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Health effects of tobacco

The fight is on over e-cigarettes

Health & Medicine

Electronic cigarette ads are on TV. New York City is restricting e-smoking in the same way as it restricts tobacco smoking. And government data indicates that 10 percent of high school students have tried e-cigs. Now, researchers are racing to figure out how they will impact public health.

Chinese county encourages smoking

Health & Medicine

The link between smoking and darker skin

Health & Medicine

‘It’s Not the Addiction that Kills People, It’s the Smoke’

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Green Tobacco Sickness

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Green Tobacco Sickness

While the dangers of smoking are well known, tobacco also poses a health threat to those who pick it. Leda Hartman reports from North Carolina.

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Smoking ban for Russia

Conflict & Justice

Russia is set to implement a smoking ban. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is all for it, but many Russians don’t think the ban will fly. Reporter Jessica Golloher has the story.

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