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Smoking ban called for in Italy when smog levels high

Italian consumer group Codacons on Thursday called for a ban on smoking when city smog levels get too high, and said that citizens are entitled to damages for the harm caused by unsafe air. "We call on mayors across the country to prohibit smoking when sm
Gazzetta del Sud (it)
added Jan 17, 2013 09:57
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[Greece, Spain] Italy seizes 7 tonnes of contraband cigarettes

Ancona. Italian police on Friday found seven tonnes of contraband cigarettes hidden behind a shipment of fish in a truck that came off a ferry from Greece
Focus English News (bg)
added Oct 6, 2012 05:28
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[Italy] 60% of Italian parents smoke in front of their kids

Six Italian parents in 10 smoke inside the house. And 48% of them make it even in front of children. All this despite the majority of mothers and fathers (3 out of 4) is aware of the fact that their bad habits can influence their children very much. Thes
West Journal - Welfare Society Territory (it)
added Apr 15, 2013 15:34
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[Italy] Trieste police sieze a ton of contraband cigarettes

Police in Trieste siezed a ton of contraband cigarettes worth a total of over 230 thousand euros. The cigarettes came from a country in Eastern Europe in a truck
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) (it)
added Jul 15, 2012 13:59
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[Italy] VIDEO: Electronic Cigarettes May Not Combat Addiction, Report Says

There is no scientific proof that electronic cigarettes are useful in combating smoking addiction and they should not be used by young people because they are still delivering nicotine to the body, a study by the Italian Health Ministry said today.
ABC News
added Jan 5, 2013 15:20
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[Italy] ARCHIVE: Particulate matter from tobacco versus diesel car exhaust: an educational perspective

ETS is a major source of PM pollution, contributing to indoor PM concentrations up to 10-fold those emitted from an idling ecodiesel engine. Besides its educational usefulness, this knowledge should also be considered from an ecological perspective.
Tobacco Control
added May 15, 2013 09:21
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[Italy] E-cigarettes may not help combat smoking addiction

Young people should avoid use of electronic cigarettes because they also deliver nicotine to the body plus there is no scientific proof that they are useful in combating smoking addiction, a study by the Italian Health Ministry has said.
DNA India (in)
added Dec 31, 2012 09:37
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Injurious to health? Italy may ban smoking e-cigarettes in public places

The Italian health ministry's top advisory body has recommended a ban on the smoking of electronic cigarettes in public places and their sale to pregnant women and minors. The recommendation by the ministry's Superior Health Council came after France's
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added Jun 6, 2013 10:50
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Educational inequalities in mortality in northern, mid and southern Italy and the contribution of smoking

Mortality inequalities in Italy are smaller than in most European countries. This is due, among other factors, to the weak socioeconomic pattern of smoking over the past decades in Italy.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
added May 21, 2013 15:37
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[Italy] Experimental drug curbs smokers' nicotine cravings

The candidate drug, called GSK598809, belongs to a class of compounds that block a specific type of dopamine receptor in key areas of the brain linked to tobacco addiction. It is now ready for testing in early-stage clinical trials in humans, said Manolo
Reuters
added Sep 12, 2012 11:42
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