A new display ban on cigarettes in English shops comes into being. Is that right? (Poll)

From Monday 9 November, British lawmakers have agreed a new display ban on cigarettes in shops and vending machines.

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excerpt: ""A foundation closely linked to Rep.

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Amazing clip of tobacco institute PR spin from 1982 -- it all sounds strangely familiar to the language used on the war against global warming science.

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WASHINGTON — Among the 17 senators who voted against allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco are some of the top recipients of campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, which has donated millions of dollars to lawmakers in the past several campaig …

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Legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products includes the ability to ban flavored cigarettes, such as those infused with strawberry, cloves or cinnamon.

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In a victory for the tobacco industry, a federal appeals court threw out on Thursday an $800 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of smokers who said they had been misled that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones.

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The scientific consensus that secondhand smoke (SHS) increases cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk by 30% is based on epidemiological and biological evidence.

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In her new book, The Secret History of the War on Cancer, Davis diligently and persuasively argues that we are ignoring dozens of cancer-causing chemicals.

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The Supreme Court's decision yesterday overturning a nearly $80 million punitive damage award against Philip Morris is a win for corporate wrongdoers.

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The Scottish Executive is backing plans to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes from 16 to 18. Raising the age for purchasing tobacco products was recommended by an expert group on smoking prevention, which published its report on Wednesday.

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