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Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes
A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California.
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Feb 06, 2012 |
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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 |
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UNC evaluation: N.C. tobacco prevention programs are saving lives and money
(PhysOrg.com) -- The UNC-led evaluation concluded that fewer youths are taking up smoking, more public places have become smoke-free and more adults that smoke are quitting, thanks to tobacco prevention programs funded by ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Tobacco industry lobbies for flavorful cigarettes
(AP) -- Public health officials from around the world agreed this week on some new anti-smoking rules, but others that could have sharply reduced global tobacco consumption remained out of reach at an international ...
Nov 20, 2010 |
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Contraband cigarettes main source of supply for Ontario youth
October 25, 2010 – (Toronto) –A new study from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found that contraband tobacco accounts for 43% of all cigarettes consumed by Ontario high school daily smokers in ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Researchers call for a price cap on cigarette profits
An independent regulatory agency is needed to cap the excessive profits made by cigarette manufacturers, say researchers from the University of Bath.
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Genes under control:Sscientists develop gene switch for chloroplasts in plant cells
The organelles of photosynthesis -- the chloroplasts - have their own DNA, messenger RNA and ribosomes for forming proteins. Max Planck scientists have now discovered how to regulate the formation of proteins in the chloroplasts. ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Global tobacco report outlines 21 challenges for 21st century
A new American Cancer Society report outlines 21 challenges and needs for global tobacco control, covering the wide range of issues to be addressed and expertise needed to reduce the rising tide of tobacco use worldwide, ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Tobacco smuggling is killing more people than illegal drugs
Tobacco smuggling causes around 4,000 premature deaths a year—four times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put together—but the UK government is not doing enough to tackle the problem, claim ...
Oct 10, 2008 |
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Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US
A combination of increased excise taxes, nationwide indoor smoking bans, and other measures would significantly lower the U.S. smoking rate, which now hovers at around 21 percent of the adult population, says a new report ...
May 24, 2007 |
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