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[Europe] The Commission’s shabby implementation of UN rules for tobacco lobbying
Does the Commission have a strict approach around contacts with tobacco lobbyists, as prescribed in the WHO rules? The answer would seem to be no. The Commission’s implementation of the Article 5.3 is sketchy at best.
Dec 14, 2012
Corporate Europe Observatory (be)
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Dec 14, 2012 12:25
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[Europe] Tobacco firms held quiet meetings with top EU officials
Tobacco lobbyists and top European Commission officials held several quiet meetings over at least the past two years, says Brussels-based pro-transparency group Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO). Among them are people from commission chief Jose Manuel B
Dec 14, 2012
EUobserver.com
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Dec 14, 2012 12:21
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[Europe] Tobacco directive: Details emerge ($$)
"Smoking kills - quit now" and "Tobacco smoke contains over 70 substances known to cause cancer": these health warnings could soon become mandatory on each unit packet of tobacco for smoking, as proposed by the draft Directive on Tobacco Products,...
Dec 14, 2012
Europolitics (Europe Information Service) (be)
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Dec 14, 2012 12:17
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A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990—2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
In 2010, the three leading risk factors for global disease burden were high blood pressure (7·0% [95% uncertainty interval 6·2—7·7] of global DALYs), tobacco smoking including second-hand smoke (6·3% [5·5—7·0]), and alcohol use (5·5% [5·0—5·9]). In 1990,
Dec 13, 2012
The Lancet (uk)
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Dec 13, 2012 14:09
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People live longer but are not always healthier: study
People live more than a decade longer on average today than they did in 1970, but spend much of these boon years battling diseases like cancer, according to a global health review published Thursday.
Dec 13, 2012
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Dec 13, 2012 13:44
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Countdown to Kick Butts Day 2013
New website makes it even easier to participate
Dec 12, 2012
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Dec 12, 2012 21:59
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Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study
Using data on cancer incidence for 2008 and our AFp estimates, about 270,000 new cancer diagnoses per year can be considered attributable to cigarette smoking in the eight European countries with available data for both men and women (Italy, Spain, United
Nov 16, 2012
Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Nov 28, 2012 18:37
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[South Africa] THOM: Nothing good about tobacco
The tobacco industry usually argues that these accommodations are needed because smoke-free laws hurt business. In reality, and contrary to industry arguments, bars and restaurants have thrived in smoke-free countries and cities across the world
Nov 23, 2012
Health-E (za)
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Nov 23, 2012 11:23
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[UK] Stop smoking and mark World COPD Day
IN 2012, 32,973 people were registered as having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Northern Ireland. The most common cause of COPD is smoking, so to mark this year’s World COPD day (November 14), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouragi
Nov 18, 2012
Ballymena Times (uk)
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Nov 18, 2012 13:14
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Travel cuts threaten poor countries with more tobacco exposure
The world’s poorest countries could face more exposure to unrestricted tobacco use and promotion if proposed funding cuts within the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) go ahead.
Nov 15, 2012
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
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Nov 16, 2012 15:26