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Smokers are three times more likely to kick the habit for at least six months when they are paid up to $750, a new study has found.
2009-02-12
smoking bribe compensationA US jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay $8m to the widow of a lifelong smoker who died of lung disease. The jury in Florida decided in favour of Elaine Hess, whose husband Stuart died of lung cancer in 1997 at age 55. He had smoked for 40 years. The ruling could blaze a legal trail for 8,000 similar cases in Florida.
2009-02-18
cancer smoking compensation lung cancerThe Disney Studio has pledged to remove smoking from its family-oriented films.
2007-07-25
smoking education patronizingParents have been warned to watch out for signs of excessive texting in their children, amid concerns it poses a new health risk. Teenagers sending 120 text messages a day are more likely to drink, smoke and have sex, claims a US doctor.
2010-11-09
SMS risk sex smoking alcohol health mobile phone teenagerSome of the toughest anti-smoking measures to be adopted in a major city have been approved by councillors in New York. The measures are set to extend a smoking ban to municipal parks, beaches and even Times Square.
2011-02-03
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