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[Eastern Europe, Germany] German Court Jails Cigarette Gang Leader

A German-Russian criminal was sentenced on Monday to nine years imprisonment by a German Court following a complex international investigation co-ordinated by OLAF. The investigation involved authorities in Germany, Poland, Belgium, Latvia, Estonia and S
RTTNews.com
added Mar 11, 2013 17:50
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[Canada, Germany] It really IS never too late to quit: Giving up smoking even after your 50s reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke by more than 40%

The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Feb 25, 2013 11:27
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[Germany, UK] 'Never too late to quit smoking' ($$)

Scientists at the German Cancer Research Centre found that people in their 50s and 60s could cut their heart disease risk by 40 per cent within five years of giving up. Their study is published in the European Journal of
Times Of London (uk)
added Feb 23, 2013 20:34
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[Germany] Smoking Cessation in Old Age: Less Heart Attacks and Strokes Within Only Five Years

HealthCanal.com
added Feb 21, 2013 17:15
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[Germany] Impact of smoking and quitting on cardiovascular outcomes and risk advancement periods among older adults

Smoking is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular events even at older age. Smoking cessation is highly and rapidly beneficial also at advanced age.
European Journal of Epidemiology
added Feb 21, 2013 13:35
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[Germany] Study Shows Greater Efforts Needed to Convince Older People to Stop Smoking, Live Longer

German researchers are urging more emphasis on encouraging older people to stop smoking, after learning in a study of people age 50 to 74 that the positive results from smoking cessation occur in just a few months.
Senior Journal
added Feb 20, 2013 23:21
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[Germany] Smoking cessation in old age: Less heart attacks and strokes within 5 years

"We were able to show that the risk of smokers for cardiovascular diseases is more than twice that of non-smokers. However, former smokers are affected at almost the same low rate as people of the same age who never smoked," says Brenner. "Moreover, smok
EurekAlert
added Feb 20, 2013 17:23
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[Germany] Smoking rules start to stub out the cigs

Germans are smoking less, with higher taxes on tobacco and bans on public smoking seemingly taking effect. The number of legal cigarettes sold last year was nearly six percent down on the previous year, while smuggled smokes held steady.
The Local.de (de)
added Jan 22, 2013 12:27
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[Germany] Big Tobacco: Geneticists Create a Plant That Can't Stop Growing

In the comedy "Little Shop of Horrors," a carnivorous plant named Audrey Jr. grew nonstop by feasting on unsuspecting human beings. In a somewhat more benign development, researchers in Germany have developed tobacco plants that also can't stop growing.
LiveScience.com (Yahoo!)
added Jan 12, 2013 10:58
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[Germany] Giant tobacco plants that stay young forever

researchers have located a genetic switch which can keep the plants young for years and which permits unbounded growth. In short, an ideal source of biomass.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (de)
added Jan 3, 2013 04:40
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