In announcing a dividend increase yesterday, Altria said it reflected its intention ‘to return a large amount of cash to shareholders in the form of dividends’.Read More
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The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been declared a tobacco-free zone, but it is not clear exactly what that means.Read More
Researchers have called for better definitions of and more studies into asthma and COPD, each of which can often be treated or prevented with affordable interventions.Read More
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If we believe that teenagers who see smoking scenes in movies will start to smoke, why are we seemingly happy to let them see scenes where people inflict horrific levels of violence on each other?Read More
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