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Tobacco: Uphill Battle for Antismoking Campaigns in Poor and Middle-Income Countries

Despite expensive antismoking campaigns, 41 percent of men in poor and middle-income countries still smoke and more young women are starting to, according to a major new survey of global tobacco use.
New York Times
added Aug 24, 2012 00:51
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Inside the Law: What Tobacco Impact Control Would Mean for Indonesia

As the various stakeholders debate the regulation, comprised of 65 articles in eight chapters, we take a glance at the contents.
Jakarta Globe (id)
added Jul 12, 2012 07:10
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An Update on Commercial RYO Machine Legislation

State legislatures continue to adopt bills that regulate commercial roll-your-own cigarette machines. So far during 2012, eleven states have enacted laws that range from licensing RYO retailers, to paying an equivalent tax that is assessed on traditional
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Jun 15, 2012 14:15
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Who is still smoking in Canada?

CBC News (ca)
added May 12, 2012 00:24
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Tobacco promotion creeps in through back door

The tobacco industry is successfully using loopholes in legislation to market its products through social media, product placement, brand sharing and displays at points of sale. The new WHO Tobacco Control Database makes it possible to make comparisons b
World Health Organization (WHO)
added May 31, 2013 03:17
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SMOKING, THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, ANTI-SMOKING AND BETELNUT IN CHINA

* SMOKING IN CHINA * History of Tobacco in China * Chinese Smokers * Smoking Culture in China * Smoking and Doing Business * Cigarettes in China
Facts and Details (blog)
added Mar 12, 2013 15:26
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U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report

"This is good news in that there is continuation of the decline in the overall cancer death rate," said Edgar Simard, a senior epidemiologist in the surveillance research program at the American Cancer Society. "The progress we are making in the fight ag
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Jan 11, 2013 16:56
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[New Hampshire] Why people fail to quit smoking

Dr. Charles Felton, a pulmonologist at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, said of the 70 percent who want to quit, 40 percent will actually try to do so. "Of that 40 percent not more than 5 percent are successful by themselves," he said.
Portsmouth (NH) Herald
added Jan 6, 2013 14:36
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Teen Smoking Keeps Falling

The annual report, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted by the University of Michigan, found the number of teenagers who reported smoking cigarettes in the prior 30 days fell to 10.6% this year from 11.7% in 2011, the lowest level
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Dec 23, 2012 13:52
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Wisconsin youth smoking drops to all-time low

The 2012 Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey, released Monday, found that 13 percent of high schoolers say they smoke and 2.5 percent of middle schoolers admit to smoking. The last study in 2010 showed nearly 18 percent of high schooner and nearly 4 percent o
AP - Associated Press
added Dec 11, 2012 19:06
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