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Debating age limits on tobacco

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The New York City Council has taken up a proposal to raise the minimum age for tobacco purchases to 21 from 18, the strictest such limits in any major American city.
Date:
02/05/2013

Coalition must act on cigarette packaging

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JTI Gallaher, maker of Camel, is spending over £2m on its campaign against standard packs, running ads that have been ruled misleading by advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority
Date:
24/04/2013

Asthma cases drop under smoking ban

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Emergency admissions to hospital for asthma have dropped by five per cent since the smoking ban came into force, scientists have found
Date:
16/04/2013

Tobacco companies keep smokers despite tax increases

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Tobacco industry keeping cheapest cigarette prices static to increase revnue on tax increase
Date:
15/04/2013

Target for tobacco-free Scotland

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Scotland is the third nation in the world to set an ambitious target to become tobacco-free – by having less than five per cent the population choosing to smoke by 2034.
Date:
27/03/2013

Smoking in people with mental health conditions leading to premature death

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A major new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) says that smoking in people with mental health conditions is neglected by the NHS.
Date:
27/03/2013

Reduced risk of pneumonia in people with HIV

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Recent study showing results of the risk factor for pneumonia in people with HIV
Date:
30/01/2013

Quitting smoking reduces anxiety

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Researchers found ex-smokers were less anxious. One in five say they need cigarettes to relieve stress. Researchers say smokers deserve to know relaxing benefits of nicotine are a myth
Date:
16/01/2013

Call for limits on tobacco firms' profits

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The scientists and researchers from the University of Bath's UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies said a cap on a maximum price for cigarettes and tobacco and taxing the tobacco companies' profits could fund, twice over, the anti-smuggling measures and the cost the NHS incurs to help people stop smoking.
Date:
16/01/2013

Can the nation kick the habit?

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Is there now a hardcore group of smokers who just won't or can't quit? Robert West comments.
Date:
15/01/2013
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UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies

Epidemiology & Public Health
University of Nottingham

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email: mc-ukctcs@nottingham.ac.uk