In fact, they are prompting some young people to take up the habit.
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Archive for September, 2005
The german war against cigarettes
Germany had the world’s strongest anti-smoking movement in the 1930s and early 1940s, during the Nazi period. Hitler, who was a chain-smoker, was expelled from school at age eight after being caught smoking. He gave up smoking when he was 35 years old and dreamed of making all Germans quit, too.
Bans on smoking in public spaces were introduced along with bans on advertising, restrictions on tobacco rations for women, and the world’s most refined tobacco epidemiology, linking tobacco use with the already evident epidemic of lung cancer.
Today, in the German (and European) war against cigarette smoking, German Consumer Affairs Minister Renate Kunast has stepped up the offensive: Kunast published, in 2005, a list of about 200 cigarette additives, and wants those deemed carcinogenic or addictive banned -- throughout Europe.
"In this way, smokers, who number about 17 million in Germany, can find out for themselves what exactly is in cigarettes and what harm they do". Finally! Continue
Posted in All News, Big Tobacco, Health / Science, Notizie dall'azienda, Smoking Ban and Top Stories | 0 CommentsHigher consumption of some soy products, grains and vegetables linked to reduced risk of lung cancer
A diet higher in plant-derived compounds known as phytoestrogens is linked with a lower lung cancer risk, according to a study in the September 28 issue of JAMA. Continue
Posted in All News | 0 CommentsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently launched a toll-free hot line and Web site aimed at helping people quit smoking. Continue
Posted in All News, Health / Science, Lawsuits and Quitting | 0 CommentsPoliticians want next year's World Cup smoke-free. More countries are banning smoking in public places, and tobacco advertising is on the decrease. The industry is starting to get worried. Continue
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