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[China] KRASNOPOLSKY: Smokers ignorant, but not evil

Smokers in China might be ignorant, but they are definitely not immoral. This was not the first time I asked somebody not to smoke around my kids, and my requests have never been ignored. I, myself, always walk away from a crowd of non-smokers whenever I
Global Times (cn)
added May 14, 2013 13:46
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[California] JACKSON: Seven Rules For Smoking at Shows

We thought it might be high time to remind smokers of the etiquettes of smoking at gigs. Yes it's one thing most rebels can't help doing when you put a drink and a band in front of us. As someone who smokes, I'm well aware of the many social pitfalls of
OC Weekly
added May 14, 2013 13:03
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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
AlterNet.org
added May 14, 2013 11:55
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FAESSEL: Star Scientific and Dirty Politics

this is an attack on the messenger, not the message. Star’s advancing science and superb test results that include four peer reviews of anatabine / Anatabloc clearly demonstrate its efficacy. Accordingly, Star’s building scientific narrative is p
SmallCap Network
added May 13, 2013 16:13
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[UK] O'TOOLE: Pregnant women are not the only smokers – tests are not the answer

Asking pregnant women to take breath tests is patronising and fails to take into account that smoking is society's issue too ... we need to look at the reasons – economic, social and individual – that they started smoking in the first place. This involves
Comment is Free (The Guardian, UK)
added May 13, 2013 14:17
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[UK, UK-Scotland] Jane Devine: Having smoking areas at Commonwealth Games venues is hardly sending a healthy message

The Commonwealth Games are a golden opportunity to shape the attitudes we need for a healthier Scotland, but at the moment, we’re not at the races.
The Scotsman (uk)
added May 13, 2013 09:25
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Electronic cigarettes may be bad for your health - A column by Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz

We think smokeless electronic cigarettes threaten the progress that's been made in helping people get free of nicotine and tobacco. E-cigs deliver pure nicotine to the lungs. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that, if people start
Fort Wayne(IN) News-Sentinel
added May 13, 2013 02:54
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[Virginia] BENNETT: Big tobacco and higher education

it is still embraced by many of the nation's colleges. The industry clearly has targeted higher ed connections . . . Altria, maker of Marlboro, the biggest selling cigarette brand in the U.S., is a case in point. Execs and directors of the Virginia-bas
Muckety
added May 13, 2013 03:08
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[Florida] Reservation for nonsmoking room should have been honored

This is a clearcut case of a hotel offering a product and failing to deliver. But things aren't always so defined. I checked into a Hampton Inn in Van Buren, Ark., recently, and had a nonsmoking room, but it was on a smoking floor. When my kids walked int
Everett (WA) Herald
added May 11, 2013 13:42
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[Australia, UK] DAUBE/CHAPMAN: Cameron’s cave-in on plain packaging is a boost to industry

When Australia’s former health minister Nicola Roxon was asked about the need for action at the launch of the report that recommended plain packaging, she said, “By not acting we are killing people.” The UK prime minister and his colleagues would do well
British Medical Journal
added May 19, 2013 11:27
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