British Government Criticized Over Smoking Report
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A leading anti-smoking group accused the British government Monday of sitting on a confidential report which confirms the health dangers of passive smoking.
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LONDON -- Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as &quot;loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs,&quot; the British government is taking heed. It announced plans yesterday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.
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THE response to publication of public health proposals yesterday suggests that Government policy may yet turn out to be as much about âsmoke and mirrorsâ as it is about smoking.
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Britain is facing a flood of illegal cigarettes that pose potentially fatal health risks, the government said on Wednesday as it launched a campaign to deter smokers from buying cheap contraband tobacco.
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British ministers are to unveil proposals for an English ban on smoking in public places Tuesday, news reports said. The government&#39;s White Paper on Public Health, due to
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China's stability could be threatened if the government tried to curb smoking, a senior official said on Wednesday at a discussion of the annual meeting of parliament.
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The British government is set to announce new and far reaching restrictions on smoking in public places to protect the health of its citizens.
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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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Health secretary John Reid will today face universal condemnation from doctors and health professionals for failing to adopt the one public health measure in his white paper they say would save more lives than any other - a total smoking ban in enclosed
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Britain's drug policy has failed and should be replaced with a system that recognizes drinking and smoking can cause more harm than some illegal drugs, according to an independent study
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Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs," the British government is taking heed. It announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.
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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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An advertising campaign exaggerated the health benefits of drinking tea, a UK watchdog rules.
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Britain is awash with fake cigarettes which present a much greater health risk than normal ones, the government said yesterday. Announcing a campaign aimed at persuading smokers to shun cheap, smuggled cigarettes
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MINISTERS were accused yesterday of delaying the publication of a report on the damaging effects of passive smoking for fear of increasing pressure on the Government to ban smoking in public places.
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New controls on tobacco advertising came  into effect in Britain on Tuesday, the latest step in a  government campaign against smoking.
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Ministers could be facing legal challenges over Holyrood's proposed smoking ban.