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[Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan] EDITORIAL: Cigarettes smuggling threatens local industry
two key factors explain the rising sales of smuggled cigarettes; the introduction of pictorial health warnings in Pakistan. (effective September 2010) and the ever–increasing taxes on local cigarette producers. These two preventive measures enforced to cu
Jan 12, 2013
Pakistan Observer (pk)
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Jan 12, 2013 11:13
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[Europe] EU variation in implementation of tobacco control treaty ($$)
while countries such as the UK and Ireland have embraced the FCTC and are implementing it step by step, progress in others, including the richest nations—Germany and Fra ..
Jan 4, 2013
The Lancet (uk)
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Jan 4, 2013 10:33
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[India] Anti-tobacco activists move to strip cigarette packs
A study published in The Indian Journal of Public Health says that more uneducated users in India find current pictorial warnings don’t motivate them to quit. But cigarette sellers in Delhi don’t see much difference between their educated and uneducated
Jul 30, 2012
Smart Planet (CBS Interactive)
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Jul 31, 2012 12:22
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[Bangladesh] Budget draws anti-tobacco backlash
Finance Minister A M A Muhith 'ignored' every quarter's request . . . "But all these demands and appeals for protecting public health have been overridden by the Finance Minister's sympathy for the tobacco industry," Rahman, also the coordinator of Camp
Jun 8, 2012
bdnews24.com (bd)
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Jun 10, 2012 13:43
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[Philippines] 708% 'sin tax' hike stuns Big Tobacco
A 708% tax increase on low-priced cigarettes in the country, as set by the lower House-approved "sin tax" bill, has been described as "unprecedented" by the head of the country's largest tobacco company.
Jun 8, 2012
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (ph)
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Jun 8, 2012 15:00
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[New York] LETTER: Tobacco does not promote healthy families
Dollar General and Family Dollar are entities that cater to those who look to save money by spending less. But now that they are selling cigarettes, does this not speak volumes about their focus on profit, not the health and well-being of their customers?
Apr 29, 2013
Gloversville (NY) Leader-Herald
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Apr 29, 2013 13:54
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[New Hampshire] EDITORIAL: Soaking the poor: House tax hikes continue
Again, this comes just one week after the House voted to hit everyone with a $1 billion gas tax hike, which would hurt low-income drivers the most. If you smoke and drive and you voted for Democrats in November because you wanted to "soak the rich," the j
Mar 19, 2013
Manchester (NH) Union-Leader
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Mar 20, 2013 16:35
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[New Jersey] Study: Cigarette Relighting Tied To Tough Economy
a research member at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and colleagues have found that an accelerating trend of smokers relighting cigarettes is related to economic factors, and the practice has implications for tobacco dependence treatment and policy. R
Mar 18, 2013
NJToday (CMD Media)
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Mar 18, 2013 14:03
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Female Life Span Going Down In Some Parts Of The U.S.
Life expectancy among some women in the U.S. is steadily declining, according to the latest research published in the journal Health Affairs. ... Counties in the South have the highest smoking rates, and obesity in those areas is widespread - these coul
Mar 5, 2013
Medical News TODAY(UK)
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Mar 5, 2013 19:57
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[Philippines] Don't expect sharp drop in smoking with new sin tax bill — economist
"People will not reveal exact changes in consumption [of cigarettes] until the sin tax bill has been fully implemented," University of Santo Tomas economist Alvin Ang said in a phone interview. Theoretically, any form of price increase stemming from new
Dec 12, 2012
GMANews.TV (ph)
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Dec 12, 2012 15:05