Smoking News
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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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