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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.
Jan 21, 2013
Financial Times (uk)
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Jan 21, 2013 12:19
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[UK, USA] E-Cigs Putting Dent in Tobacco Tax Money
the electronic cigarette industry in the United States is growing at such a rate that some estimates suggest nearly 20% of all cigarette smokers in that country will have completely switched to e-cigs by the year 2030. Here is the quandary:
Jan 14, 2013
Burton Mail (uk)
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Jan 17, 2013 08:08
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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.
Jan 17, 2013
The Scotsman (uk)
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Jan 17, 2013 07:01
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[UK, USA] GAGE: (blog) Poorly conducted research is a gift to the opponents of tobacco control
A study implicates genes in the failure of taxation to get heavy smokers to quit, but the findings are far from clearcut . . . Tobacco control research is under huge amounts of scrutiny from those trying to undermine it. Poorly conducted experiments wher
Jan 16, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jan 16, 2013 07:04
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[Australia, UK, USA] Impact of plain packaging of tobacco products on smoking in adults and children: an elicitation of international experts' estimates
this study shows that tobacco control experts felt the most likely outcomes would be a reduction in smoking prevalence in adults, and a greater reduction in the numbers of children trying smoking, although there was substantial variability in the estimate
Jan 9, 2013
BioMed Central (uk)
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Jan 11, 2013 11:45
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[UK, USA] Passive smoking increases risk of severe dementia, according to study in China
An international study by scientists in China, the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia. The study of nearly 6,000 people in five provinces in China reveals that people exposed to passive smoking have a significa
Jan 9, 2013
ScienceDaily
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Jan 10, 2013 08:38
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[USA] For Americans Under 50, Stark Findings on Health
The United States had the second-highest death rate from the most common form of heart disease, the kind that causes heart attacks, and the second-highest death rate from lung disease, a legacy of high smoking rates in past decades.
Jan 10, 2013
New York Times
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Jan 10, 2013 08:31
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[UK, USA, Zimbabwe] Farmers oppose tobacco ban
TOBACCO farmers in Mhondoro communal lands have described the World Health Organisation’s proposed ban on tobacco production as hypocritical and meant to harm economies not on good terms with countries such as Britain and the United States.
Jan 8, 2013
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
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Jan 8, 2013 01:32
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[USA] Menthol Cigarettes, Race/Ethnicity and Biomarkers of Tobacco Use in US Adults: The 1999- 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
current menthol cigarette use was associated with increased concentration of blood cadmium, an established carcinogen and highly toxic metal, but not with other biomarkers. Impact: These findings provide information regarding possible differences in expos
Dec 18, 2013
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
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Jan 7, 2013 14:31
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[USA] ERB: Australia Hopes To Tax Smokers Into Quitting: Would It Work Here?
It’s one of the reasons, as I’ve noted before, that I admired Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin’s openness about the correlation between revenue and sin taxes. Kudrin famously encouraged Russians to smoke and drink in order to boost the economy, say
Jan 6, 2013
Forbes
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Jan 7, 2013 04:48