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FDA names new head of tobacco products center
A Food and Drug Administration veteran who helped spearhead efforts to regulate the tobacco industry in the 1990s is taking over the agency's Center for Tobacco Products. Mitch Zeller will become the center's director on March 4, FDA Commissioner Margare
Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013 14:12
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Cig makers in Malaysia face more cuts
Tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes will be reduced effective June as the Government attempts to bring down the estimated 100,000 deaths caused due to smoking-related illnesses. Tar content in each cigarette will be reduced from 20mg to 15mg while nic
Jan 19, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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Jan 19, 2013 23:46
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Should you need a licence to smoke?
It might sound extreme, even social engineering, but this is the proposal of a public health expert in Australia, who suggests that it could provide a practical "disincentive" for smokers.
Nov 13, 2012
BBC Online
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Nov 14, 2012 07:20
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A closer look at what the Tobacco Control Act hasn't done
In a post on his blog, "The Rest of the Story," Dr. Siegel evaluates each of the seven FDA actions that Dr. Hamburg claims have been effective in helping to protect public health from tobacco use. His conclusion? The rest of the story is that after three
Jul 17, 2012
American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)
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Jul 19, 2012 07:35
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Papua New Guinea Introduces Sweeping Smoking Ban
New laws expected to face widespread community opposition in a country where tobacco consumption is a national pastime
Dec 7, 2011
VOANews.com (Voice of America)
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Dec 10, 2011 00:00
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Obama Take 2: Tobacco, Obesity Key in Second Term
The FDA will launch a media effort later this year aimed at preventing childhood tobacco use. It should complement a similar effort already underway by the CDC.
Jan 20, 2013
MedPage Today
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Jan 22, 2013 12:31
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Turkey Regulates Brand Stretching And Brand Sharing In Tobacco Products
Dec 28, 2012
Mondaq
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Dec 28, 2012 13:57
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Smokefree Lists, Maps, and Data
View our lists updated October 5, 2012!
Oct 5, 2012
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR)
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Oct 9, 2012 03:38
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A plan to INCREASE the number of cigarettes Americans smoke! or ?
The goal of these proposals — which Daynard acknowledges may seem “a little crazy” — would be a nation with a smoking rate under 10 percent, or about half of what it is in America today. ACSH’s Dr. Gilbert Ross calls these proposals intriguing, but says
Mar 4, 2013
American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)
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Mar 12, 2013 15:31
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[Canada] Strategy launched by anti-smoking group
The Alliance for the Control of Tobacco delivered a five-year strategy to curb smoking in the province. The anti-smoking group presented the plan to the health minister on Tuesday morning in St. John's.
Feb 26, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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Feb 26, 2013 16:32