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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON: DECLARATION OF WAR ON SMOKING
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U-S President Bill Clinton has made a dramatic declaration of war on smoking, calling nicotine a drug and ordering a crackdown on childhood smoking.
President Clinton blamed tobacco companies for irresponsible advertising...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: French tobacco farmers on edge as EU subsidies stubbed out
VOICED: French tobacco farmers on edge as EU subsidies stubbed out
Bloomberg
China's Government Is Getting Rich Selling Cigarettes
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- The China National Tobacco Corp., which serves Chinas 300 million smokers, is by far the largest cigarette maker in the world. In 2013 it manufactured about 2.5 trillion cigarettes. Its next largest...
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With their glowing amber tips, and flavored nicotine-infused mists, electronic cigarettes are becoming popular alternatives to smoking traditional cigarettes in China and elsewhere.
HEADLINE: E-cigarettes: Healthy habit or new hazard?
CAPTION: With their glowing amber tips, and flavored nicotine-infused mists, electronic cigarettes are becoming popular alternatives to smoking traditional cigarettes in China and...
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++ REPLAY ++Study claims smokers have more success quitting with e-cigarettes
A new scientific review of e-cigarettes has found they are likely to be much less harmful than conventional cigarettes for both users and bystanders.
The latest review looked at a number of major studies including evidence that people...
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FDA Brings E-Cigarettes under Federal Authority
New federal rules announced Thursday have the potential to upend the multibillion-dollar electronic cigarette industry just as it is attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.Under the long-awaited rules...
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USA: CHILDREN TARGETED IN CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENT ACCUSATION
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Fresh evidence has led to renewed charges against the R-J Reynolds tobacco company in America's ongoing cigarette war.
The U-S Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Reynolds of targeting children with their "Joe...
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The U.S. government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and warning labels in an effort to tame the fast-growing industry. (April 24)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Joel Africk, President and CEO, Repiratory Health Association
"we need to recognize that these products right now are unregulated as far as the manufacturing process they...
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Richard Thaler awarded Nobel Prize for Economics
The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for research showing how people's choices on economic matters - whether on savings or game shows like "Deal or No Deal" - are not always...
Bloomberg
Philip Morris CEO Sees Supply Chain Lesson in Coronavirus Crisis
Feb.24 -- Philip Morris International Chief Executive Officer Andre Calantzopoulos discusses the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the company's supply chain, and progress on noncombustible tobacco products. He speaks with...
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Flavored Tobacco Ban
The bill would also place a 75% excise tax on non-flavored e-cigarette sales.
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Newsy's Latest Health Headlines
A court decides the FDA is able to regulate e-cigarettes and a look at why suicide rates may be lower in New York state.
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CDC Warns Against Using E-Cigarette Products From Unauthorized Sources
The CDC is warning against using vaping products that are modified or bought on the street.
Sky News
Call for E-Cigarettes to be Prescribed on the NHS
VOICED: Public health chiefs are calling for e-cigarettes to be prescribed on the NHS in a move they say could help an entire generation quit smoking over the next decade. In the biggest review to date -- vaping was found to be 95 per...
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The debate over the benefits and risks of e-cigarettes continues as a new British study suggests that e-cigarette smokers are 60% more likely to quit smoking than nicotine product users and those not using anything. (May 21)
SOUNDBITE (English): Professor Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of Tobacco Studies, University College London
"What we found was, those who were using the electronic cigarette were about 60% more likely still not...
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USA: KENTUCKY: PRESIDENT CLINTON MEETS TOBACCO GROWERS
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United States President Bill Clinton took his public relations battle against the tobacco industry into the heart of tobacco country on Thursday.
Clinton met with tobacco growers in Kentucky in a bid to win them to his...
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California smoking - despite bans across the state
San Francisco, Calif. - August 17, 2011
1. Curtist Post removes cigar from shelf;
UPSOUND (English) Curtis Post, Co-owner, Occidental Cigar Bar:
"This is a Don Cervantes."
2. Close shot Don Cervantes cigar
3. Curtis Post lighting...
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RR7750B HEROIN PROBLEM AND CIGARETTE SMUGGLING
Heroin addiction has become a serious problem in
West Berlin, where customs' problems are letting the
deadly drug be smuggled into the city in huge
quantities. A different type of smuggling is hitting the
local authorities in the north...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : E cig revolution promotes vaping instead
VOICED : E cig revolution promotes vaping instead
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California Governor Announces Executive Action Against Flavored E-Cigs
Gov. Gavin Newsom can't outright ban flavored e-cigs via executive action, but he can still do a lot to try and curb their use.
Bloomberg
FDA Will Move to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes, According to Trump Official
Sep.11 -- President Donald Trump called vaping a “problem” and his health secretary said the government would force companies to remove flavored vaping products from the market after reports of hundreds of U.S. cases of a mysterious...
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California Attorney General And L.A. County Sue Juul Labs Inc.
The lawsuit alleges Juul's ads targeted underage users and failed to give warnings about the health risks of its products, among other things.
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New York Becomes First State To Officially Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
The state Public Health and Health Planning Council voted to put the ban into effect immediately.
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Report claims that nicotine levels in cigarettes have increased
AP Television
Washington, DC - 31 August 2006
1. Cigarette packs lined up
VNR - Non AP Television News material
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2. Exterior of Philip Morris headquarters
3. Exterior of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company building
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