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Tobacco's Role in Movies Falls, Alcohol's Rises

Master Settlement Agreement in 1998, tobacco brand appearances in top-grossing movies decreased 7% annually (95% CI 5.4%-8.7%) before leveling at 22 appearances a year after 2006, according to a study by James Sargent, MD, of Norris Cotton Cancer Center i
MedPage Today
added May 29, 2013 11:39
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WHO calls for tobacco advertising ban to protect young people

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Wednesday for countries to ban all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship to help reduce the number of tobacco users, especially keeping young people from being addicted.
Xinhua Newswire
added May 29, 2013 09:08
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[UK] Fight to make cig packs plainer stepped up in North-East this week

Campaigners from the anti-smoking group Fresh are urging Ministers to commit to plain, standardised packaging of cigarettes and tobacco. They believe it is an important step in the fight to help stop 9,000 children in the region from starting to smoke e
Hartlepool Mail (uk)
added May 29, 2013 08:58
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[Ireland] Branding to be banned on cigarette boxes

Reilly plans shocking new images to deter teenagers from smoking
Irish Independent (ie)
added May 29, 2013 08:46
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[UK-Scotland] Plan for smoking ban in cars with child passengers ($$)

Motorists and passengers who smoke when children are in the car will face £60 fines if Holyrood backs pioneering legislation being proposed by the Liberal Democrats’ health spokesman.
Times Of London (uk)
added May 29, 2013 01:26
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[UK-Scotland] Leaders: Smoking ban proposals invade private space

Does the state have the right to determine what levels of saturated fat children ingest? Or what TV programmes they are permitted to watch? The urge to protect children is an honourable one, but it cannot be a carte blanche for illiberal laws.
The Scotsman (uk)
added May 29, 2013 01:18
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More Booze in Movies for Kids, Study Finds

researchers from Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine. Still, some good news emerged from their study: Fewer movies intended for young audiences show tobacco brands.
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Jun 5, 2013 07:33
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Fewer tobacco products, but not alcohol, in movies

Movie characters smoke less since 1998 regulations that stopped tobacco companies from buying on-screen brand placements, according to a new study.
Reuters
added May 30, 2013 07:00
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[France] French Researchers Recommend Stopping E-Cigarette Use in Public

Use of the devices, electronic tubes that simulate the effect of smoking by producing nicotine vapor, should be regulated, and forbidden to pregnant women and people younger than 18, wrote the researchers, led by Bertrand Dautzenberg, a professor of pneu
Bloomberg News
added May 30, 2013 01:16
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[Canada] Quebec anti-smoking groups want tougher legislation

“It’s about pain and suffering,” said Mélanie Champagne from the Quebec Cancer Society. “Every day that passes by and the government doesn’t act means more death and more pain and more children that are going to lose their parents.”
GlobalTV (ca)
added May 29, 2013 01:13
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