1. Tobacco Smoke and Human Rights in Indonesia
November 15, 2013
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has put additional pressure on the government to instantly approve the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). They told that basic human right is to be free of tobacco smoke.
During his speech at the National Seminar on Tobacco C...
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2. BIR Probes Cigarette Maker Mighty Corp
October 25, 2013
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is looking into reports of under-statement by cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp., a Filipino company which vends the one-peso-per stick cigarette brand of the same name.
A representative of BIR said that the BIR is investigating the problem following com...
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3. City's historic tobacco ban helps youth
October 18, 2013
Rhode Island may be the smallest state but people from there do great things as they are innovators in the Tobacco Control Movement. Rhode Island has the second highest cigarette excise tax, the third lowest smoking rate among you...
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4. Renewed effort needed on smoking
October 11, 2013
It is a troubling, but extremely effective marketing trick that attracts thousands of Saskatchewan teenagers to experiment with tobacco. We refer to flavoured products developed by tobacco companies. These tobacco products that are used by 61% of young smokers aged 15-19 in this province. S...
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5. Global Tobacco Marketing Impacts Young Kids
October 08, 2013
Tobacco companies say they don’t sell cigarettes to children. However, a new study shows that tobacco marketing and branding are highly effective at reaching kids. In the six countries studied (Brazil, Pakistan, India, China, Nigeria, and Russia) more than two-thirds of 5-year-olds surveyed ...
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6. Tobacco Ad Ban Essential in Indonesia
October 04, 2013
Expertis say that ban on advertising of tobacco and cigarettes is important in the fight to eliminate smoking addiction, as the tobacco industry depends on ads to guarantee cigarette use stays at or above a certain level. ...
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7. India: Tobacco Use Among Youth
September 27, 2013
Tobacco use in Odisha is alarming among youth. Its prevalence among young people is higher than at average in the country. Social activists and medical specialists told about their anxiety about this at a workshop organised for sensitisation regarding Section 4 & 6 of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Pro...
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8. Effects of Thirdhand Smoke on Kids
September 13, 2013
Thirdhand smoke is residue that remains on the clothes, skin and furniture of smokers, even if they do their smoking out of the house. It was found that it impacts children's breathing. . Edward Dompeling, MD, professor of pediatric lung diseases at Maastricht University Medical Center in th...
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9. Teens are more likely to smoke if they see pictures of friends partying on Facebook
September 06, 2013
Latest study suggests that using popular social networking site Facebook may make teens more likely to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol. Teens who see their friends drinking and smoking in images posted on Facebook are more likely to smoke and drink thems...
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10. Philip Morris International Inc. to Host a Conference
August 30, 2013
Philip Morris International Inc.,famous maker of Marlboro cigarettes, will organize a live audio webcast in form of question-and-answer session conducted by Jacek Olczak, Chief Financial Officer, at the Barclays Capital Back-To-Schoo...
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Author: Bernard I. Fowler
