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Smoking Away a Healthy Smile
The researchers said that based on all the evidence, smoking was the greatest predictor of tooth loss in all age groups. "Smoking is an established risk factor for poor oral health. Cigarette smokers are more likely to have more missing teeth and to exp
Apr 6, 2013
DailyRx
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Apr 7, 2013 00:41
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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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[Kentucky] SCHALK: Higher tobacco tax wouldn't solve any of Ky's problems
tobacco tax increases have very real fiscal implications not only for National Taxpayers Union's 2,900 members in Kentucky but also for economic activity across the state. Lawmakers should stop chasing illusory tax hikes and start pursuing honest reforms.
Apr 1, 2013
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
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Apr 1, 2013 08:48
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Great Graphic: Food, Drink and Tobacco Expenditures
from the US Department of Agriculture. It shows the percentage of household spending used for food (light blue) and alcohol and tobacco (darker blue). ... Hungary stands out with relatively low expenditures on food, but significant expenditures on alcohol
Mar 30, 2013
Marc to Market (Marc Chandler blog)
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Mar 30, 2013 18:13
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[Africa] Rwanda ranked least EAC country on death attributable to tobacco
Kigali: Research findings from the 2012 study indicate that, 7.5% of the Rwandan population are tobacco consumers a fact that ranks Rwanda the least tobacco consumer compared to other EAC countries ... The proportion of death attributable to tobacco vari
Mar 29, 2013
Rwanda News Agency (rw)
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Mar 29, 2013 14:39
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[Nevada] WATKINS: The Ivy League Was Another Planet
Like nearly every one of the dozen or so kids who went on to college from my class at P.V.H.S., I paid for it with the $10,000 Nevada Millennium Scholarship, financed by Nevada's share of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
Mar 29, 2013
New York Times
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Mar 29, 2013 11:39
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Over 1000 Pakistani school-children start smoking daily
The latest report by the Pakistan Pediatrics Association reveals that between 1000 - 1200 school-going children, aged between 6-16 take up smoking every day. As part of the Association’s anti-smoking campaign, targeting the youth, their research estimates
Mar 28, 2013
(Karachi, Pakistan) Business Recorder (pk)
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Mar 28, 2013 13:46
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[Eastern Europe, Russia] Health gap in Europe wider than ever
Life expectancy in Russia has marked time since the collapse of the Soviet Union but risen in its former eastern-bloc allies, The Lancet reported on Wednesday. Alcohol, tobacco and road accidents head a list of problems that lie behind premature death i
Mar 26, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Mar 30, 2013 14:57
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ROBBINS: End Game Strategies for Tobacco Control
Can we really consider “end game strategies” for tobacco? An Op-Ed in the New York Times makes a strong case ... The Journal of Public Health Policy, where I am co-editor, has been encouraging public health leaders to report on “end game strategies” fo
Mar 26, 2013
ScienceBlogs
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Mar 27, 2013 10:47
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1000 Pakistan school children take up smoking daily: Report
The Pakistan Pediatrics Association (PPA) has estimated that 1,000 to 1,200 school-going children aged six to 16 take up smoking every day in the country. According to a new report released by the association, both current and ex-smokers in the low socio
Mar 24, 2013
APP (Associated Press of Pakistan) (pk)
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Mar 24, 2013 16:02