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ARCHIVE: Cigarette advertising and magazine coverage of the hazards of smoking. A statistical analysis.

This study provides strong statistical evidence that cigarette advertising in magazines is associated with diminished coverage of the hazards of smoking. This is particularly true for magazines directed to women.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
added May 23, 2013 12:18
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HEPBURN: Big Tobacco Had Nothing to Do With Tea Party Formation

I spent about a year researching the origins of the Tea Party for another publication, and I didn't know that way back in the 90s, Burson Marsteller ... proposed a plan to use the theme of "The New Boston Tea Party" to launch a campaign for the Coalition
Daily Kos (blog)
added May 23, 2013 07:17
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MARTENS: IRS Sleuths Were on the Right Track: Big Tobacco Created Tea Party in 1994

Big Tobacco not only created the Tea Party, it has promoted it over decades, pumped millions into marketing it, and pulled it out of its magic hat every time it needed to produce an overnight, spontaneous “grassroots” movement.
DeSmogBlog.com (ca)
added May 23, 2013 03:50
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[Australia] Tobacco 'as readily available as bread and milk' for poor

New research has revealed poorer West Australian suburbs have four times the number of tobacco outlets than those found in their affluent neighbours, prompting calls for tighter licensing regulation. University of Western Australia researchers studied a
WAtoday.com.au (au)
added May 23, 2013 03:47
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[Ireland] Taoiseach conducts formal talks with tobacco indstry

Taoiseach Enda Kenny received a delegation of senior tobacco industry figures in Government Buildings a fortnight ago, the first time any Taoiseach has conducted formal talks with the industry. Mr Kenny was accompanied by ministers Michael Noonan and Al
Irish Times (ie)
added May 23, 2013 03:46
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Regulators Eye Crackdown On Rising Use Of Tobacco Discounts ($$)

Tobacco companies are relying more on pricing discounts to sell cigarettes, the Federal Trade Commission reported Tuesday, a practice experts say may be the next target of regulators and lawmakers under increasing pressure from public health advocates to
Law360
added May 23, 2013 03:40
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FTC Reports First Increase in Tobacco Marketing Since 2003, Underscoring Need for Continued Vigilance in Fighting Tobacco Use

It is troubling news for our nation’s health that marketing expenditures for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco increased by nearly four percent to $8.82 billion in 2011, representing the first increase in overall tobacco marketing since 2003.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added May 22, 2013 19:51
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[UK] Trading Standards swoop after cigarettes offered as game prizes at Liverpool funfair

Cigarettes were seized from a Liverpool funfair where they were being offered as prizes in arcade games. The packets were on offer alongside scratchcards and teddies in coin machines and in ‘grabber’ machines in an arcade at the Blackpool Comes to Live
Liverpool Daily Post & Echo (uk)
added May 22, 2013 12:19
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U.S. cigarette makers boost discounts as smokers turn away

Cigarette companies are boosting the money they spend on giveaways and similar promotions in the United States as they attempt to pitch to a declining pool of cigarette smokers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which has periodically put out a report o
Reuters
added May 22, 2013 12:13
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sbv IMPROVER Quote Sheet

Manuel C. Peitsch, Ph.D. VP, Biological Systems Research, Philip Morris International (PMI), Research & Development “It has been wonderful to see how sbv IMPROVER has captured the attention of the scientific community.
sbv IMPROVER (PMI/IBM)
added May 22, 2013 08:49
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