Archive for April, 2007

Shisha 200 times worse than a cigarette” say Middle East experts

Three leading experts from across the Middle East have warned that excluding "shisha bars" when London goes smokefree on July 1 could worsen the grave inequalities in health that already affect ethnic minorities. Continue

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Chernobyl ‘no worse than passive smoking’

Despite the horror of Chernobyl, the health risk from radiation in such accidents is not much greater than everyday hazards such as gaining weight and passive smoking, a new report claims. Continue

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Reservations about tax

The proposed tax hike on cigarettes in Nassau and Suffolk counties could open up old wounds in some retailers' battle against cigarette sellers who they say undercut sales by peddling butts tax-free or with deep discounts. Continue

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