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[Ireland, USA] Kenny warned over plan to ban cigarette logos

US lobby groups say packaging proposals are an 'assault' on owners' rights and may damage trade Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been warned that plans to outlaw company logos on cigarette packets is an "assault" on brand owners' rights and would send "a troubli
Irish Independent (ie)
added Jan 31, 2013 11:23
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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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[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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[UK, USA] Former White House doctor joins British American Tobacco

The tobacco giant announced on Tuesday that Dr Richard Tubb, one of the longest serving White House doctors, had joined the board as a non-executive director. Before retiring in 2009, he had worked for Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama; his roles inclu
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Jan 30, 2013 11:54
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[Australia, USA] Bernardi denies pro-tobacco ties breach rules

THE Liberal senator Cory Bernardi denies he has breached parliamentary disclosure rules by failing to declare his links to a right-wing pro-tobacco group fighting gun controls. Senator Bernardi insisted he did not have to declare his involvement with th
The Age (au)
added Jan 29, 2013 16:11
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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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[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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[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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[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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