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[Bangladesh] Rising tobacco use sparks concerns
The tobacco control law of 2005 provides for bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, smoking in public places and public transports and requirements for warning on cigarette packets. However, direct tobacco advertising had been banned only for sm
Jun 1, 2013
Dhaka Tribune (bd)
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Jun 2, 2013 09:46
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[Bangladesh] Anti-tobacco campaigners link smoking to poverty
Anti-tobacco platform Adhunik and World Health Organization (WHO) jointly organised a discussion at the Jatiya Press Club, where speakers demanded strong government monitoring of cigarette-makers who, they say, lure farmers to cultivate tobacco on cropla
Jun 1, 2013
Dhaka Tribune (bd)
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Jun 2, 2013 09:44
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Joblessness Shortens Lifespan of Least Educated White Women, Research Says
But they mattered little. As it turned out, smoking was important, as had long been established, but researchers were surprised that joblessness had a dramatic effect, even after controlling for factors that employment would have generated, like income
May 30, 2013
New York Times
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May 30, 2013 07:05
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[Africa, South Africa] Ban on tobacco displays to protect children: WHO
Social media, the movies and in-store displays continue to push South African children into taking up a deadly addiction. Friday, 31 May, is World No Tobacco Day and the aim is to highlight the enormous harm caused by tobacco use and to promote effectiv
May 29, 2013
Health-E (za)
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May 30, 2013 07:10
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[Massachusetts] SUN/REESE: Tobacco tax - Who smokes and who pays?
the poor and the less educated smoke at a higher rate than those with higher incomes and more schooling. As a result, Massachusetts' ever-increasing tobacco tax has become increasingly regressive.
May 28, 2013
Milford (MA) Daily News
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May 28, 2013 06:47
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SWEDA: 2013 Altria Group, Inc. Annual Shareholders Meeting: Politely conducting business as usual
In sharp contrast to the manner in which management at Reynolds American, Inc. conducted its annual meeting of shareholders a week earlier, Altria Group, Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin J. Barrington treated everyone at the May 16th m
May 24, 2013
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)
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May 24, 2013 13:02
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[Australia] Tobacco 'as readily available as bread and milk' for poor
New research has revealed poorer West Australian suburbs have four times the number of tobacco outlets than those found in their affluent neighbours, prompting calls for tighter licensing regulation. University of Western Australia researchers studied a
May 23, 2013
WAtoday.com.au (au)
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May 23, 2013 03:47
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The effect of cigarette prices on brand-switching in China: a longitudinal analysis of data from the ITC China survey
China's large price spread across cigarette brands appears to alter the brand selection of some consumers, especially smokers of cheaper brands. Tobacco pricing and tax policy can influence consumers’ incentives to switch brands. In particular, whereas ad
May 21, 2013
Tobacco Control
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May 23, 2013 13:39
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Educational inequalities in mortality in northern, mid and southern Italy and the contribution of smoking
Mortality inequalities in Italy are smaller than in most European countries. This is due, among other factors, to the weak socioeconomic pattern of smoking over the past decades in Italy.
May 21, 2013
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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May 21, 2013 15:37
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[UK] BMA warns of coalition policies failing children on a grand scale
Doctors' union report condemns austerity drive that hits most vulnerable and drives inequality, poverty, and ill health
May 17, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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May 17, 2013 14:27