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In January 2012, Australia introduced plain cigarette packaging in a bid to lower smoking rates.
It was the first nation to do so.
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The National Cancer Institute has found that obesity can be worse for your lifespan than smoking. Will this prompt changes in legislation?
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Earlier this year the U.S. Surgeon-General reported that cigarettes are deadlier and more addictive than ever, and now a report issued Tuesday outlines how tobacco companies have made design changes and put in more additives to achieve that.
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Advertising smoking products for kids has long been banned in North America. Despite that a new study found that teens greatly prefer flavored smoking brands to unflavored ones.
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A study has appeared to show than e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum in helping people to quit smoking.
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Smoking and being HIV infected further compromises the immune system presenting the worst immune profile, say researchers in the first study of its kind.
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Scientists suggest that there is a link between long-term exposure to passive smoking and a risk of Type 2 diabetes in adults. The diabetes is, in turn, connected with obesity.
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Young adults who occasionally use pot show abnormalities in two key areas of their brain related to emotion, motivation, and decision making, new research reveals.
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Seoul -
South Korea's state health insurer said Monday it had filed a lawsuit against three domestic and foreign tobacco makers, seeking damages of 53.7 billion won ($51.6 million) for payouts over smoking-related illnesses.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to the U.S. CDC.
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Galway -
Ten years ago this week, landlord Christy Ruane feared the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland would stub out his business, and with it the popularity of the traditional Irish pub.
In the Media
by Conor Barrins (AFP)
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Paris -
Bans on smoking in public and the workplace led to a 10 percent drop in premature births and in emergency asthma treatment for children, researchers said Friday.The evidence, based on the records of more than two million children, comes from 11 publish...
In the Media
by AFP
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Madrid -
A patient in Spain caught pneumonia from smoking an electronic cigarette too much, the second ever recorded case of lung illness from the devices, the hospital treating him said Thursday.The patient, identified by media as a man aged 50, was admitted i...
In the Media
by AFP
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Paris -
Nicotine patches fail to help pregnant women to stop smoking, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Tuesday.Researchers in France asked more than 400 women who smoked at least five cigarettes a day to try either a nicotine...
In the Media
by AFP
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Peterborough -
The head teacher of a school in Peterborough in the UK has defended her decision to permit pupils to smoke. The school is a referral unit for children with behavioural issues for students aged 14 to 16.
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Los Angeles -
Los Angeles City Council has decided to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in the city's public places. This includes restaurants, bars, nightclubs and public spaces.
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Paris -
It was banned in restaurants and al fresco eating became all the rage.
In the Media
by Angus MacKinnon (AFP)
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Paris -
China can prevent nearly 13 million tobacco-related deaths by 2050 by fully implementing a set of neglected anti-smoking policies it had already agreed to, researchers said Wednesday.The estimated number of lives saved, more than the population of Gree...
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Paris -
Moderate or heavy smokers who quit tobacco get a boost in mental wellbeing that, for people who are anxious or stressed, is equivalent to taking anti-depressants, a study said Thursday.British researchers examined 26 published investigations into the m...
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Paris -
Fewer than one in five adults in England now smoke, the smallest fraction in three generations, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported on Tuesday.In a letter, health researchers Jamie Brown and Robert West of University College London reported on a...
In the Media
by AFP
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London -
British members of parliament voted overwhelmingly in support of a ban on smoking in cars carrying children.Lawmakers in the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament, voted in favour of a ban by 376 to 107 on Monday.It is now up to Prime Minist...
In the Media
by AFP
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London -
London Mayor Boris Johnson on Monday urged MPs to vote in favour of outlawing smoking in cars carrying children in England ahead of a House of Commons vote.
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Washington -
The second largest US drugstore chain, CVS, announced Wednesday it will soon quit selling cigarettes, a decision President Barack Obama hailed as a "powerful example.
In the Media
by Kerry Sheridan (AFP)
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Washington -
The second largest US drugstore chain, CVS, announced Wednesday it will soon quit selling cigarettes, a decision President Barack Obama hailed as a "powerful example.
In the Media
by Kerry Sheridan (AFP)
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Washington -
The second largest US drugstore chain, CVS, announced Wednesday it will soon quit selling cigarettes, a decision President Barack Obama hailed as a "powerful example.
In the Media
by Kerry Sheridan (AFP)
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Washington -
The second largest US drugstore chain, CVS, announced Wednesday it will stop selling cigarettes by the end of the year, a decision President Barack Obama hailed as a "powerful example.
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Washington -
US retail drug store giant CVS Caremark announced Wednesday that it will stop selling cigarettes, a move immediately applauded by President Barack Obama as having a "profoundly positive impact on the health of our country.
In the Media
by AFP
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Staten Island -
On Sunday afternoon, a man in Staten Island suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease burned to death in his home when his cigarette lit his oxygen tank on fire.
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Shanghai -
Twenty-nine hospitals in mainland China were blacklisted after an undercover operation of local authorities unveiled that they didn't control smoking on the premises.
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Beijing -
China has now enacted an ordinance that bans government officials from smoking cigarettes in public places. Officials hope to eventually ban smoking in public places for all citizens.
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Smoking Image
Mr. Archie
It is believed that our difficulty in trying to stop smoking may be due to Neanderthal DNA mutations in some people's genomes.
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Photo by nikoretro
420, the code name for marijuana.
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modenaroid
Passive smoking
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Jakemaheu
A photo of 117mm e-cigarette
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screengrab/ telegraph video
Boy smokes two packs of cigarettes a day.
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A cigarette burning
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lanier67
A man smoking a cigarette
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Roman Pavlyuk
A person smoking a cigarette
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PeddderH
Cigarillos like these come in many varieties now and are becoming extremely popular with teens in North America.
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Wikipedia SafeSmokes
Electronic cigarettes are manufactured in nicotine and non-nicotine varities as well as flavored varities, which include mint, candy and fruit flavors, and are being sold as an alternative to tobacco products.
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Center For Orangutan Protection
Tori the smoking Orangutan at the zoo in Central Java, Indonesia
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lanier67
A man smoking a cigarette
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