Sort by: Date added | Date Published | Most Viewed

Headlines Tagged with UK 22,575 headlines found

12 Views

[UK] SMUGGLING: THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND PLAIN PACKS (PDF)

The track record of the tobacco industry, the make-up of the illicit market today, the evidence that all existing packs are easy to forge and the real causes of the illicit tobacco market mean that the tobacco industry’s claims do not make sense.
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 22:00
3 Views

[UK] SMUGGLING THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND PLAIN PACKS - Executive Summary (PDF)

The evidence, even acknowledged in recent tobacco industry documents, is that counterfeit producers find all existing packs easy to forge. The overall cost of manufacturing a 20-pack of counterfeit cigarettes is around 10 to 15 pence – of which up to a t
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 21:24
7 Views

[UK] Plain packs -- exploding the smuggling myth

Luk Joossens concludes his report with this simple statement: “Plain packaging will not make any difference to the counterfeit business.”
Cancer Research UK (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 18:30
1 View

[UK] Smokers more likely to suffer mental decline, study finds

People who smoke over the age of 50 are more likely to suffer forgetfulness, poor organisation and slower thinking, according to new research.
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 17:38
3 Views

[UK] Smoking Increases Risk Of Mental Decline (PICTURES Celebs Who Quit Habit)

Smoking and high blood pressure over the age of 50 both lead to accelerated mental decline, research has shown. Scientists analysed risk factor data for more than 8,000 older adults taking part in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Elsa).
Huffington Post (blog)
added Nov 26, 2012 17:37
7 Views

[UK] Smoking 'rots' brain, says King's College study

Smoking "rots" the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King's College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50 showed high blood pressure and being overweight also seemed to affect the brain, but to a lesser exte
BBC Online
added Nov 26, 2012 08:10
4 Views

[UK] Hospital criticised for turning bike racks into a SMOKING shelter

Racks which hold around 60 bicycles are being removed from the grounds of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge to make room for smokers to have a cigarette undercover.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Nov 26, 2012 08:03
6 Views

[UK] Dogs sniff out fake cigarettes

SNIFFER dogs have been brought in to tackle counterfeit cigarettes in Notts. . . . The dogs discovered fake cigarettes hidden inside two vacuum cleaners at a shop during raids by Notts Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs this week.
This is Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) (uk)
added Nov 25, 2012 14:09
9 Views

[UK, UK-Scotland] LETTER: DUFFY: Old tricks from tobacco industry

PUBLIC health campaigners long ago discovered that you can’t trust any “research” produced by the tobacco industry. Your report (“Illegal cigarette sales increased by almost half in last year” . . . ) indicates that they are up to their old tricks.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Nov 25, 2012 14:06
5 Views

[UK] King's Lynn hospital unveils new smoking shelter after ban fails

Costing £17,000, the shelters are being installed five years after a smoking ban was put on the entire site which proved impossible to enforce. The new shelters, one of which is complete with ‘camouflage’ prints so it blends in to the background, have b
Eastern Daily Press (EDP) (uk)
added Nov 25, 2012 11:49
Sign up for daily headlines All Headlines Featured Headlines U.S. Headlines International Headlines