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Sixty Thousand Europeans 'Quit Smoking With Barça' and the European Commission

Today, an important benchmark of more than 60,000 smokers across Europe has been reached with the innovative smoking cessation programme, 'Quit Smoking With Barça' (http://www.quitsmokingwithbarca.eu). This programme is a collaborative effort between FC
PR Newswire
added Mar 14, 2013 09:32
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[Vatican City] Cardinals allowed cigarettes and wine

The cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel for deep meditation and reflection until they choose a new pope can break off for a smoke or enjoy a glass of wine, the Vatican spokesman says. ... 'I think the cardinals are allowed to smoke where they th
Big Pond News
added Mar 14, 2013 08:12
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Europeans Are World’s Biggest Smokers and Drinkers: WHO

Europeans are the world’s biggest smokers and drinkers, according to a World Health Organization report that says higher prices on cigarettes and alcohol in the region may help curb the death and disease they cause. On average, 27 percent of people over
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Mar 14, 2013 08:00
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JUSTICE/TABAC Limitation d’achat de cigarettes à l’étranger : la France épinglée par la Justice européenne [JUSTICE / TOBACCO Limitation purchase cigarettes abroad: France pinned by the Justice of the European]

France does not comply with EU rules strictly limiting tobacco purchases abroad and must change its law fines, ruled Thursday the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg.
Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire
added Mar 14, 2013 07:43
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[Nebraska] Tobacco tax to help fund UNMC cancer center still igniting critics' ire

City of Omaha officials gave a verbal pledge to a panel of legislators Wednesday to collect no more than $35 million from its recently enacted local tax on tobacco. "Once we meet that $35 million obligation, that will be the end of it," said the city's l
Omaha (NE) World Herald
added Mar 14, 2013 07:27
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[UK] E-cigarettes 'save lives', top public health experts tell Government ($$)

Professor Gerry Stimson of the school of public health at Imperial College London argues with three co-authors that this would be counterproductive, saying: “It would be an appalling paradox if regulators, in the name of safety, ended up smothering the e
Times Of London (uk)
added Mar 14, 2013 07:11
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[UK] Quit smoking: Vanity and being better in bed are the main reasons for men to give up smoking - while broody women quit to conceive

* To celebrate national 'No Smoking Day' 2,000 male and female former smokers were quizzed on what motivated them to give up cigarettes
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Mar 14, 2013 07:04
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[Uae: Dubai] Your cigarette or shisha could start a fire

Cigarette butts and burning shisha coal caused 55 or 13.9 per cent of the fires in Dubai during the first 11 months of last year.
Emirates 24|7 (ae)
added Mar 14, 2013 07:00
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Has the tobacco industry evaded the FDA's ban on ‘Light’ cigarette descriptors?

Tobacco manufacturers appear to have evaded a critical element of the FSPTCA, the ban on misleading descriptors that convey reduced health risk messages. The FPSTCA provides regulatory mechanisms, including banning these products as adulterated (Section 9
Tobacco Control
added Mar 14, 2013 02:14
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Philip Morris Names Calantzopoulos CEO Seeking China Growth

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) named Andre Calantzopoulos as chief executive officer, replacing Louis Camilleri, as the world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company works to expand in China and develop new products.
Bloomberg News
added Mar 14, 2013 02:07
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