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[UK] Tough crackdown on e-cigarettes: Drugs watchdog says they will be regulated like medicines

* Would mean manufacturers faced tough tests before selling e-cigarettes * Doctors would be able to prescribe them to help people quit smoking * Currently, nicotine levels vary significantly between batches
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Jun 14, 2013 00:38
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Online Petition Sparks Push for Stricter Tobacco Reforms in Indonesia

A grass-roots campaign to snuff out Indonesia’s ubiquitous tobacco advertising is gaining traction online as thousands of anti-smoking advocates urged the Ministry of Technology and Communication to ban cigarette ads in mass media. Indonesia is the only
Jakarta Globe (id)
added Jun 13, 2013 10:55
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Development of policy performance indicators to assess the implementation of protection from exposure to secondhand smoke in China [FREE FULL TEXT]

Objective To develop an approach for rapid assessment of tobacco control interventions in China. We examined the correlation between components of the Strength of Tobacco Control (SOTC) index and a proposed rapid evaluation indicator, the Policy Perform
Tobacco Control
added Jun 13, 2013 10:24
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Cross-country comparison of waterpipe use: nationally representative data from 13 low and middle-income countries from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) [FREE FULL TEXT]

Monitoring of waterpipe use at a national level will better enable countries to target tobacco control interventions such as education campaigns about the negative health effects of waterpipe use.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 13, 2013 10:23
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An empirical analysis of cigarette demand in Argentina

Conclusion Econometric analyses of cigarette consumption and their relationship with cigarette price and income can provide valuable information for developing cigarette price policy.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 13, 2013 09:38
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[Gibraltar] Govt ban cancels Glacis and Laguna tobacco licences

The Government’s action to terminate existing retail tobacco licences and the eradication of the sale of tobacco in Laguna or Glacis estates means that it will not be possible for the existing retail outlets to sell tobacco at all other than in vending m
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Jun 12, 2013 17:57
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Parly ratifies protocol on tobacco

PARLIAMENT has ratified the protocol that seeks to control tobacco smoking amid concerns by legislators of the potential effects on the tobacco growers. Health and child Welfare Minister Henry Madzorera steered the motion in both the House of Assembly an
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 12, 2013 16:33
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[Zimbabwe] Africa to resist tobacco ban

The International Tobacco Growers’ Association has vowed to fight against the ban of tobacco production as this would negatively affect livelihoods of people living in Africa. This came out at an ITGA regional meeting held in Harare yesterday.
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 12, 2013 16:31
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[Africa, Zimbabwe] Farmers worried

TOBACCO growers are in a state of panic following the Government’s recent move to ratify the protocol that seeks to control tobacco smoking. The World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control directly affects tobacco production.
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 12, 2013 16:29
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[UK] Health group welcomes e-cigarette regulation

ASH welcomes the MHRA’s decision not to follow the lead of a growing number of other countries and ban e-cigarettes, but to regulate them instead. MHRA regulation can ensure that adult smokers can continue to be able to buy e-cigarettes as easily as tob
ITV Network Limited (uk)
added Jun 12, 2013 15:19
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