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Positive Reviews of Little Cigars Common on America's Popular Online Video Channel

New Study Looks at How YouTube May Expose Young People to Little Cigars and Cigarillos
American Legacy Foundation
added Oct 18, 2012 08:54
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[Russia] A look at some of the top smoking nations

Russia's smoking rates are among the world's highest, led by Kiribati where 57 percent of the adult population lights up. Here's a look at the ways some other top smoking nations are trying to bring down the number of smokers:
AP - Associated Press
added Oct 16, 2012 15:22
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UPDATE 1-Russia launches anti-smoking crackdown

Russia launched a crackdown on smoking on Tuesday with a bill to ban tobacco advertising and raise taxes on cigarettes to help tackle a public health crisis in the world's second largest tobacco market after China.
Reuters
added Oct 16, 2012 15:20
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[Australia] About us

OxyGen is the only Australian website dedicated to informing young people about tobacco and its use in Australia.
OxyGen (au)
added Oct 16, 2012 08:21
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[Australia] History of tobacco marketing

"In short, (the) defendants have marketed and sold their products with zeal, with deception, with a single minded focus on their financial success, and without regard for the human tragedy or social costs that success exacted." US District Judge Gladys K
OxyGen (au)
added Oct 16, 2012 08:20
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[Russia] Kremlin Cracks Down on Big Tobacco

Russia, the World's Second-Largest Cigarette Market After China, Plans 'Harsh' Anti-smoking Rules
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Oct 16, 2012 02:06
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Protecting the World From Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go From Here?

Introduction: Article 8 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control mandates all signatory countries to “protect citizens from exposure to tobacco smoke in workplaces, public transport and indoor public places.”
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
added Oct 22, 2012 13:47
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[Wisconsin] UW tobacco researcher elected to prestigious medical group

A UW-Madison professor who founded one of the leading research centers on tobacco and its effect on health has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine. Dr. Michael Fiore, professor of medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health
(Madison, WI) Capital Times
added Oct 16, 2012 16:26
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[Philippines] Why sin tax bill matters in meeting dev't goals

If the Philippines want to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, then government must help reduce tobacco use. This was the position of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) along with civic groups like HealthJustice and the Framework Conv
Rappler (ph)
added Oct 14, 2012 02:40
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Three years of advocacy helped produce tobacco control measures in Ukraine

All tobacco packages in Ukraine now have pictorial warnings on the front and back, following a new law which came into place 4 October 2012.
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
added Oct 25, 2012 07:29
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