News tagged with tobacco advertising

Philippines pushes tobacco - for fish farming

The Philippines has launched a new campaign promoting tobacco -- not for smoking but for fish farming, a government tobacco agency official said Thursday.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Australia proposes tough cigarette packaging rules

(AP) -- Tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to strip all logos from their cigarette packages and replace them with graphic images such as cancer-riddled mouths and sickly children under legislation unveiled Thursday ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Adults concerned about tobacco ads influence on youth

Do you see what your child sees? Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) scientists have analyzed the impact of tobacco advertising in stores. Researchers found that adults and young people believe that tobacco promotions influence ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows tobacco retail proximity to schools

(PhysOrg.com) -- For years the tobacco industry has argued that efforts to ban tobacco advertising near schools would constitute a total ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas.

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created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

China limits smoking in films, TV shows

(AP) -- China is ordering makers of films and TV shows to limit the amount of smoking depicted on-screen, the latest effort to curb rampant tobacco use in the country with the largest number of smokers in the world.

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created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Impact of FDA regulations restricting outdoor cigarette advertising near schools examined

When the FDA proposed new rules restricting outdoor tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds in 2009, the tobacco industry argued that such rules would lead to a near complete ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas. ...

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created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol and tobacco advertising bans don't work

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bans on alcohol and tobacco marketing are among the least effective tactics for combating underage drinking and smoking, according to a Penn State economist, who has studied the effects of advertising since ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Point-of-sale advertising major cause of teen smoking, study shows

Point-of-sale tobacco advertising works impressively well on teens — so well that federal regulators should consider barring such marketing efforts from convenience stores, gas stations and small groceries, a Stanford University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Australia plans world-first plain cigarette packets

Australia on Thursday said it would become the world's first country to ban logos and branding on cigarette packets, sparking a furious response from the tobacco industry.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 12

Cigarette Ads Fuel Teens' Desire to Start Smoking

The more that teens see cigarette ads, the greater their risk of taking a puff. A new study shows that the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the vivid imagery in tobacco advertising captures ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year

(AP) -- Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 28

New FDA regulation of tobacco products has problems

New US legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jurisdiction over tobacco products represents a serious compromise on the part of tobacco control advocates, argues a new essay in this week's open access ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0