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Big Tobacco’s Latest Legal Threat Takes Aim at United Kingdom
Big tobacco is yet again fighting public health measures meant to reduce tobacco use, this time by suing the government of the United Kingdom (UK) for its law that will require tobacco products to be...
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United Health Foundation’s Annual Health Rankings Confirm Correlation between...
The United Health Foundation released its 2015 “America's Health Rankings® Annual Report,” providing a comprehensive state-by-state assessment of the nation’s health. Not surprisingly, the report...
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Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez: A Leading Force for Tobacco Control
It takes courage to stand up to Big Tobacco — and Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez continues to do just that in fighting tobacco use in his country of 3.4 million people. The Inter-American Heart...
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2015: Taking the Fight to Big Tobacco
From Hawaii and San Francisco to New Orleans and Beijing, 2015 has been a year of groundbreaking victories in the fight against tobacco – the No. 1 cause of preventable death. These achievements show...
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New Year Heralds New Laws Raising Tobacco Sale Age to 21
January 1 rings in the New Year – and brings in some new laws in the fight against tobacco. Hawaii will make history as the first state to raise the minimum legal sale age for tobacco products to 21....
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Ukraine Continues Fight Against Tobacco with Significant Cigarette Tax Increase
In a big win for public health, Ukraine’s President has signed a new law increasing taxes on cigarettes by 40 percent. The law, which takes effect March 1, continues Ukraine’s strong commitment to...
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Sports Illustrated Releases Its Annual Tobacco – Uh, Swimsuit – Issue
Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue recently landed in mailboxes, and once again it is crammed with ads for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. These ads portray deadly and addictive...
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Indian Policy Makers Try to Weaken Graphic Health Warnings in Favor of...
A committee of Indian parliamentarians heavily influenced by the tobacco industry has recommended that increased graphic health warnings championed by the Ministry of Health be reduced in size....
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Working Together Around the World to Kick The Tobacco Habit
(This post was published by Health Affairs Blog, where the full content can be found.) Ten years ago, the world was a different place when it came to tobacco. Fewer than twenty developing countries in...
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India Acts to Save Lives by Taxing Cigarettes, Bidis at Highest Rate
In a historic move to save lives and protect public health, the Indian government has announced that it will tax cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and cheap, hand-rolled cigarettes called “bidis” at the...
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