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[Europe] E-cigarettes: safer alternative to tobacco or potential health risk?
Should they be regulated as medication or as tobacco products? These issues are currently being considered as part of a review of the tobacco products directive. MEPs also debated it with experts during a workshop on 7 May.
May 14, 2013
Europarl (European Parliament)
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May 14, 2013 12:56
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SIMON/STEWART: Merchant of Death Steps Down: A Look at the Deadly Work of Philip Morris International's Outgoing CEO Louis Camilleri
During his tenure, nearly 30 million people died from tobacco-related causes globally. When will the tobacco industry’s largest player stop obstructing public policy in nations that are trying to save lives and reduce suffering among their citizens? With
May 13, 2013
AlterNet.org
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May 14, 2013 11:55
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[Europe, Malta] Were ‘EU funds’ a ruse for Kessler to bypass OLAF rules?
OLAF’s watchdog says the Dalli investigation was conducted on some irregular lines: ... was he egged on by the powerful and political interests at stake - a complaint given "special priority" by President Barroso himself and one which struck right at the
May 14, 2013
Malta Today (mt)
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May 14, 2013 04:31
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[Australia, Canada, UK, USA] IS SMOKING BEHAVIOR CULTURALLY DETERMINED? EVIDENCE FROM BRITISH IMMIGRANTS (PDF)
culture also predicts health outcomes like smoking participation. We find that culture matters for the smoking behavior of sons and daughters of British immigrants in Australia and the US, and daughters of British immigrants in South Africa. We find th
May 13, 2013
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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May 13, 2013 09:12
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[Australia, Canada, UK, USA] Impact of point-of-sale tobacco display bans: findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey
Impulse purchasing of cigarettes was lower in places that enacted POS display bans. These findings indicate that implementing POS tobacco display bans does result in lower exposure to tobacco marketing and less frequent impulse purchasing of cigarettes.
May 2, 2013
Health Education Research
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May 13, 2013 09:06
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[Washington] Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among State Tobacco Cessation Quitline Callers
t. The notable rates of e-cigarette use and use of e-cigarettes as cessation aids, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved e-cigarettes for this purpose, should inform policy and treatment discussions on this topic.
May 8, 2013
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
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May 13, 2013 08:54
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Socioeconomic and country variations in cross-border cigarette purchasing as tobacco tax avoidance strategy. Findings from the ITC Europe Surveys
Cross-border cigarette purchasing is more common in European regions bordering countries with lower cigarette prices and is more often reported by smokers with higher education and income. Increasing taxes in countries with lower cigarette prices, and red
May 7, 2013
Tobacco Control
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May 9, 2013 13:57
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Kosovo adopts strong and comprehensive tobacco control law
Kosovo has adopted a comprehensive tobacco control law in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The measures include: 100% smoke-free indoor public places, workplaces, and public transportation, as well as specified outdo
May 8, 2013
World Health Organization (WHO)
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May 9, 2013 13:39
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[Europe, Malta] Defending anti-fraud agency over Dalli affair
Giovanni Kessler, head of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), has gone from accuser to accused. In a phone interview with Mark Micallef he speaks of his agency’s actions,which led to John Dalli’s resignation as European Commissioner.
May 5, 2013
Times of Malta (mt)
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May 9, 2013 06:52
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[Europe, Malta] Witness denies she came up with figure of €60m
Defence lawyers of Sliema restaurateur Silvio Zammit yesterday pressed the police’s witness Gayle Kimberley on whether she was the one who came up with the €60 million figure at the heart of the Dalligate scandal. Dr Kimberley denied it categorically, b
May 3, 2013
Times of Malta (mt)
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May 9, 2013 06:51