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[Korea - South] WHO conference on tobacco control closes after six-day run

A six-day international conference on tobacco control ended Saturday after adopting a new international treaty aimed at rooting out illegal trade of tobacco products. About 140 participants adopted the "Protocol to Eliminate Lllicit Trade in Tobacco
Yonhap News Agency (kr)
added Nov 18, 2012 19:54
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[Korea - South] Session of parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control holds 12-17 Nov

The Fifth Session of the Conference of Parties (COP5) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) will hold in Seoul, South Korea, 12-17 Nov.
Afriquenligne (fr)
added Nov 7, 2012 08:59
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[UK] Editorial: Time to kick tobacco's butt

While a cancer expert's branding of cigarette companies as terrorists may be excessive, and an outright ban on tobacco impractical, more must be done to regulate the promotion and sale of so incontrovertibly damaging a product. And not just here, worldwid
The Independent (uk)
added Oct 28, 2012 17:06
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[Australia] Negative anti-smoking messages stall the desire to quit

Shock and fear campaign tactics and restrictive measures on smoking do not encourage young people to kick their habits, an RMIT University study has found. Cigarette price increases and limitations on smoking in public places actually decrease the desire
B&T Weekly
added Oct 4, 2012 15:29
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FDA Center for Tobacco Products Update (March 23 – June 22, 2012) (PDF)

This Progress Report provides an update on the efforts by the FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) in implementing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act).
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
added Aug 3, 2012 14:42
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[New York] Appeals Court Says No To Scary Smoking Ads

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a 2009 Board of Health resolution which required all tobacco retailers to display signs bearing graphic images showing the adverse health effects of smoking.
WNYC Radio
added Jul 11, 2012 06:36
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Research uncovers tobacco companies’ tactics to undermine tobacco control in Czech Republic

The University’s Tobacco Control Research Group uncovered ongoing interference from British American Tobacco and Philip Morris to influence tobacco tax policies
University of Bath (uk)
added Jun 26, 2012 16:27
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‘The times are changing’: New Zealand smokers' perceptions of the tobacco endgame

Politicians may have a stronger mandate to implement endgame policies than they appreciate. Participants' use of industry arguments when asserting their freedom to ‘choose’ to smoke and quit suggests a need for denormalisation strategies that challenge in
Tobacco Control
added Jun 19, 2012 05:48
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[Washington] Smoker who made death-bed plea against tobacco dies at age 53

Gallagher, who suffered from bronchitis and emphysema caused by his years as a 3-pack-a-day smoker, told friends and family that his dying wish was to convince other smokers to quit. On March 20, Gallagher asked a Daily News reporter and photographer to
Longview (WA) Daily News
added Apr 29, 2013 01:58
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[UK] 'Business fears' cast cloud over future of artificial cigarettes ($$)

Government plans on licensing electronic cigarettes have been delayed even further amid fears for the future of the embryonic industry in Britain. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency began a consultation in February 2010, but it said
Times Of London (uk)
added Apr 8, 2013 09:24
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