Government Scraps Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Labels

Published April 9, 2013

Government scraps graphic warnings on cigarette labels

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The warnings were to cover the entire top half of cigarette packs, front and back, and include the phone number for a stop-smoking hotline, 1-800-QUIT-NOW. In a statement on Tuesday, the FDA said it would "undertake research to support a new rulemaking …
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Russia's child, teenage suicide rates highest in Europe

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In 90 percent of cases it is 'plea for help.' Ever more often one can observe such a phenomenon as “mass suicide” – cases … From November 1, 2012 to March 11, 2013 Rospotrebnadzor's hotline got 1,208 messages marked as 'suicide'. The messages were …
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