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Tobacco giant, Philip-Morris, has recently bought actions under investor-State arbitration mechanisms in investment treaties to challenge laws limiting (in Uruguay) or prohibiting (in Australia) the display o...

As Nations Try to Snuff Out Smoking, Cigarette Makers Use Trade Treaties to Fire Up Legal Challenges

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Tobacco Lawyers Attack Expert Witness Before Testimony in Quebec

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November 27, 2012

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A Quebec judge has agreed to hear the testimony of a prominent witness in a massive class-action lawsuit against Big Tobacco, a man the industry has labelled as biased and ill-informed. Robert Proctor is a his...

Anti-Smoking Progress Stalls Among U.S. Adults: Report

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November 27, 2012

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Although the number of adult smokers in the United States declined slightly between 2005 and 2011, there was no significant change between 2010 and 2011, health officials said Thursday. Smoking dipped from 2...

CDC: Airports That Allow Smoking Pose Health Risks

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November 27, 2012

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Ventilation at five major U.S. airports with designated smoking areas does not protect passengers from the health risks of secondhand smoke, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns Tuesday. The ...

Global Pact Adopted to Curb Illicit Tobacco Trade

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November 12, 2012

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SEOUL: More than 170 countries Monday adopted what World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan called a "game-changing" global pact to combat the illegal tobacco trade. The treaty envisages an intern...

Tobacco Control: WHO Director-General Addresses History-Making Conference

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Pressure to End $30m Tobacco Investment

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November 6, 2012

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THE NSW government is considering abandoning tobacco investments after a backlash from health experts and anti-smoking campaigners. It has for the first time admitted to having nearly $30 million invested in...

Tobacco Companies Reach Supreme Court To Out Throw $50B Lawsuit

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November 6, 2012

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Two of the largest foreign-owned tobacco companies have asked the Ontario's top court to discharge a $50-billion lawsuit instigated against them by the provincial government. According to the lawyers of British...

Reynolds American Subsidiary Sues E-cig Maker

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November 6, 2012

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A subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. is suing an Alabama electronic-cigarette retailer, accusing the company of trademark infringement of Reynolds’ Camel and Winston brands, and unfair and deceptive trade pra...

Most Women Exposed to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke in China

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November 6, 2012

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Nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age in China are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke at home and over half are exposed in the workplace, which raises the risk of complications in pregnancy, includin...

Smoking Bans Really do Slash Heart Attacks and Strokes, Largest Ever Study Finds

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November 1, 2012

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The more stringent the laws, the better the health benefits, American researchers found Hospital admissions for heart attacks fell by 15%, strokes by 16% and those for respiratory diseases such as asthma b...

In Graphic Warnings Case, Tobacco Lawyers Fight Full D.C. Circuit Review

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November 1, 2012

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Lawyers for major tobacco companies said Monday they do not want the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to touch a panel's ruling that went against the government's controversial graphic warnin...

Women Who Quit Smoking Live Decade More

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October 29, 2012

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Women who stop smoking before middle-age live about 10 years longer than women who continue to smoke throughout life, a new study from the United Kingdom finds. Smoking until middle age does reduce lifespan...

‘Smoking Will Kill Up to a Billion People’

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October 29, 2012

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Smoking, which is described as the biggestpublic health disaster in the history of the world with its perpetrators likened to terrorists, will kill up to a billion people worldwide this century unless governmen...

China Leader’s Job at Odds With Tobacco Ties, Brookings Says

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October 26, 2012

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The brother of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who oversees public health, should be removed from his post as a top official in China’s state-owned tobacco monopoly to avoid conflicts of interest, a report pub...

Smokers Left Gagging by Not-So-Plain Cigarette Packets

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October 26, 2012

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European Commission: Will Move Ahead With Draft Revision of Tobacco Directive

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October 25, 2012

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BRUSSELS--The European Commission still intends to move ahead with a draft revision of the tobacco directive in the coming weeks, spokesman Olivier Bailly said Thursday, as he insisted no-one within the Europea...

FCA’s Video Message to COP5 Delegates

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October 24, 2012

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Secondhand Smoke Exposure For Just 20 Minutes Leads To Breathing Impairment, Study FInds

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October 24, 2012

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It only takes 20 minutes of secondhand smoke exposure before breathing is impaired, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of Athens, the Hellenic Cancer Society and the Harvard School of Public ...

Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study

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October 24, 2012

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Five Smart-Phone Apps That Promote Smoking

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October 24, 2012

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Who Smokes Most: A Surprising Map of Smoking Rates by Country

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October 19, 2012

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Nobody lights up like Eastern Europe, where average annual consumption can exceed 2,000 cigarettes per person. The very highest rate is in Serbia (2,861 cigarettes per person per year), according to data from 7...

John Dalli Interview: Tobacco Products Directive is Dead

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October 19, 2012

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The John Dalli affair has had one significant casualty for the European consumer; the Tobacco Products Directive. Dalli came to New Europe's Brussels HQ on the morning of October 19 for a followup interview by ...