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[UK-Scotland] Dying cancer patient has to walk into hospital through cigarette fumes

CANCER sufferers have backed the Sunday Mail after we shamed smokers who light up outside major treatment centres. Patients who have to walk through clouds of cigarette smoke praised our exposé of staff and visitors at hospitals in Edinburgh, Gla
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
added Jul 15, 2012 09:47
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[UK-Scotland] Air tests shock smoking parents

CHILDREN of smokers are affected by poor air quality far more than has been previously thought, a study has found.
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
added Jun 12, 2012 00:32
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[UK, UK-Scotland] Jane Devine: Having smoking areas at Commonwealth Games venues is hardly sending a healthy message

The Commonwealth Games are a golden opportunity to shape the attitudes we need for a healthier Scotland, but at the moment, we’re not at the races.
The Scotsman (uk)
added May 13, 2013 09:25
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[UK, UK-Scotland] JTI hits out at talk of plain tobacco packaging for Scotland

Jorge da Motta, managing director of JTI, described the press reports as “wide of the mark”. “The UK Department of Health has yet to publish the findings of its consultation and has recently stated that no decision has been made on this issue,” he said.
The Grocer (uk)
added Mar 28, 2013 16:12
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[UK-Scotland] Retailers to be ‘real losers’ in Scottish tobacco display ban

John Drummond, chief executive at the Scottish Grocers’ Federation, said: “It is the retailers who are the real losers in this case; losers because they will have to find large sums of money in order to cover up the tobacco gantries that are currently in
Talking Retail (uk)
added Dec 12, 2012 16:20
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[UK-Scotland] Mothers-to-be still smokers

Despite a risk to their unborn child, thousands of mothers-to-be admit they have not given up cigarettes when they meet their midwife for a "booking-in appointment". The figures, released by the NHS Information Services Division, cover the first meeting
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
added Dec 7, 2012 16:20
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[UK-Scotland] Secret Scottish NHS incident reports released

Hundreds of previously secret NHS reports into serious incidents, including 105 deaths, have been published by BBC Scotland. More than 300 reports . . . The reports include a person being blown up while on oxygen therapy after lighting a cigarette.
BBC Online
added Nov 27, 2012 07:23
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[UK-Scotland] Smoking and alcohol pump up death rate

Scotland has had the worst mortality rates in Western Europe among working-age men and women for more than three decades.
This is North Scotland (Press & Journal / Evening Express) (uk)
added Nov 21, 2012 04:08
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[UK-Scotland] The dogs forced to “smoke” up to 15 cigarettes a day

PET dogs are forced to inhale the equivalent of up to 15 cigarettes a day by owners with a regular nicotine habit, Scottish scientists have discovered.
Deadline News (uk)
added Nov 14, 2012 13:04
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[UK-Scotland] Store axes tobacco sales in a further six outlets

SAINSBURY’S is to remove tobacco from sale at a further six supermarkets in Scotland tomorrow. The supermarket giant said the move is in response to the Scottish Government’s health levy, a supplementary charge on business rates paid by large stores sel
The Scotsman (uk)
added Nov 10, 2012 21:11
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