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[Canada, USA] Every Dollar in Taxpayer Funding That the Provinces and Federal Government Gave to US Studio Films With Smoking Costs Canadians Healthcare $1.70 and Contributes to the Premature Death of Canadian

Every dollar ... to US studio films with smoking costs Canada $1.70 in tobacco related medical costs and productivity loss. The World Health Organization has made specific recommendations that all parties to the global Framework Convention on Tobacco Con
MarketWire
added Feb 25, 2013 11:40
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[UK, USA] Smoking rates first in death risk list

Today’s U.S. study looked at 2.2 million men and women aged 55 and older from 1959 to 2010. It also echoed the message from U.K. researchers who warned that if women continued to smoke like men, they’ll die like men.
RUVR Voice of Russia (ru)
added Jan 25, 2013 13:10
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[UK, USA] Women's smoking death risk 'highest ever'

a recent study that assessed the trends in mortality between smokers and non-smokers in the US across several decades. The authors of the research found an increasing difference in mortality between women smokers and women non-smokers since the 1960s (t
National Health Service (NHS) (uk)
added Jan 30, 2013 12:25
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[Canada, USA] $3.4M worth of tobacco seized at border

Border service officers seized more than $3 million worth of loose tobacco in two separate seizures in Niagara this month.
Niagara This Week (ca)
added Jan 26, 2013 06:44
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[USA] VIDEO: Female smoking death risk 'has soared'

Women smoking nowadays are far more likely to die as a result of their habit than they were in the 1960s, according to a new study.
BBC Online
added Jan 25, 2013 13:51
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[USA] Altria's Earnings Rely On Better Pricing For Smokes And Growth In Smokeless Products

Altria (NYSE:MO) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter earnings on January 25. The U.S.-based tobacco company posted strong results in the third quarter with 2% y-o-y growth in both revenues and gross margin. For the nine months ended September 201
Trefis
added Jan 24, 2013 20:08
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[UK, USA] ‘Light’ cigarettes blamed for huge rise in cancer risk

Women smokers are nearly ten times more likely to die of lung cancer now than they were in the 1960s, say researchers.
Metro Café (uk)
added Jan 30, 2013 12:28
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[USA] Study: Smoking shortens life span by at least 10 years

* Women who smoke are now affected at similar rates for men * Smoking cessation remains less common in lower-income countries People who smoke take at least 10 years off their life expectancy, a new study has found.
USA Today
added Jan 24, 2013 11:45
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[UK, USA] Sales of e-cigarettes continue to soar

“We continue to expect consumption of e-cigarettes could surpass consumption of traditional cigarettes within the next decade,” said Bonnie Herzog, tobacco analyst at Wells Fargo.
Financial Times (uk)
added Jan 21, 2013 12:19
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[UK, UK-Scotland, USA] Graphic warnings on cigarette packets proven to drive smoker quit rate, finds study

The new research, carried out by public health experts in the US, found hard-hitting graphic tobacco warnings help smokers from a diverse range of backgrounds who are struggling to quit.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Jan 17, 2013 07:01
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