Tobacco
Electronic cigarette flavorings alter lung function at the cellular level
19 May 2015
Certain flavourings used in electronic cigarette liquid may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue
PM orders fresh panel to study issue of tobacco warnings
04 Apr 2015
The PM intervened to direct a fresh study after three BJP MPs who were on the parliamentary panel that recommended a stay on bigger warnings voiced their dissent
Anti-tobacco activist Tomar writes to PM from death-bed
01 Apr 2015
“You have started to take people along in your `Mann Ki Baat’ where you recently talked about de-addiction. I hope you will also take up the cause of tobacco,” She wrote
Delhi Govt bans chewable tobacco
30 Mar 2015
4-D ultrasound scans show foetus grimacing as mom smokes
28 Mar 2015
The harmful effects of smoking during pregnancy may be reflected in the facial movements of mothers’ unborn babies
Gates, Bloomberg create $4-mn fund to take on Big Tobacco
19 Mar 2015
The new fund is aimed at helping countries that are sued by the tobacco industry against restrictions
UK parliament votes to ban cigarette pack branding
12 Mar 2015
Cigarette packets in the UK will not be allowed to carry brand labels from May 2016
BAT sues PwC over pollution scandal
03 Mar 2015
All CVS Caremark stores to stop tobacco sales from today
03 Sep 2014
The move will cost the company $2 billion in revenue annually or 1.6 per cent of its $125 billion average yearly revenue
Study identifies EU policy shift on tobacco control after massive industry lobbying
22 Aug 2014
Using a word coding technique, researchers tracked how the European Commission’s drafts on tobacco control policy changed markedly between 2010 and 2013, resembling tobacco industry submissions much more than those of health groups in the latter stages
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