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[New York] Ban welfare cash for strip clubs, cigarettes, alcohol, NY GOP urges
The bill that died in the Democrat-led Assembly a year ago has a new motivation: If New York doesn't act to restrict the use of welfare cash to groceries and other necessities, the federal government will penalize the state by cutting $120 million in aid
Jun 19, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 19, 2013 17:01
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[Canada] Day 155: The government's duty to inform
Trudeau's right hand man, Marc Lalonde, was testifying for a second day at the Montreal tobacco trials. Mr. Lalonde had been called by Imperial Tobacco as a fact witness, and it was his memory of events when he was Minister of Health (1972 - 1977) that w
Jun 18, 2013
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
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Jun 19, 2013 11:22
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[Europe, USA] SMITH: Up in Smoke: Distrust of E-cigarettes Cement Big Pharma’s Monopoly
Over-zealous regulators in Europe and the US are threatening the growing market for e-cigarettes, reducing their revolutionary potential to save millions of lives in the 21st century by weaning smokers off the poisons in traditional cigarettes.
Jun 14, 2013
EconomyWatch.com (sg)
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Jun 19, 2013 11:16
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[UK] North West MEPs to visit Blackburn e-cig firm
NORTH West MEPs Chris Davies and Jacqueline Foster will visit e-cigarette firm Totally Wicked in the wake of announced plans to class the products as ‘medicines’. A spokesman for Totally Wicked said the firm was concerned from the announcement by the Med
Jun 18, 2013
Blackburn, Darwen And Hyndburn Citizen (uk)
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Jun 18, 2013 15:29
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Canada's war on smoking turns 50
In 1963, smoking was permitted virtually everywhere, including hospitals, schools, airplanes and restaurants. Cigarettes were widely advertised on TV, radio, billboards, newspapers and magazines and associated with happiness, relief and leisure. Taxes we
Jun 16, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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Jun 17, 2013 20:58
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Lung Cancer Alliance Announces $10.5 Million In Additional Federal Funding For Lung Cancer Research Has Cleared An Important Legislative Hurdle
an additional $10.5 million for lung cancer research has been included in the House Appropriations FY2014 Department of Defense (DOD) funding bill. This is the same House Appropriations Committee that in FY2009, at the request of Lung Cancer Alliance, es
Jun 12, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jun 17, 2013 14:41
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[Ireland] Cancer society looks for regulation of e-cigarettes
The Irish Cancer Society says it cannot recommend electronic cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco until they are regulated in Ireland.
Jun 17, 2013
Irish Examiner (ie)
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Jun 17, 2013 08:48
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[Korea - South] Government spends little on anti-smoking programs
The government only spends about 1 percent of its fund to promote public health of smokers on anti-smoking programs, ministry officials said Monday. The health promotion fund receives 90 percent of its funding from a 354 won tax on each pack of cigarette
Jun 17, 2013
GlobalPost
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Jun 17, 2013 04:16
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VIDEO: How Does The Health Law Affect Premiums For Smokers?
ANDREWS: The provisions that allow insurers to charge smokers higher premiums take effect in January and apply to health plans sold on the individual and small group markets that aren't grandfathered under the law. The insurer may well rely on people to
Jun 13, 2013
Kaiser Health News
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Jun 15, 2013 18:24
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[Hungary] Hungarians fume over revealing tobacco scandal
a shake-up of the sale of cigarettes, of all things, has turned into a scandal that has convinced many Hungarian voters that a culture of corruption remains very much alive. Originally, in 2012, the slashing of the number of outlets allowed to sell toba
Jun 13, 2013
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
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Jun 15, 2013 18:24