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Value-added Stockholm; Rotterdam highlights; trousers with no pockets; Greece clamps down on smoking
Bargain of the week: Stockholm plus Faced with intense competition from low-cost airlines, Scandinavian airline SAS (0845 607 2772; flysas.co.uk) is seeking to add value to its flights between ...
Big News Network Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:45 -0400Greece fires up anti-smoking ban
Athens - Wielding high fines, Greece's health ministry on Wednesday launched a nationwide smoking ban - the third this decade - in a bid to eliminate the habit in Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation.
Topix.net Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:57 GMTTobacco giant denies price cuts are to encourage smoking
A tobacco giant rejects suggestions it has dropped the price of cigarettes to encourage smoking.British American Tobacco New Zealand is under fire from the Government for making smoking more affordabl...
Big News Network Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:52 -0400Tobacco Cafe an oasis for smokers
Salaried workers feeling cornered by the ever-expanding ban on smoking in Tokyo can rest easy at a recently opened cafe in the Shinbashi district that caters exclusively to smokers.
Big News Network Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:55:53 -0400Dutch bar owners win new victory in fight against smoking ban
Dutch bar owners won a new victory in their fight against a smoking ban on their premises when an appeal court cleared two of them of breaking the law and quashed a 1,200 euro fine. "The law contains ...
Big News Network Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:24:22 -0400FDA warning for Zyban, Chantix
The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.
Topix.net Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:21:08 GMTBoth good/bad movie characters who smoke influence teens to do the same
Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking.
Topix.net Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:11:05 GMTFDA Adds Strong Warnings To Anti-Smoking Drug Labels
"The Food and Drug Administration announced (Wednesday) that it is requiring the smoking-cessation drugs Chantix and Zyban to carry the strongest type of safety warning possible to alert patients that the medications can cause serious mental health problem...
Medical News Today Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDTWarning: Quit-smoking drugs can kill ... but they're still on sale here
??Two drugs to help smokers kick the habit will continue to be sold in Hong Kong despite claims they may trigger depression or induce suicidal thoughts.?? . . .????A spokeswoman for the Hospital Authority said Champix is a self- financed medicine, but adde...
Tobacco.org Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMTTeens Influenced By Movie Characters Who Smoke, Both The Good Guys And The Bad Guys
Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking.
Medical News Today Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT
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