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France launches inquiry into electronic cigarettes
The French government has ordered an investigation into the possible risks of 'smoking' electronic cigarettes as more and more smokers turn to the devices in a bid to stub out their habit.
Mar 5, 2013
The Local Europe (se)
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Mar 6, 2013 13:22
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[Massachusetts] Conference Announcement: Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century
How do international laws and institutions regarding tobacco, trade, investment, agriculture and economic development intersect? What are the implications for global tobacco control efforts? How should public health concerns be taken into account in inte
Jan 21, 2013
Harvard Law Bulletin
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Jan 21, 2013 16:45
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14 Percent of Girls in Mainland China May Smoke
A Shanghai-based health research team has found that up to 14 percent of girls in mainland China may smoke, which is much higher than a figure announced earlier by Chinese authorities.
Jan 17, 2013
All-China Women's Federation (cn)
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Jan 17, 2013 15:28
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Consequences of clean indoor air exemptions in Oregon: the hookah story -- Maher et al.
In this letter, we describe the exemptions in Oregon's Indoor Clean Air Act (ICAA), subsequent proliferation of hookah lounges and associated monetary costs, as well as patterns in youth hookah use. To our knowledge, this is the first such published study
Dec 12, 2012
Tobacco Control
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Dec 13, 2012 01:54
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[Europe, UK] Tobacco tax smokescreen evaporates
Using tax changes as a smokescreen for price rises has allowed tobacco companies to maintain their earnings as cigarette consumption in the UK and Europe has continued to fall. One tobacco analyst, who asked not to be named, described the relationship b
Dec 7, 2012
Financial Times (uk)
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Dec 7, 2012 15:55
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Smoking causes 270000 cancers yearly in Europe: study
"These results tell us that (the) contribution of tobacco smoking to cancer is substantial, and that, in spite of substantial efforts put forward to reduce smoking in European countries, the overwhelming importance of cigarette smoking on cancer risk is
Nov 28, 2012
Reuters
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Nov 28, 2012 18:35
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Electronic Cigarettes
E-Cigarettes may contain ingredients that are known to be toxic to humans. Because clinical studies about the safety of e-cigarettes have not been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), you have no way of knowing:
Nov 19, 2012
BeTobaccoFree.gov (DHHS)
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Nov 19, 2012 15:37
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[China, India, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam] ADB: High tobacco prices save lives
Smoking-related deaths in Thailand and four other Asian countries where tobacco use is amongst the highest in the world would drop by 20% if cigarette prices were doubled by increased taxation, according to an Asian Development Bank study relased on Tue
Nov 13, 2012
Bangkok Post (th)
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Nov 13, 2012 09:59
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Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults — United States, 2011
19.0% of adults smoked cigarettes in 2011 and no statistically significant change in current adult smoking prevalence occurred from 2010 (19.3%) to 2011 (19.0%). Among daily smokers, the proportion who smoked ≥30 cigarettes per day (CPD) declined signific
Nov 9, 2012
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Nov 9, 2012 11:04
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Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign / Policy Issues for Congress (PDF)
Illicit tobacco trade: The production, smuggling, and sale of tobacco products, including genuine and counterfeit cigarettes, is a lucrative form of financing for organized crime as well as terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Kurdistan Wor
Oct 19, 2012
U.S. Department of State
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Nov 6, 2012 16:35