WHO Sees Tobacco Control Pact Taking Effect in 2005
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The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the world's first treaty on tobacco control will take effect by early 2005, the international body said on Wednesday.
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The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
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The Senate health committee said on Thursday it will take action next week on a bill that would let the Food and Drug Administration regulate cigarettes, an idea widely supported by public health groups.
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MSPs are expected to support moves which would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 18.
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A range of measures is needed to encourage people to quit smoking, Health Secretary John Reid said today. Dr Reid was speaking ahead of publication of the Government
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Astana. November 10. KAZINFORM. Medical chiefs have urged Scottish ministers to take the lead in the UK and ban smoking in public places.
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The government says a ban on smoking in public places will be in force in Scotland by spring 2006.
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The British government is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC reported.
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PENANG: The Government will study a proposal to reduce the contents of tar and nicotine in cigarettes by 25% and 13% respectively, Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said.
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LONDON: Britain is to ban smoking in most public places, according to reports ahead of the launch of an ambitious goverment effort to legislate its way to better public health.
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By Lyndsay Moss, PA Health Correspondent and Emily Pennink, PA. The Government will today announce a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food.
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WASHINGTON -- Congress should give the Food and Drug Administration new powers to regulate tobacco products -- including a plan to reduce nicotine levels -- to help slash smoking rates, an Institute of Medicine committee said yesterday . The committee also recommended steep increases in cigarette taxes , prohibitions on marketing to youths, and a nationwide ban on most indoor ...
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The British government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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A proposed photo on a package of cigarettes is shown on this released photo by the European Commission in Brussels, Friday, Oct.22.
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A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government&#39;s long awaited White Paper on Public Health.
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An international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco sales and advertising is set to come into force.