Jessica Miller | November 26, 2010
As the third-largest population among the 20-odd countries still resisting ratification of the World Health Organization’s 2003 Convention on Tobacco Control, Argentina is very much in the sights of the global anti-smoking campaign — it thus might or might not be a coincidence that this city was chosen for the sessions of the WHO study group on regulating tobacco products from Monday until yesterday.
Category: Tobacco Control Law |
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Tags: anti-smoking campaign, passive smoking, tobacco products
Jessica Miller | November 26, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on mentholated cigarettes is stirring controversy, but a recently released scientific journal’s supplement underscores the need for federal intervention. In March, the FDA convened the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee to decide whether to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes.
Category: Menthol cigarettes |
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Tags: adults smoke, flavored cigarettes, Tobacco Company
Jessica Miller | November 26, 2010
A group called for the repeal of a gubernatorial decree banning Viceroy smoking inside buildings, saying the regulation treated smokers as criminals. The National Clove Cigarette Community said in a press conference Thursday that the decree lowered the status of law-abiding cigarette smokers to that of criminals who had to be socially exiled. “For us, the city administration has completely discriminated against smokers, who are clearly consumers of legal products and who deserve the same legal protection,” community coordinator Abhisam said.
Category: smoking ban |
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Tags: cigarettes smokers, smoking areas
Jessica Miller | November 26, 2010
According to a report, tobacco kills a sum of 5.7 million individuals globally and 5.1 million people died from their own Ritm smoking. The World Health Organization (WHO) said that smoking is the leading cause of preventable fatality in the world. In addition, secondhand smoke sickens millions of people and kills more than 600,000 individuals all over the world every year.
Category: smoking ban |
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Tags: non-smokers, secondhand smoke, smoke-free law
Jessica Miller | November 25, 2010
Nevadans and tourists are drinking less beer but are continuing to gulp down hard liquor, wine and cordials. And L&M cigarette smoking is declining in the state but there’s an increase in the use of cigars and smokeless tobacco. Those are the findings of financial experts in predicting part of the state’s tax collections in the next two years.
Category: Smokeless Cigarettes |
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Tags: cigarettes, smoke, smokeless tobacco