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Dutch smoking ban relaxed

17 January 2012
As reported recently in the Lancet, the government of The Netherlands, which is a member of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, is pulling away from tobacco control. The Dutch government banned smoking at workplaces since 2004...
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Citizens for smokers’ ‘rights’?

04 January 2012
In an apparent effort to tap into the populist impulse of the latter-day US ‘Tea Party’ movement, cigarette maker Altria has developed a website for consumers to learn more about their ‘rights as smokers’. The new website was developed by the Virginia-based...
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Brazil takes on leadership role

18 December 2011
With a population of 190 million people, including 17 million smokers, Brazil has taken the lead with a new law, signed by President Dilma Rousseff, which completely bans smoking in enclosed public places, including workplaces.  Going one step further, designated...
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China shows rising pattern of obesity

15 December 2011
A recent cross-sectional study of over 1,250 adults in the Yi Autonomous Prefecture within Sichuan province in south-western China conducted between 2007 and 2008, shows a greater tendency for Yi adults who live in cities to be more likely to be overweight or obese...
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Lifestyle factor link to cancers

08 December 2011
Recent epidemiological research published in the British Journal of Cancer points to the fact that as many as 40% of cancers in the UK are directly attributable to potentially modifiable lifestyle factors. In a report published by Cancer Research UK, as expected,...
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No more branded cigarettes

01 December 2011
From today, 1 December 2011, all tobacco products in Australia will have to be sold in identical plain, brown packaging, devoid of logos, colours and branding. The legislation paving the way for this was passed on 21 November – the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill...
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No logo challenge

25 October 2011
In a move designed to remove the glamour and appeal of smoking particular brands of cigarettes, the Australian parliament recently introduced legislation mandating a government proposed ban on branding and logos on all cigarettes and other tobacco packaging. ...
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Breaking with tradition?

07 October 2011
In China, smoking and wedding receptions have for many years gone hand in hand – not only is wine expected to be served, with the bride and groom toasting each table of guests, but the bride is often also expected to light a cigarette (preferably of a leading...
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TB and smoking

06 October 2011
People who smoke are about twice as likely to contract, and die from, tuberculosis than are non-smokers, and a new study, published in the BMJ, has estimated the effect that smoking will have on cases of TB over the next 40 years. The research, by Sanjay Basu et...
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The benefits of a Mediterranean diet

04 August 2011
A Mediterranean diet – high in fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, fish, wholegrain and olive oil, and low in meat and alcohol – has long been touted as a route to good health. Now, research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition claims that,...
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