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[UK] Tobacco control efforts in Europe

grounds for optimism are provided by progress in implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the development of a new generation of nicotine-containing devices that could enable more widespread adoption of harm-reduction stra
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:27
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Tobacco control in Asia

Tobacco control is being restructured in Asia. It has moved from being isolated, individualistic, and ad hoc, to a mainstream public health approach.30 One new challenge is the integration of tobacco control in the framework of prevention of non-communic
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:25
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The WHO FCTC: the challenge of implementation

However, despite much early enthusiasm, the success of the convention is threatened by a failure to engage all segments of governments in tobacco control, thus preventing the implementation of one of the most effective tobacco control measures—an increas
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:22
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[UK, USA] Saving lives with the US Tobacco Control Act

More than 175 countries are already Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, but the USA is not yet counted among them. As Husten and Deyton rightly underline, the FDA's regulatory authorities will be most effective at reducing tobacco-caus
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:20
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The Cost of Lighting Up: New Studies Address Global Tobacco Use

It is addictive. It is glamorized. It directly and indirectly damages hearts around the globe. In fact, smoking is the common denominator in 40 percent of all cardiovascular disease, according to a report published last year in the Journal of the America
CardioSource (American College of Cardiology)
added May 7, 2013 08:03
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[USA] Saving lives with the US Tobacco Control Act

The FDA only has jurisdiction to regulate tobacco products that are for sale in the USA, yet it is crucial that other parts of the US Government support—and at the very least do not hinder—other countries from working to make the morbidity and mortality c
The Lancet (uk)
added May 6, 2013 12:46
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Policy Fact Sheets - Tobacco Control Laws

Download country-specific tobacco control policy fact sheets. For each country listed below, you can get a one-page PDF document that summarizes how closely that country's laws are aligned with the guidelines of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Con
Tobacco Control Laws (CTFK)
added May 5, 2013 11:58
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About This Project - Tobacco Control Laws

an interactive website designed for advocates, researchers, legal professionals, and other members of the public interested in tobacco control to access information about tobacco control legislation and litigation worldwide.
Tobacco Control Laws (CTFK)
added May 5, 2013 11:57
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Tracking the relevance of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in legislation and litigation through the online resource, Tobacco Control Laws

In this special communication, we describe these trends and explore the important new online resource—Tobacco Control Laws (http://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org)—that has been used to track them.
Tobacco Control
added May 5, 2013 11:54
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Hands off Spain's smoke-free law!

A grassroots movement in Spain has launched a global campaign to defend the country's smoke-free law. Called Don't Touch the Law, the campaign is in reaction to the proposal from the builders of the planned EuroVegas casino that smoking be allowed in ca
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
added May 4, 2013 13:38
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