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Smoking leaves genetic 'signatures' far from lungs | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
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China- crisis in health impact of smoking
09/24/2010
About 25% of the 1.3 billion population or 400 million people smoke. State ownership of the tobacco industry only makes this worse, with lax enforcement because of revenue generated for state companies. Experts warn of a huge crisis in healthcare.
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Beijing to Bureaucrats: No Smoking
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China Sees Challenge On Health System
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List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report
New York Times 01/17/2014
Beijing Bans Public Smoking, but Enforcement Poses a Challenge
New York Times 06/01/2015
Chinese Smokers Get Dire Warning
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A surge in lung cancer deaths with the increase in smoking in China
09/24/2010
Increasing public health hazard from smoking in China.
Grouped Articles
Role of Smoking Cited in China's Rising Lung Cancer Deaths
New York Times 11/18/2013
China Sees Challenge On Health System
Wall Street Journal 09/24/2010
List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report
New York Times 01/17/2014
Beijing Bans Public Smoking, but Enforcement Poses a Challenge
New York Times 06/01/2015
Smoking leaves genetic 'signatures' far from lungs | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
DW.COM 11/03/2016
Japan: Where Antismoking Laws Go to Die?
WSJ 03/06/2017
China Health Concerns
12/30/2005
Health concerns for China. This includes risks from obesity, poor diet and lifestyles lacking exercize, smoking, lead contamination, polluted water and air from industry, and contaminated food and personal care products.
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China Seeks to Calm Anxiety Over Rice
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2013
Cadmium-Tainted Rice Discovered in Southern China
New York Times 05/21/2013
Chinese Search for Infant Formula Goes Global
New York Times 07/25/2013
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
Role of Smoking Cited in China's Rising Lung Cancer Deaths
New York Times 11/18/2013
Pollution Rising, Chinese Fear for Soil and Food
New York Times 12/30/2013
Putin and the effort to tackle a surge in smoking and dangers to public health in Russia
01/07/2011
About half of the smokers in Russia, 40% of the population and 60% of men, smoke one pack a day. This is a tremendous cost in smoking related illness and lost productivity for the Russian economy. This negatively affects the health of most Russians. New legislation will ban kiosk sales and advertising, and include graphic warnings on cigarette packaging. It will also ban smoking in public spaces and restaurants similiar to bans in effect in other European countries. The legislation is supported by a large majority of Russians including smokers. The government hopes to cut smoking by 15% by 2015 and says it will continue the work even if it takes a generation. China leads the world in sales of cigarettes, with Russia coming in Because of tobacco company lobbying it will take the personal support of Mr. Putin to get the legislation passed and enforced.
Grouped Articles
Role of Smoking Cited in China's Rising Lung Cancer Deaths
New York Times 11/18/2013
List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report
New York Times 01/17/2014
Beijing Bans Public Smoking, but Enforcement Poses a Challenge
New York Times 06/01/2015
Kremlin Cracks Down on Big Tobacco
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2012
Medvedev Calls for Public Smoking Ban by 2015
New York Times 10/16/2012
Chinese Smokers Get Dire Warning
Wall Street Journal 01/07/2011
Smoking and healthcare in China
01/07/2011
Grouped Articles
Role of Smoking Cited in China's Rising Lung Cancer Deaths
New York Times 11/18/2013
Beijing to Bureaucrats: No Smoking
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report
New York Times 01/17/2014
Beijing Bans Public Smoking, but Enforcement Poses a Challenge
New York Times 06/01/2015
Chinese Smokers Get Dire Warning
Wall Street Journal 01/07/2011
Smoking leaves genetic 'signatures' far from lungs | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
DW.COM 11/03/2016
India and health dangers of smoking
01/17/2014
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List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report
New York Times 01/17/2014
Smoking leaves genetic 'signatures' far from lungs | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
DW.COM 11/03/2016
The University of Wisconsin 2013 study showing declining life spans for women in some parts of the U.S. associated with income, graduation rates and smoking
03/11/2009
A study from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute by health sciences professor, David Kindig, and a PhD. candidate Erika Cheng, shows declining life spans for women in some parts of the U.S. in 2013. The study reveals the impact of smoking, education levels to understand good food choices, the income levels and availability of food choices in neighborhoods, graduation rates, as critical factors. Other factors cited in reader comments are increasing stress as women joined the workforce in larger numbers, obesity and poor eating habits.
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Wall Street Journal 09/14/2011
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/2013
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
Retailers Revive the Market in Womenâs Plus Sizes
New York Times 06/18/2010
Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries
New York Times 09/24/2010
New evidence on the dangers of smoking- to basic DNA of other organs liver, bladder, esophagus, beyond the lungs
11/04/2016
This should be a warning for countries such as China, India, Russia, and parts of the developing world where anti-smoking efforts lag behind the U.S. and Europe.
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Smoking leaves genetic 'signatures' far from lungs | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
DW.COM 11/03/2016
Japan: Where Antismoking Laws Go to Die?
WSJ 03/06/2017
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