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CHAPMAN/WAKEFIELD: Large-scale unassisted smoking cessation over 50 years: lessons from history for endgame planning in tobacco control

nations which have banned or seriously restricted access to alternative nicotine delivery systems (eg, the European Union, New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, Oman, Singapore, Thailand) would be wise to take great care before considering unravelling their sm
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:47
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SMITH: Questions for a tobacco-free future

Discussion of an endgame can inspire new visions of the possible. These new visions will come with new challenges. The shift from a movement focused on control to one aiming towards a tobacco-free future may reveal new rifts. Some of these may come from
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:44
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WARNER: An endgame for tobacco?

The continuing scourge of tobacco-produced disease is unlikely to yield to today's evidence-based interventions. Several public health visionaries have introduced tobacco endgame proposals with the goal of substantially reducing, and perhaps entirely eli
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:43
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Tobacco endgame strategies: challenges in ethics and law

Tobacco endgames will face vehement political opposition, fuelled by industry lobbying. Beyond politics, public health advocates have to think through the ethical minefields and inevitable legal challenges. The political and legal battles, however hard,
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:42
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[Europe, Malta] Transparency groups tell Barroso to remove Swedish Match lobbyist on ethics committee

Transparency watchdogs in Brussels have called on European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to revoke the membership of Michel Petite from his ad hoc ethical committee that is expected to regulate lobbying inside the EU. The groups - Corporate E
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:47
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[Europe, Malta] MEPs take Barroso to task over Dalli case

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has to explain why he failed to ensure the investigation on John Dalli stood before he forced his resignation, two French MEPs said yesterday as they published a damning report on the case. “Can you imag
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:40
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[Europe, Malta] One set of rules for Dalli and one for Barroso?

Mr Staes said the two were not in Malta to defend Mr Dalli, who Mr Bové described as a political adversary with whom he had fought over the Commission’s decisions on genetically modified food. However, they both argued that the OLAF report had really ma
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:39
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[Europe] ‘Malta’s honour is at stake’

From a legal point of view, José Manuel Barroso did not assume his responsibilities and in the process “ruined Malta’s honour and ruined John Dalli’s honour”. That is how Green MEP Bart Staes yesterday described what – in his view and that of his collea
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:37
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[Europe, Malta] After OLAF leak, Kessler says his office’s independence is at stake

Giovanni Kessler, the head of the European Union's anti-fraud agency OLAF, has rejected criticism over an investigation that prompted the resignation of former health commissioner John Dalli, insisting their work was "fair, thorough".
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 15:20
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[Europe, Malta] Cautious over OLAF report, Dalli believes investigation "was a set-up"

Former EU Commissioner John Dalli refused to comment about MaltaToday's publication of the full OLAF report, insisting that he first preferred to read the whole report before commenting any further.
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 13:22
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