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[Europe, Sweden] Swedish govt gives up on ending EU ban on wet snuff -report

Sweden sees no hope of overturning a European-wide sales ban on tobacco-based wet snuff and will concentrate on protecting its right to sell the product at home, a minister was quoted on Wednesday as saying. The European Union banned the sale of wet snuf
Reuters
added Jun 14, 2013 09:49
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[Sweden, UK] Many doctors deem nicotine as riskiest component of cigarette

The survey, commissioned by British American Tobacco, involved administering an online survey ... The survey findings show that a substantial proportion of GPs (40%) believe nicotine to be the first or second riskiest component of cigarettes, incorrectl
DNA India (in)
added Jun 1, 2013 12:21
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[Africa, South Africa, Sweden] Mom's smoking increases daughter's risk of obesity and diabetes

Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of obesity and gestational diabetes in their daughters, according to research published in the journal Diabetologia.
Health-E (za)
added May 20, 2013 16:06
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[Belgium, Finland, France, Sweden, UK] Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds

Job stress increases the risk of heart disease, but living a healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce that risk, a new study says. Researchers examined data from more than 102,000 men and women, aged 17 to 70, in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Sw
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added May 14, 2013 13:08
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[Sweden] Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Researchers analyzed data collected from 34,000 women, aged 54 to 89, in Sweden, 219 of whom had rheumatoid arthritis.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Apr 28, 2013 18:57
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[Canada, Sweden] Rheumatoid arthritis risk increases with smoking

Even a few cigarettes a day can increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women.
CBC News (ca)
added Apr 23, 2013 15:01
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[Sweden] Arthritis linked to female smokers

SMOKING just a few cigarettes a day can more than double a woman's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, research has shown. Compared with never-smokers, women who puffed between one and seven cigarettes a day had a 2.31-fold higher chance of developing the dis
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
added Apr 23, 2013 14:19
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[Sweden] Aches & Pains Higher in Smokers

In a recent study, researchers in Sweden asked a group of people aged 65 and older about their smoking habits and any long-term pain problems. These results showed that seniors who still smoked, even just occasionally, reported experiencing more long-te
DailyRx
added Apr 16, 2013 04:25
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[Europe, Sweden] When is an exemption not an exemption? When the EU Commission says so

The health and consumer affairs commissioner, Tonio Borg, recently told the European Parliament that the Swedish exemption as set out in its accession treaty related only to the placing on the market of oral tobacco. ‘It did not in any way provide a dero
Tobacco Reporter
added Apr 3, 2013 09:18
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Sweden eyes smoking ban in parks and cars

Sweden's current ban on smoking in public places could be extended to parks, beaches, as well as people's own cars, according to a proposal under consideration by the Swedish National Institute for Public Health
The Local Europe (se)
added Mar 30, 2013 15:41
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