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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
Ocala (FL) Star-Banner
added 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
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
added 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
The Age (au)
added 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.
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
added 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
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
added 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.
Gulf News (ae)
added 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.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added 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
Iceland Review (is)
added 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.
Foster Folly News (Chipley, FL)
added 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.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
added Sep 8, 2012 19:56
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