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Smoking rates in Canada: How the provinces measure up
To mark the day, we've pulled together some numbers on tobacco use and its consequences in Canada and around the world.
May 31, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 31, 2013 12:22
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[Tennessee] PAUL: Smoke-free housing is life saver
Owners and managers of rental housing can benefit from going smoke-free. First, most people don't smoke and renters want smoke-free housing. Second, cleaning costs are lower when you do not have to scrub, paint and replace items that smell like smoke or
May 31, 2013
The Tennessean
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May 31, 2013 12:11
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[Pakistan] Puffing away your health
Pakistan stands on the brink of a devastating health and economic disaster. The steep rise in the use of tobacco amongst youth, especially young girls and women is depriving the country of a healthy workforce while increasing the burden of disease on an a
May 31, 2013
Daily Times (pk)
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May 31, 2013 10:20
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[Asia] China's inertia on tobacco control 'promises costly tsunami of illness'
The deputy director of the National Office of Tobacco Control, Jiang Yuan, said the prevalence of tobacco use on the mainland was shown in side effects such as people having strokes at younger ages and a steady increase in the number of children with as
May 31, 2013
South China Morning Post
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May 31, 2013 03:05
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[Pakistan] Tobacco use among youth surges
The steep rise in the use of tobacco amongst the youth, especially young girls and women is depriving the country of a healthy workforce while increasing the burden of disease on an already overburdened health sector, warned Aga Khan University Hospital e
May 31, 2013
The Nation (pk)
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May 31, 2013 00:28
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Australian government extinguishes states' bid to sue Big Tobacco
The refusal of Canberra to be involved would scupper a class action against cashed-up tobacco companies. Latest estimates indicate that the annual cost of smoking to the Queensland community alone is $6.14 billion in health costs, lost productivity and
May 31, 2013
The Australian (au)
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May 31, 2013 00:25
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[Asia, India] Smokers lose out on insurance incentives
Smokers miss out on a huge incentive - ranging from 15-50% - because of their cancer-causing habit of smoking, say insurance experts. "A person who smokes an average of 8 cigarettes a day would spend an average of Rs 23,360 per year (on his addiction). W
May 31, 2013
Times of India
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May 30, 2013 17:56
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[Ireland] Retailers fuming as poptential profits go up in smoke
ILLEGAL cigarette sales are leaving local retailers fuming as literally millions of euro in potential profits go up in smoke. The persistent problem of illegal tobacco products mainly the result of a criminal trade which is netting the perpetrators a sta
May 28, 2013
Kildare Nationalist (ie)
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May 28, 2013 13:29
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[UK] Almost half of smokers admit to skiving off work after taking time out for a cigarette break
* Six in ten smokers take extra breaks throughout day to have cigarette, research has suggested ... The research was commissioned by e-cigarette brand E-Lites to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
May 28, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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May 28, 2013 12:21
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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