News tagged with health warnings
Related topics: tobacco , smokers , tobacco use
15 new conservation concerns
A review carried out by a group of international specialists has identified several emerging issues that are likely to damage biodiversity in the coming years.
Dec 12, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Averting bridge disasters: New technology could save hundreds of lives
Millions of U.S. drivers cross faulty or obsolete bridges every day, highway statistics show, but it's too costly to fix all these spans or adequately monitor their safety, says a University of Maryland researcher ...
Jul 29, 2011 |
not rated yet |
2
Australia launches world-first plain cigarette pack laws
Australia introduced world-first plain packaging laws for cigarettes into parliament Wednesday, vowing not to bow to big tobacco's "intimidation tactics" and legal threats.
Jul 06, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
Australia cigarette plan facing new legal threat
A second global tobacco giant has flagged legal action over Australia's plain packaging plan for cigarettes, warning of violations of its intellectual property rights, a report said Saturday.
Jul 02, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
26
Philip Morris fights Australian packaging rules
(AP) -- Tobacco giant Philip Morris launched legal action on Monday against the Australian government over the country's plans to strip company logos from cigarette packages and replace them with grisly images ...
Jun 27, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
New cigarette health labels: 'Gross' or effective?
(AP) -- You may think an image of rotting teeth and a mouth lesion are gross. But the U.S. government says it's just what you need to kick the habit.
Jun 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Cigarettes will carry grisly new warning labels
(AP) -- Rotting teeth and gums. Diseased lungs. A sewn-up corpse of a smoker. Cigarette smoke coming out of the tracheotomy hole in a man's neck.
Jun 21, 2011 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
15
Cigarette health warnings push smokers to quit: study
Warnings on cigarette packets about the dangers of tobacco push smokers to kick the habit, and graphic images depicting human suffering are the most effective, a study released Thursday shows.
May 26, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
4
Australia rules out total smoking ban
Australia plans the world's toughest laws on tobacco promotion but Health Minister Nicola Roxon denied Sunday the government's ultimate goal was a complete ban on smoking.
May 22, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Big tobacco threatens to slash prices in Australia
The tobacco industry on Tuesday threatened to slash the price of cigarettes if Australia goes ahead with plans to introduce plain packaging, saying more people will end up smoking.
May 17, 2011 |
1 / 5 (1) |
9
FDA weighs new dose info for kids' pain relievers (Update)
(AP) -- Federal health officials are considering adding dosing instructions for children younger than 2 years old to Children's Tylenol and similar products, a change favored by drugmakers and many doctors.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 13, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Feds propose graphic cigarette warning labels (Update)
(AP) -- Corpses, cancer patients and diseased lungs: These are some of the images the federal government plans for larger, graphic warning labels that will take up half of each cigarette package.
Nov 10, 2010 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes pose high risk: study
A new international research project has found high levels of heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes, with some containing three times the level of lead, cadmium and arsenic of Canadian brands.
Oct 08, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit
(AP) -- Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke.
Aug 28, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Japan high-tech toilet makers flush with success
In Japan, the global leader in high-tech toilet design, the latest restroom marvel should come with a health warning for hypochondriacs -- it doubles as a medical lab that can really spoil your day.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 25, 2010 |
3.9 / 5 (7) |
1
