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Potential loss of federal funds sparks smoking age debate in Arizona
30 Mar 2025 20:02 GMT
PHOENIX - A half century ago, the rallying cry was "old enough to fight, old enough to vote.''
Now some Republican Arizona lawmakers are making the same arguments about smoking in opposing efforts to set the minimum age to buy or possess …
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Majority believe legal smoking age should rise from 18 to 21
12 Mar 2025 09:45 GMT
The results of a consultation called Clearing the Air were published today, No Smoking Day.
The Health Improvement Commission believes its findings show that the Guernsey public would back bold and tough policies to control tobacco use. The consultation …
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Scottish Lib Dems label plans to gradually increase smoking age limit as 'patently ridiculous'
16 Nov 2024 18:19 GMT
Scottish Liberal Democrats have voted to oppose moves to gradually increase the age at which people can buy tobacco, describing UK Government plans as “patently ridiculous” and a “slippery slope to state intervention”. While Sir Keir Starmer’s Government …
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CHMP recommends approval for Averoa's Xoanacyl, an oral therapy for chronic kidney disease
04 Apr 2025 06:51 GMT
… conditions, autoimmune diseases, kidney stones, smoking, age, and use of certain medicines …
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There should be a maximum smoking age
30 Aug 2024 08:37 GMT
… health costs limited: a maximum smoking age, of 35.
First, the health …
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AVEROA Receives Positive Opinion from the European Medicines Agency for XOANACYL®, an Oral Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
02 Apr 2025 09:00 GMT
… conditions, autoimmune diseases, kidney stones, smoking, age, and use of certain medicines …
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Ruta Mave: Is banning vapes and raising smoking age enough?
29 Jul 2024 23:03 GMT
… .
Banning vapes and raising the smoking age because it
is bad for … much. Why?
Vapes are banned, smoking age is raised, and 36 new …
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Indonesia raises smoking age limit, bans single cigarette sales
31 Jul 2024 07:28 GMT
Indonesia raised the minimum age limit for purchasing cigarettes to 21 from 18 as part of a series of changes to health regulations intended to curb the deadly habit in a country with one of the world’s highest smoking rates.
A country of 270 million …
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Indonesia raises smoking age, will curb cigarette ads
31 Jul 2024 07:00 GMT
Indonesia has raised the minimum age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21 as part of changes intended to curb the deadly habit in a country with one of the world's highest smoking rates.
A country of 270 million people, Indonesia is one of the world…
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Smoking, Age, BMI, Previous Exposure Impact Response to Biologics for Psoriasis
25 Jul 2024 01:01 GMT
Smoking, older age, higher BMI, and previous exposure to biologics were found to be negatively associated with experiencing a 90% reduction in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores in patients with psoriasis treated with biologics, a meta- …