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Editorial: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg back at it with anti-smoking plan

Cigarettes aren't like big sodas. They are certifiable killers. And we're in favor of anything that can be done to stop young people from picking up the habit. Let's hope Bloomberg wins this battle.
Springfield (MA) Union-News and Sunday Republican
added Mar 21, 2013 12:45
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Should Clinicians Encourage Smoking Cessation for Every Patient Who Smokes?

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
added Mar 13, 2013 11:47
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[New Zealand] Editorial: Forget plain packaging, use price to deter smokers

Price is a weapon that works. It is there that the Government's efforts should be concentrated, not on a step that will make little difference and involves the theft of property rights.
New Zealand Herald
added Feb 21, 2013 12:02
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EDITORIAL: Oregon should scrap latest anti-tobacco proposal

Should this measure pass, nicotine will be reclassified as a Schedule III drug in Oregon ... Nothing about this bill ... strikes us as anything but fat-headed.
Longview (WA) Daily News
added Jan 29, 2013 13:58
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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
Pakistan Observer (pk)
added Jan 12, 2013 11:13
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[Europe, Malta] EDITORIAL: A tobacco directive at long last

The new legislation will now need to be passed through by the European Parliament, where amendments could strengthen it further, as well as the Council of Ministers and it is expected to be adopted in 2014 so that it could come into effect 2015 or 2016 w
Malta Independent (mt)
added Dec 31, 2012 16:25
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EDITORIAL: TDM Special issue on "Legal Issues in Tobacco Control"

This TDM Special Issue offers a timely look at these issues in the lead-up to the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC, to be held from 12 to 17 November 2012 in Seoul ('COP5'). The contributors to the Special Issue discuss a ran
Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) (nl)
added Nov 8, 2012 11:22
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[Tennessee] Editorial: Study shows smoke-free laws are improving people's health

When Tennessee joined most other states five years ago with a law to limit public places where people can smoke, it was criticized in some quarters as government intruding into people’s personal behavior and private activities. Now we can report that suc
Sevierville (TN) Mountain Press
added Nov 5, 2012 04:32
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[Massachusetts] Our view: Health board overreaches with tobacco ban

But where does it end? Go to any one of the seven pharmacies affected by the ban and you will see rows of high-calorie soda, candy and ice cream. Eat too many empty calories, and you run the risk of obesity and its attendant diseases. Is the next step to
Salem (MA) Evening News
added Jul 30, 2012 10:56
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[Virginia] EDITORIAL: Altria: For the arts

Although Altria is not alone, it still sets standards for public involvement. Its efforts make Richmond a better place. . . . Altria's presence generates gratitude.
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Jul 20, 2012 02:10
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