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[Florida] 'Man with no face' lectures kids on tobacco
He became known as the "man without a face" after chewing tobacco led to oral cancer, forcing surgeons to remove a third of his tongue and half his jaw more than 23 years ago. Rick Bender, 50, who started using what he calls "spit tobacco" when he was 1
Oct 26, 2012
Ocala (FL) Star-Banner
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Oct 28, 2012 16:23
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Ranking Member Waxman Releases New Tobacco Documents And Calls on FDA to Protect Youth by Closing Tobacco Loopholes
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg describing new tobacco industry documents that show tobacco companies are manipulating their products to exploit regulatory and tax loop
Aug 27, 2012
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Sep 7, 2012 15:02
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[Asia-pacific] In Indonesia, Big Tobacco hasn't got a worry
health experts warn of a humanitarian disaster looming in poorer countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. ''They [cigarette companies] are just wilfully imposing a pandemic on developing countries,'' says Professor Mike Daube
Aug 26, 2012
The Age (au)
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Aug 25, 2012 23:29
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Cigar smoking taking off among children
In reaction, the AMA passed policy to block legislation that would exempt flavored cigars from Food and Drug Administration oversight.
Jul 6, 2012
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
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Jul 6, 2012 09:09
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Senators Lautenberg, Durbin, Harkin, and Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Stop Tobacco Smuggling, Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes, and Increase Federal Tobacco Taxes
The legislation lays out a comprehensive set of reforms that would help the federal government and states collect billions of dollars in tobacco tax revenues, which currently fund children's health insurance programs, while also helping to lower youth tob
Apr 26, 2013
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
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Apr 29, 2013 01:41
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[Uae: Dubai] Anti-smoking campaign targets young users
Medical specialists highlighted the adverse effects of smoking on the skin, heart, gastrointestinal tract and bones during an anti-smoking campaign at the American College of Dubai.
Apr 21, 2013
Gulf News (ae)
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Apr 21, 2013 13:01
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Cigarettes and Slush Puppies
One of the tactics tobacco companies and stores use is to place tobacco ads and product displays at kids' eye level or near candy. They also mingle tobacco ads with those for other products that appeal to kids, such as Slush Puppie drinks.
Oct 19, 2012
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Nov 7, 2012 13:32
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[Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden] Nordic Countries Aim to Ban Smoking
The Welfare Committee of the Nordic Council, chaired by Icelandic MP Siv Friðleifsdóttir, announced in Helsinki yesterday that they want the Nordic countries to be smoke free by 2040. The committee will also work towards a 10 percent reduction in alcohol
Nov 2, 2012
Iceland Review (is)
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Nov 2, 2012 13:46
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[Florida] CandyFlavored Tobacco Trick or Treat
The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida Warns Against Sweet Deception.
Oct 26, 2012
Foster Folly News (Chipley, FL)
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Oct 28, 2012 23:34
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Waxman Letter to DHHS on the substitution of cigarettes and RYO tobacco for cigars and pipe tobacco to avoid FDA regulation (PDF)
The internal company documents show that tobacco manufacturers are manipulating existing products and introducing new products to avoid Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and higher federal tax rates.
Aug 27, 2012
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Sep 8, 2012 19:56