Cigarette consumption in India during 2011-12, at 116,166 million, was increased by 4.19 per cent on that of 2010-11, 111,487 million, according to a Times of India story. During 2009-10, domestic cigarette consumption was 111,860 million, 0.33 per cent higher Read More
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March 19, 2013
Tobacco farmers and their families would soon reap the fruits of the passage of the Philippines’ Sin Tax Law as an additional P6 billion was being earmarked for the promotion of their welfare under this Read More
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Star Scientific yesterday reported net sales for the year ended December 31 of $6.2 million, up from $1.2 million during 2011. The company said that sales of its Anatabloc® dietary supplement constituted the vast majority of its total sales Read More
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March 18, 2013
Sweden should follow New Zealand’s declared intention of phasing out smoking completely by 2025, according to a story in The Local quoting the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper. In an opinion piece published in the DN, Read More
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Electronic cigarette advocates believe that a proposed bill would make way for tobacco companies to start ‘regulating vapor shops’ in Oklahoma, according to a report by Heather Hope for News 9. ‘Those who’ve kicked the Read More
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March 18, 2013
North American employers are increasingly discriminating against smokers, but some groups, including a non-smokers’ rights association, believe that penalizing smokers is not the right way to go, according to a Canadian Television report. The report Read More
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March 18, 2013
Teenagers in Washington state, US, are using tobacco and alcohol at lower rates than in previous years but are feeling more depressed and suicidal, according to a story by Greg Allmain for the Federal Way Read More
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March 15, 2013
Philip Morris USA has said it plans to seek further review following yesterday’s decision by the Florida Supreme Court in the Douglas case. In a 6-1 decision, the court reaffirmed its 2006 ‘Engle’ case ruling Read More
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Despite Thailand’s unrelenting efforts to curb smoking, the number of Thai smokers has risen by half a million to 13 million during the past four years, according to a Modernine TV report quoting Health Department Read More
Staff Writer
March 15, 2013
A new portrait of young Australians shows they are better educated and smoking less than they were, but it shows also that they are increasingly overweight, using illicit drugs and drinking at risky levels, according Read More
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