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VIEDO: BY THE BEACH, THE SIDEWALK, AND THE CONCERT STAGE: truth® YOUTH SMOKING PREVENTION CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF 2013 ANNUAL SUMMER TOUR

PR Newswire
added Jun 17, 2013 14:44
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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee

Conclusions Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 17, 2013 14:35
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[Kentucky] Smoke-free laws still a debate in Ky.

Criswell's 13-year-old program is funded in part with Kentucky's share of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, a multi-billion-dollar settlement reached between 46 states, including Kentucky, and the nation's cigarette companies. The program received $2
Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer
added Jun 17, 2013 13:11
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[Asia, India] Campaign to remove tobacco hoardings to be launched

JAIPUR: Taking strict action against tobacco advertisements, district administration will constitute teams to remove all advertisements showing various brands of tobacco products. It will launch a campaign in the urban and rural areas of the city to re
Times of India
added Jun 17, 2013 12:39
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[Korea - South] Government spends little on anti-smoking programs

The government only spends about 1 percent of its fund to promote public health of smokers on anti-smoking programs, ministry officials said Monday. The health promotion fund receives 90 percent of its funding from a 354 won tax on each pack of cigarette
GlobalPost
added Jun 17, 2013 04:16
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[Philippines] Albay folk to raise anti-smoking awareness by going for world record

Residents in Albay province in Bicol will go for a world record by forming the world's largest human "No Smoking" sign to raise awareness about the harmful effects of smoking ... Albay provincial officials also said the record attempt is timely, as June
GMANews.TV (ph)
added Jun 17, 2013 04:01
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[Asia, China] Smoking now a class subject

While some Shanghai schools are making efforts, others are, however, simply ignoring the campaign. And the reason, according to some, is that it is common for teenagers to rebel against the authorities and teachings and they could take up smoking as an a
Global Times (cn)
added Jun 16, 2013 11:53
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Canada's war on tobacco turns 50

Monday, June 17, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of a historic statement by Canada's Minister of National Health and Welfare, Judy LaMarsh, that smoking causes lung cancer. On that day, Minister LaMarsh rose in the House of Commons and declared: "There is
Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca)
added Jun 15, 2013 11:13
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India’s Battle to Ban Chewing Tobacco

Around 14% of Indian adults smoke cigarettes and “beedis” (hand-rolled cigarettes), but nearly 26% use smokeless tobacco, including chewing tobacco, according to the Government of India and World Health Organization Global Adult Tobacco Survey of 2009 –
Wall Street Journal Blogs
added Jun 14, 2013 19:35
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Group targets teens with texts about smoking

Send a text, stop a smoker? That’s what the National Cancer Institute hopes for, as it pushes new smartphone-based tobacco cessation programs.
Politico
added Jun 14, 2013 18:57
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