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[UK] Councils join forces to showcase smoking issues

PUBLIC health experts in Staffordshire and Derbyshire are backing a national Government campaign highlighting the dangers of second-hand smoke.... The research by the Royal College of Physicians is being used to raise awareness of how the problem increa
Burton Mail (uk)
added Jun 6, 2013 10:35
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[Africa, Egypt] Passive tobacco smoke deadly

Passive smoking causes diseases in 71 per cent of Egyptian houses. According to Dr Magdi Badran, a fellow and consultant at the Paediatrics Immunology Institute of Postgraduate Childhood Studies at Ain Shams University, women smokers have a greater risk
The Egyptian Gazette (eg)
added Jun 6, 2013 10:34
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Secondhand Smoke Causes Longer Hospitalization in Infants with Respiratory Infections

Smoke exposure puts infants with family history of allergies at higher risk for severe infection
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
added Jun 6, 2013 09:51
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[California] ARCHIVE: Vermont Sues R.J. Reynolds Over Cigarette Ad Claims

The state says there is no proof that the Eclipse brand poses less health risk. The company says its marketing is backed by scientific research.
Los Angeles Times
added Jun 6, 2013 09:17
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[Vermont] State awarded $8.3 million in tobacco lawsuit

sets a precedent prohibiting unsubstantiated health claims. ... an important precedent applicable to many arenas of consumer protection ... the judge’s method for calculating violations perpetrated by a continually published website turns over a new leaf
VTDigger.org
added Jun 6, 2013 09:10
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Smoke exposure puts infants with respiratory infections at risk for longer hospital stays

found that infants with a family history of allergic disease with lower respiratory tract infections, who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at risk for longer hospital stays.
News-Medical.net
added Jun 5, 2013 17:24
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[UK] Researchers state need for further research into electronic cigarettes

Cancer Research UK states need for further research into electronic cigarettes A new Cancer Research UK report highlights the unanswered questions surrounding the safety and effectiveness of electronic or e-cigarettes.
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Jun 5, 2013 17:22
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[UK] Youngsters fail to get message on smoking health threat

Efforts to persuade youngsters to accept the dangers of smoking appear to be failing, after new figures revealed that 45 under-age children start smoking somewhere in the West Country every single day. More than 16,000 young people aged between 11 and 1
This is Somerset (uk)
added Jun 5, 2013 09:03
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[UK] 90% of South West homes are smoke-free

NEW figures have revealed almost 90% of homes in the South West are smoke-free. The latest figures, published as part of the Smokefree Homes and Cars campaign, show 87% of homes in the region are smoke free – up from 78% just two years ago.
This is the West (uk)
added Jun 5, 2013 09:01
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Establishment of a Public Docket: Possible Role of Independent Third Parties in Industry-Sponsored Tobacco Product Research

a public docket for interested parties to submit to FDA comments on the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommendation regarding third-party governance of industry-sponsored tobacco product research.
Regulations.gov
added Jun 5, 2013 08:57
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