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Electronic Cigarettes-The Next Generation
Here is something that will definitely show a new light on smoking, and perhaps even make you change your habits for the better! Introducing: Electronic Cigarette. Electronic cigarettes are quickly becoming very popular. It's since what they are said...
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How smoking cigarettes affect women
The ratio of smoking women in US is a staggering 1:4, which are even higher among high school girls. Approximately half of these smoking girls and women will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases such as lung cancer, oral cancer, heart disease,...
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Another law suit in the tobacco world
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that New York City could not use federal racketeering laws to sue out-of-state Internet tobacco retailers that don't file reports on city residents who buy cigarettes online. The city wants the reports so it can collect...
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Why do people in the north of England tend to smoke more?
The north of England has always had relatively high smoking prevalence rates, although high rates of prevalence do not necessarily mean that people in the north are smoking "more". To understand the true picture, we need to ask what circumstances are...
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Quit smoking early and quit often.
The New York state Department of Health, in conjunction with the American Legacy Foundation and the Ad Council, has launched a new national smoking cessation public service ad campaign. Sponsored by the National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation, the "EX"...
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Cigar and pipe smoking affects directlly our lungs
Smoking cigarettes is a very complicated probelm in the entire world, there is the government that wants to raise taxes on them, there are pesons that use tobacco products, but in the end we all feel the effects of the actions that we take. Many researchers...
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DVD film about the honest opinion of teenagers regarding smoking.
Young film-makers have created a DVD to give an insight into what the youth of South Tyneside really believe about smoking.The film looks at how youngsters feel about smoking, where they buy cigarettes, and a range of other subjects connected to the tobacco...
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Special way to light up a cigar that maximazes the satisfaction.
Each person has his own way to understand the world and what is happening arround it. Somebody takes the decision to read, other persons just travel and there are people that just enjoy cigarettes or a cigar smoking. There are many ways how to light up...
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Supreme court considers smoking as a challenge.
The High Court returned to the stage because it had to make decisions whether the state laws can be used to challenge the cigarette advertising. The Supreme Court has opened its 2008-2009 term with a very important case. Many justices were skeptical about...
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Black market cigarette trade in Maori.
The country's largest tobacco company says if tobacco is banned in New Zealand it will only help grow an already established black market in tobacco products. The general manager of British American Tobacco in New Zealand, Graeme Amey, appeared before...
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Chinese Citizens Ordered to Smoke More Cigarettes to Boost Economy
The government of Gong'an County, in China's Hubei province, sparked global controversy when it imposed a "cigarette quota" on public employees, in an effort to boost local revenue during the economic downturn. Chinese law allows county governments to...
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Cigarette, Smokeless Advertising, Promotion Spending Down
The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the largest cigarette companies in the United States declined from $9.94 billion in 2008 to $8.53 billion in 2009, and again to $8.05 billion in 2010, according to a report released by the Federal...
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Cigarette Smoking Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of cigarette smoking are frequently obvious even to a casual observer. Besides the confirmatory evidence (a person actually smoking a cigarette in public view), nicotine-stained fingers and teeth, the characteristic smell of smoke impregnated...
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Possible blues for tobacco
Cigarette maker ITC had a rough budget day, shedding 6 per cent following substantial hikes in excise duty on a range of tobacco products. These hikes amounting to 5-12 per cent of the selling prices on cigarettes may not be easy to pass on to consumers,...
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Filtered cigarette makers may benefit from Budget
BL Research Bureau: ITC's move to undertake calibrated price hikes through the entire fiscal would provide them with the much-needed hedge against the present excise duty hikes on cigarettes. The Finance Minister has imposed a new ad-valorem charge of...
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How will Russians cope with the smoking ban?
Smoking is ubiquitous in Russia, with 70% of men and 26% of women lighting up regularly. Now Vladimir Putin has signed a ban into law – but will anyone obey it?is a ubiquitous Russian habit. Long after much of Europe lost interest, Russians have continued...
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Smokers are suing against e-cigarette ban in restaurants
A smokers’ group sued Tuesday to snuff out the city’s new ban on e-cigarettes in restaurants, bars, and everywhere else regular smokes are banned. The group, Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, charged in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme...
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ smoking skit upsets some politicians
(Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic) Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ fake smoking stunt at Sunday’s Golden Globes has sparked outrage among several senators, who have demanded organizers ensure a similar skit is not televised again. The funny woman, who was nominated...
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Boston bans smoking in parks
Gilbert Farley, the self-appointed town crier of Boston Common, had just stamped out his half-smoked cigarette, delicately preserving it for later, when he learned the City Council had voted to ban smoking in public parks. He was perturbed to hear that...
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Last smoke: Popular Iowa City smoking cafe closing
One of the last hangouts for smokers in Eastern Iowa — Tobacco Bowl in Iowa City — is closing after more than two decades in business. The popular tobacco cafe on Iowa City’s pedestrian mall withstood the 2008 passage of a statewide smoking ban, tax hikes...
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New Candy Flavored Tobacco Products become popular among Teens
OLYMPIA ¾ More Washington students are making healthier choices by avoiding alcohol according to a recent survey of kids in our teensmokingstate. But declines in cigarette smoking continue to stall and an increase in new candy-flavored tobacco products...
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Sheesha smoking: City’s cafe crackdown declared legal
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Monday declared that action taken by the city government against sheesha cafes was legal under the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-smokers Health Ordinance of 2002. Disposing of petitions...
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Debate fumes as Sydney apartments stub out smoking
An Australian apartment block which has banned residents from smoking in their homes has sparked anger from civil libertarians but advocates say it could be the way of the future for high-density living. Owners of the apartments in Sydney’s inner western...
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Buying ‘Double Happiness’ Reveals China’s Tobacco Battle
As Gao Jie browses a Beijing tobacco store for Lunar New Year gifts, she sees little to deter her except possibly the price. The 23-year-old office worker pays 240 yuan ($39) -- more than a day’s average wage in the Chinese capital -- for a carton of...
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Social smoking is a trend
While the overall number of smokers in the United States is dropping, the proportion of occasional smokers appears to be on the rise. Government surveys show that the number of nondaily smokers rose 40% between 1998 and 2001, according to Shiffman. News...