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Indonesia zoo condemned after orangutan is seen smoking cigarette

AnIndonesiazoonotoriousforitsmistreatmentofanimalsisbeingslammedafteravideoshowinganorangutansmokingacigaretteinthezooemergedonline.Inthevideo,avisitorcanbeseen

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Vaping may boost pneumonia risk: study

Vapingmayhelppneumonia-causingbacteriasticktocellsliningtheairways,likelyboostingdiseaserisk,researcherssaidThursday.AstudypublishedintheEuropeanRespiratoryJour

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Thailand bans smoking on 24 popular beaches from Feb.1

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Feb.1(APD)--Thailand'ssmokingbanonsomeofthecountry'smostpopularbeachescomesintoeffectonFeb.1.Accordingtotheregulationpromulgatedbyt

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Even one cigarette a day greatly raises cardiovascular risk: Experts

Smokingjustonecigaretteadayismoredangerousthancommonlythought,sayresearcherswhohavefounditstillraisestheriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseorstroketoabouthalftheriskfrom

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Do e-cigarettes help or harm? Report says not clear yet

Vaping,orsmokingbattery-powereddevicesknownase-cigarettes,mayencourageyouthstostartsmokingbutmayalsohelpadultsquit,saidaUSreviewofscientificresearchonTuesday.Th

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Big Tobacco’s anti-smoking ads begin after decade of delay

Decadesaftertheywerebannedfromtheairwaves,BigTobaccocompaniesreturntoprimetimetelevisionthisweekend–butnotbychoice.Undercourtorder,thetobaccoindustryforthefirst

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Australia urged to sue tobacco industry for smoking-related illnesses

LeadingAustralianexpertshavecalledonthecountry'sgovernmentstoholdtobaccocompaniesaccountablefordamagedonetopeople'shealthbytakingthemtocourt.Inanarticlepublishe

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Social networking app joins battle against smoking in Beijing

AnincreasingnumberofpeoplearereportingagainstsmokinginpublicplacesonChina'spopularsocialnetworkingappWeChat.BeijingTobaccoControlAssociationsaiditsofficialaccou

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China: It's time to say goodbye to smoking emoji on Tencent's QQ app

QQ,apopularsocialnetworkingappheavilyusedbyyoungerpeople,hasremovedasmokeremojifromitsmobileversiontohelpcurtailthesmokinghabitinChina,theworld'slargesttobaccoc

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Can e-cigarettes help smokers quit?

Peoplewhousede-cigarettesweremorelikelytokickthehabitthanthosewhodidn’t,anewstudypublishedonlineinthejournal,BMJonWednesdayfound.Nicotinepatches,gumsandmedicati

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S. Korean rapper T.O.P gets suspended sentence for drug use

South Korean pop star T.O.P received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times last year, weeks after being hospitalised for a drugs overdose.

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S. Korean rapper T.O.P gets suspended sentence for drug use

SouthKoreanpopstarT.O.PreceivedThursdaya10-monthsuspendedjailsentenceforsmokingmarijuanamultipletimeslastyear,weeksafterbeinghospitalisedforadrugsoverdose.The29

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Young audiences exposed to more smoking in US movies

A new study shows that tobacco use in US-released movies aimed at young people rose sharply between 2010 and 2016.

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Young audiences exposed to more smoking in US movies

AnewstudyshowsthattobaccouseinUS-releasedmoviesaimedatyoungpeoplerosesharplybetween2010and2016.Duringtheperiod,46percentoffilmswithsmokingimagerywereyouth-rated

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WHO launches smoke-free celebrity campaign targeting youth

WorldNoTobaccoDay,whichtookplaceonMay31thisyear,wasthemed"Tobacco–athreattodevelopment."TheChinesearmoftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)launcheda"smoke-freenextge

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China: smoking might cause infertility and erectile dysfunction

“Tobaccoaffectseverydiseaseinthehumanbody,notably,heartdiseaseanddiabetes,exceptParkinson’s.Thenumberonethingsmokersshouldbeconcernedisinfertilityanderectiledys

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Russia's health ministry plans to ban sale of cigarettes to those born 2014 and later

If Russia's health ministry had its way, those born in 2014 or later in the country will not be allowed to buy cigarettes even after they grow up.