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WHO Calls for Restrictions on Electronic Cigarettes
Tobacco Industry News.NetThe World Health Organization is recommending restrictions on the new electronic cigarettes, whose manufacturers tout them as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco smokes. A new WHO report calls ...
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WHO Urges Stiff Regulatory Curbs on E-cigarettes
Tobacco Industry News.NetGENEVA- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for regulation of electronic cigarettes as well as bans on indoor use, advertising and sales to minors. In a long-awaited report that ...
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UN health agency calls for regulation of e-cigarettes curbs on advertising sales to minors
Tobacco Industry News.Net26 August 2014 - Electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes, represent an "evolving frontier filled with promise and threat for tobacco control," a new United Nations World Health Organization ...
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Special gene variant leads to heavy smoking
Tobacco Industry News.NetA new study has suggested a direct correlation between smoking and mortality showing that a special gene variant increases the risk of heavy smoking. The study conducted by the University of ...
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Customs foil smuggling attempt of 155000 cigarette packets
the Sun daily: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Johor (JKDM) foiled an attempt to smuggle in 155,000 packets of white cigarettes after detaining a lorry driver in Felda Tenggaroh, near Mersing, two days ...
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New laws will ban the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18
Independent.ieWorld Health Organisation (WHO) report that highlights the health ?hazards of the devices that simulate the sensation of smoking.Last June, the Government agreed on a plan to ban the sale of ...
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Philip Morris ordered to defend fraud suit over U.S. military vendors
Business Insurance(Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA Inc. that claims the tobacco company defrauded the federal government by failing to sell cigarettes to ...
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Rise in e-cigarette poisoning alarms health experts
ABC AustraliaAustralia Accidental poisonings from e-cigarettes have risen significantly in Australia in the past five years, with many severe cases affecting children.The number of calls to the country's ...
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E-cigarettes wont make you quit smoking - report
TVNZThere is no evidence that e-cigarettes can help smokers quit and the devices pose a threat to unborn foetuses, warns The World Health Organization. In a report, the health body says people should be ...
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NZs biggest stop smoking challenge set to launch
TVNZA drive to encourage smokers to quit has reached new levels with the Ministry of Health set to launch its first-ever national stop smoking month. Stoptober aims to help Kiwis ditch the cigarettes ...
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Malaysian man and two female passengers jailed for smuggling contraband cigarettes
Straits TimesSingapore Customs officers seized the Malaysian-registered car (above) that was used to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore at Woodlands Checkpoint. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE CUSTOMS
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New health reports ignite e-cigarette controversy
CBS NewsThere were some new developments this week in the controversy surrounding the growing use of electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarettes." These devices allow consumers to inhale nicotine and ...
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Hancock County passes public smoking ban
News and SentinelNEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. (AP) -- Smoking is no longer allowed in public places in Hancock County, despite the objections of some who worried a ban would set back the area's casino industry. WTRF-TV ...
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World Health Organization wants to ban e-cigarette use indoors
Daily DotAs part of its effort to combat all things smokable, the World Health Organization says it wants to impose tougher restrictions on e-cigarettes, including a ban on indoor use.
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Proof That The Tobacco Industry Is Successfully Turning Teens Into New Smokers
ThinkProgressa new study showing a significant spike in the use of e-cigarettes by teenagers will push the federal government to tighten its proposed regulations of the electronic products. The analysis, ...
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