Young Russians prefer ciggies to sweets
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Young Russians are reluctant to be weaned off cigarettes and a drive to persuade them hand over their packets of fags in return for sweets fell flat, organisers admitted.
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As many as 120 children in Russiaâs Northern Caucausus region have been hospitalized with dysentery and other intestinal infections after drinking milk products served at their kindergartens.
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Russia is the fourth nation to participate in Microsoft Corp&#39;s Windows XP Starter Edition pilot program, for first-time PC users in developing technology markets.
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A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.
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Children who start dating before their teens are at least twice as likely as other youngsters to become smokers, researchers said on Friday.
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Starbucks  opened its  first coffee shop in Russia on Thursday, two years after it won  a legal battle to protect the right to its brand in the  fast-growing Russian market.
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Alcohol, nicotine and cocaine are a few of the substances known to be addictive. Now some scientists wonder whether food should be added to the list.
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Michigan's top two health officials want tobacco companies to stop making flavored cigarettes, arguing that names such as "Winter Mocha Mint" and "Warm Winter Toffee" target children and adults who aren't smokers.
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Rockford, Illinois- A local fraternity is pitching in to try to get people to stop smoking. Members of Phi Theta Kappa were offering free lollipops in exchange for a cigarette on Thursday as part of the Great American Smokeout.
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It's been nearly 13 years since the break-up of the former Soviet Union, and many Russians still are getting used to the freedoms which have followed.
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Starbucks opened its first coffee shop in Russia yesterday, two years after it won a legal battle to protect the right to its brand in the fast-growing Russian market.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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Sweet alcoholic drinks dubbed &quot;alcopops&quot; are being aggressively marketed to young people who aren&#39;t old enough to drink, new research from the American Medical Association (AMA) suggests.
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A combination of a sweet tooth and novelty seeking may predict alcoholism, suggests a study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical &amp; Experimental Research.
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Almost 15 years after McDonald's brought a taste of America to impoverished Russians, a 37-year-old Muscovite has hit the firm with a U.S.-style lawsuit over a spilled cup of coffee, Russian media has reported.
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DENVER - The cookie conflict isn't over yet. The spat between two teens from the southwestern Colorado town of Durango and one of their neighbors over a batch of cookies they baked last summer has garnered national publicity over the past week. It has led to donations for the girls.
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Russia's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to restrict smoking in public places in one of the world's heaviest smoking nations.