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[UK] GRAPHICS: Cigarette advertising: The art of marketing harm
A research group at Stanford University in the US is analysing the effects of tobacco advertising, marketing and promotion. Tobacco brands have targeted women and teenagers, using pseudo-science and cultural icons to sell cigarettes. This 1952 advert atta
Nov 13, 2012
BBC Online
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Apr 9, 2013 10:10
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[UK] Plain tobacco packets ‘can cause more harm’ ($$)
There is a “high risk” that plain tobacco packaging could do more harm than good because of a “flawed consultation” that the Department of Health ran last year, according to Rupert Darwall, who was commissioned by Philip Morris International, the world’s
Mar 18, 2013
Times Of London (uk)
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Mar 18, 2013 10:02
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[UK] GRAPHIC: The smoking map of England: get the data by local authority
Nationally, the death rate caused by smoking is decreasing, according to the latest release from the London Health Observatory (LHO), but rates still differ hugely across England. Manchester recorded the highest rate for smoking attributable mortality in
Feb 12, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Feb 12, 2013 13:14
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[UK] Junk science: food companies accused of using tobacco's tricks to protect profits
Global food and drink companies are using techniques pioneered by the tobacco industry to undermine public-health policies designed to combat obesity, diabetes and alcohol-related illnesses, a new study claims.
Feb 12, 2013
The Independent (uk)
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Feb 12, 2013 13:08
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[UK] Electronic cigarettes - miracle or menace?
Anyone walking into a busy pub in Manchester may well be confronted with a rather shocking sight. At one table it looks like a group of friends are smoking, but there is no smell in the air and no ashtrays on the table. What they are using are e-cigare
Feb 10, 2013
BBC Online
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Feb 11, 2013 10:20
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[UK] Imperial Tobacco faces investor revolt over bonus revamp
Investors in Imperial Tobacco have raised questions over planned changes to its executive compensation structure.
Jan 20, 2013
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
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Jan 20, 2013 10:40
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[UK] How gargling lemonade could help smokers to quit the habit
They found that the interaction of sugar (known as glucose) on the tongue boosts attention as well as energy and can improve self control. This could help keep smokers away from the cigarettes at least in the short-term.
Nov 8, 2012
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Nov 8, 2012 13:00
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[UK] Editorial: Time to kick tobacco's butt
While a cancer expert's branding of cigarette companies as terrorists may be excessive, and an outright ban on tobacco impractical, more must be done to regulate the promotion and sale of so incontrovertibly damaging a product. And not just here, worldwid
Oct 28, 2012
The Independent (uk)
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Oct 28, 2012 17:06
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[UK] MAGUIRE: Promote harm reduction for smokers and let’s prevent 100,000 dead bodies!
Could the use of electronic cigarettes become part of a public health strategy?
Aug 14, 2012
Pharmaceutical Journal (uk)
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Aug 14, 2012 22:06
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[UK] Smoker killed in house fire
A LUNG disease sufferer was burned alive in an inferno after smoking a cigarette while using a home oxygen machine.
Jun 22, 2012
Derbyshire Times (Bakewell Today) (uk)
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Jun 22, 2012 10:13