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Insight: No smoke, plenty of fire fuels e-cigarettes
ReutersPuffing on slim metal tubes loaded with pale yellow liquid, two London businessmen say they have between their lips a cure for what the U.N. calls "one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced". Electronic cigarettes are the future,...Tags: Health Organizations, Tobacco Products, Heart Surgery, Tobacco Addiction, Electronics
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FACTBOX-Big tobacco companies bet on e-cigarettes
ReutersJune 13 (Reuters) - Big tobacco companies are jumping on the e-cigarette bandwagon with a range of strategies to tap into a market that some analysts believe could eclipse traditional cigarettes in 10 years. They are competing with hundreds of smaller...Tags: Tobacco Products, New Products, Reynolds American Incorporated
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INSIGHT-No smoke, plenty of fire fuels e-cigarettes
Reuters* E-cigarettes sold as less harmful alternative to tobacco * Makers of big brands like Marlboro, Camel join bandwagon * Health authorities struggle to find right regulation * Some see "vaping" overtaking smoking in U.S. by 2023 By Kate Kelland and Ben...Tags: Health Organizations, Tobacco Products, Heart Surgery, Tobacco Addiction, Electronics
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Factbox: Big tobacco companies bet on e-cigarettes
Reuters(Reuters) - Big tobacco companies are jumping on the e-cigarette bandwagon with a range of strategies to tap into a market that some analysts believe could eclipse traditional cigarettes in 10 years. They are competing with hundreds of smaller...Tags: Tobacco Products, New Products, Reynolds American Incorporated
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Britain to regulate e-cigarettes as medicine from 2016
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to regulate electronic cigarettes as non-prescription medicines from 2016 in an attempt to improve quality, though the country's drugs watchdog said they would still be sold in convenience stores. Healthcare authorities...Tags: Tobacco Products, Prescription Drugs, Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Electronics
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Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Tobacco restrictions came into force in Russia on Saturday which President Vladimir Putin hopes will create a healthier workforce and help reverse a population decline, but they face stiff opposition in a country where four in ten...Tags: Health Organizations, Russia, Moscow (Russia), Fines, Dmitry Medvedev
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Connecticut's Tobacco is Considered to Be Some of the Finest in the World
Eighteen months. That's the amount of time it can take between the moment a leaf of premium Connecticut shade-grown tobacco is picked and the day the farmer who grew it gets paid. In between, that leaf is handled with delicate care: hung to be cured...
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Australia upholds world's toughest anti-cigarette law
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion Wednesday, prohibiting tobacco company logos on cigarette packs that will instead show cancer-riddled mouths, blinded eyeballs and sickly...
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Judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings
REUTERSA federal judge blocked a rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat. District Judge Richard Leon sided on Monday with tobacco companies and granted a...Tags: Tobacco Products, U.S. Department of Justice, Politics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Laws
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Feds: Cigarette Companies Promoting Smokeless Tobacco More
Staff WriterThe nation's top tobacco companies are spending less money on cigarette advertising and promotion and more money on promoting smokeless tobacco products, according to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission. The data mirrors an industry trend...Tags: Tobacco Products, Consumers, Politics, Tobacco Addiction, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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