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“Sugar early in life is the new tobacco”: Scientists urge food companies to reformulate baby foods and tax sugary options
Research on individuals born in the 1950s UK revealed that those exposed to lower sugar levels duri…
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New lawsuits against TikTok mirror those against Big Tobacco and Purdue Pharma
14 state lawsuits filed last week accused TikTok of creating an algorithm that is harmful to childr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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10 points on how to quit smoking based on WHO guidelines
While surveys show fewer people in India use tobacco compared to a decade ago, experts are concerne…
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Cancers in head and neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: Study
Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation, conducted the study by co…
PTI
Surgeon general compares social media to tobacco and alcohol in call for warning labels
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling for social media to carry warning labels for its links t…
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Now, OTT platforms must display anti-tobacco warnings onscreen
The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as…
PTI
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Public health experts pitch for higher taxes on tobacco products to make India tobacco-free in 'Amrit Kaal'
Participating in a discussion on "Amrit Kaal: A Journey towards Tobacco-Free India", organised …
PTI
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Both GST and Excise duty can be imposed on tobacco: Karnataka HC
"The levy of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products is a matter of public policy and this…
PTI
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India becomes a global leader by regulating anti-tobacco warnings on OTT Platforms
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platform…
ANI
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Elon Musk says 'ESG is the devil' with tobacco firms trouncing Tesla in social-responsibility ratings
The billionaire tech boss highlighted research showing that tobacco stocks tend to score more highl…
George Glover
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How an American tobacco giant is quietly investing big money in hundreds of political races across the nation
A document obtained by Insider shows that Reynolds American donated nearly $6 million to state cand…
Madison Hall,Walt Hickey
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Missouri officials refuse to work with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, saying all federal 'so-called' gun laws are unconstitutional
Camden County officials decried "any and all federal firearms laws, so-called laws" as unconstituti…
Katie Balevic
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Florida jury orders R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to pay $9.75 million to family of a woman who died from respiratory disease caused by smoking cigarettes
Carolyn Long died from respiratory disease, despite her efforts to quit smoking. A Florida jury agr…
Zahra Tayeb
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Highly processed foods like cookies and chips are addictive, much like tobacco, researchers argue
A new paper says highly processed foods are addictive based on the scientific criteria that's deeme…
Anna Medaris
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The rise and fall of e-cig startup Juul in the US, from Silicon Valley darling to a ban by the FDA
The company, valued at as much as $38 billion, staked a precarious path into the limelight, startin…
Travis Clark,Erin Brodwin
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Altria plunges 10% after report says FDA will ban Juul vaping products from the US market
Juul's market share of the US e-cigarette market has dropped to second place, behind Reynolds Ameri…