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[Australia] Smoking in the spotlight as Aborigines share their battles to quit

her story will be told as part of a social marketing campaign aimed at reducing the high smoking rate among indigenous Australians. If she had not become addicted, the former basketball player believes she could have followed in her father's footsteps an
Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph (au)
added Oct 18, 2012 07:32
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[New Zealand] Tough steps to stub out smoking mulled

Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia said yesterday the Government was considering fines for smoking with children in a vehicle, banning smoking in parks and clamping down on duty-free tobacco limits. "We are looking at every option we can to stop pe
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
added Oct 18, 2012 03:17
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India Campaigns to Stamp Out Smokeless Tobacco

India is in a growing battle with the tobacco industry to ban gutkha, a mixture of chewing tobacco and pan masala, the ubiquitous mixture of nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices that Indian families serve after meals.
Asia Sentinel (hk)
added Oct 19, 2012 02:21
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[South Africa] VITAL SIGNS: No smoke without fire in the psychology of tobacco use

Dr Yussuf Saloojee is the executive director of SA’s National Council Against Smoking. He recently won the American Cancer Society’s Luther L Terry Award for Outstanding Individual Leadership. He tells Sue Grant-Marshall how his interest in tobacco’s har
Business Day (za)
added Oct 19, 2012 02:18
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In Russia, Public Smoking Ban Is In For A Tough Fight

The real challenge is a cultural one. In Russia, cigarettes have been easy to get and widely tolerated for decades -- by now, they’re a fixture. The average price per pack is less than US$2.
International Business Times
added Oct 18, 2012 14:45
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[Europe] EU: Review of Tobacco Legislation to Go Ahead Once New Commissioner in Place

A planned review of European Union tobacco legislation will go ahead once the Health Commissioner post is filled, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said Wednesday.
Fox Media
added Oct 18, 2012 09:32
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Doping costs Lance Armstrong sponsors, charity role

* The former pro cyclist resigns from chairmaship of the organization he founded in 1997
CNN
added Oct 18, 2012 07:41
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Russia braces for tough anto-tobacco laws

The government will meet tomorrow, October 18, to debate a tough anti-tobacco bill it is planning to submit to the State Duma by the beginning of next month.
RUVR Voice of Russia (ru)
added Oct 18, 2012 03:33
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BOSS: Guest Lesson | For Authentic Learning, Start With Real Problems

The columnist Tina Rosenberg explains why teenagers hold the best answers for curbing smoking rates. The article practically invites students to begin their own viral marketing campaigns to make smoking uncool. In the process, they could meet academic sta
New York Times Blogs
added Oct 17, 2012 03:42
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Graphic anti-smoking ads increase attempts to quit smoking

Graphic and/or emotional television anti-smoking ads get more smokers to try to quit than less intense ads, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.(1) This bolsters a study published by researchers
DentistryIQ (PennWell Dental Group)
added Oct 17, 2012 01:44
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