internationa
Jan 4, 2013
Canadian Medical Association Journal (ca)
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Jan 4, 2013 12:44
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Tobacco: Uphill Battle for Antismoking Campaigns in Poor and Middle-Income Countries
Despite expensive antismoking campaigns, 41 percent of men in poor and middle-income countries still smoke and more young women are starting to, according to a major new survey of global tobacco use.
Aug 21, 2012
New York Times
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Aug 24, 2012 00:51
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[India, New Zealand] Helen Clark criticised for tobacco award
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been criticised for her role in granting a business award to India's biggest tobacco company.
Jul 17, 2012
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
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Jul 17, 2012 07:50
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[New York] McFEATTERS: Cig tax hike ‘protects’ poor
Out of concern for the health of the poor, New York City plans to jack up the price of cigarettes and cigarillos. The rich are still free to smoke themselves into an early grave. Mayor Michael “He Knows What’s Best For You” Bloomberg sent legislation to
Apr 1, 2013
Boston (MA) Herald
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Apr 2, 2013 00:26
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[South Africa, Massachusetts] Big Guns Take Aim at Big Tobacco
week’s “Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century” conference, sponsored by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The two-day conference, held at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, brought together globa
Mar 1, 2013
Harvard Magazine
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Mar 2, 2013 01:17
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Philip Morris shares rise on upgrade
Shares of Phillip Morris rose after a Goldman Sachs analyst raised her rating and price target on Friday, saying the cigarette maker's exposure to emerging markets should help drive double-digit earnings per share growth. THE SPARK: Judy Hong moved the
Jan 11, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jan 12, 2013 11:32
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[Asia-pacific, China, Philippines] Developing World Has 80 Percent of Tobacco-Related Deaths
According to the fourth edition of the Tobacco Atlas, put out by the American Cancer Society and the World Lung Foundation, tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the world.
Oct 15, 2012
Inter Press Service (IPS)
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Oct 16, 2012 02:33
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[Italy] Bad economy helps smoking control
The escalating economic crisis that is swirling Italy has also dragged some people out of smoking.
Jun 2, 2012
CNC World (cn)
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Jun 2, 2012 10:44