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SMOKELESS TOBACCO VS CIGARETTES
Source: Times of India
Author: Nikolas Bakalar
Aug 28, 2007 -- Smokeless tobacco, the kind users put between cheek and gum, is one way to satisfy a craving for nicotine without offensive smoke. But a new study has found that it may be almost as effective as cigarettes in delivering nicotine and carcinogens.
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LITE CIGARETTES AS HARMFUL FOR THE HEART AS REGULAR CIGARETTES
Source: South Asian Women's Forum
May 14, 2007 -- Low tar "lite" cigarettes impair blood flow through the heart as severely as regular cigarettes, reveals a small study published ahead of print in the journal Heart.
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Business
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INDUSTRY OPPOSES VAT ON CIGARETTES
Source: Economic Times
Author: Anuradha Himatsingka
Feb 18, 2007 -- KOLKATA: Tobacco industry has urged finance minister P Chidambaram to retain the specific duty structure on cigarettes and make it an exception to value added tax (VAT).
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THE LIGHTS OF EUROPE
Source: Financial Express
Author: Amity Shlaes
Aug 11, 2006 -- The lights are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime. But this time we aren't talking about the "lamps" of civilization to which Edward Grey, a British foreign secretary, once referred when he spoke pessimistically about World War I.
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