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[UK] World No Tobacco Day infographic: The numbers behind smoking cigarettes

We will have to wait and see what the impact of these measures will be, but a study earlier this year by Cambridge University estimated that plain packaging in Britain would reduce the percentage of adult smokers here by one per cent. While that may not
Metro Café (uk)
added May 31, 2013 13:37
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[UK] GRAY: Laws to curb junk food sales and smoking are societal housekeeping

My parents had no idea that when they filled our Ford Anglia with the constant smoke ... had they known they probably wouldn't have done it. Even better, if the law had told them not to, they definitely wouldn't have.
Comment is Free (The Guardian, UK)
added May 31, 2013 10:31
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[UK] Docs should help TB patients stop smoking

Doctors working with tuberculosis patients should also offer them support for smoking cessation, a new report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests.
Health-E (za)
added May 30, 2013 07:07
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[UK] First Capital Connect ban electronic ‘smokes’

ELECTRONIC cigarette users, who are trying to kick the habit, have been banned from using the devices on First Capital Connect (FCC) trains.
Hunts Post (uk)
added May 30, 2013 06:59
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[UK] Smokers flout rules at Royal Cornwall Hospital six years after smoking ban introduced

Smokers are ignoring attempts to ban tobacco use from the Royal Cornwall Hospital site in Truro. The hospital said the problem was highlighted by smokers stubbing out their cigarette ends in a new floral display.
This is Cornwall (Cornish Guardian) (uk)
added May 29, 2013 11:29
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[UK] LETTER: Plain packaging is a must

The Royal College of Physicians is urging the government to introduce legislation that introduces plain packaging as soon as possible.
The Grocer (uk)
added May 29, 2013 09:06
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[UK] Fight to make cig packs plainer stepped up in North-East this week

Campaigners from the anti-smoking group Fresh are urging Ministers to commit to plain, standardised packaging of cigarettes and tobacco. They believe it is an important step in the fight to help stop 9,000 children in the region from starting to smoke e
Hartlepool Mail (uk)
added May 29, 2013 08:58
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[UK] France considers electronic cigarette ban in public places

France's love affair with electronic cigarettes could be about to hit a major stumbling block as the government considers banning them from all public places, including restaurants and bars.
The Guardian (uk)
added May 29, 2013 01:35
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[UK] Almost half of smokers admit to skiving off work after taking time out for a cigarette break

* Six in ten smokers take extra breaks throughout day to have cigarette, research has suggested ... The research was commissioned by e-cigarette brand E-Lites to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added May 28, 2013 12:21
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[Europe, UK] Anti-fraud office fuming over British American Tobacco’s survey claim ($$)

The European Union’s anti-fraud office is to take issue with British American Tobacco for making false claims about the nature of their relationship when lobbying British health officials.
Times Of London (uk)
added May 28, 2013 07:47
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