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Will China’s Smoking Ban Succeed?
Posted by Liz Borkowski on May 3, 2011 Tobacco use is one of the top risk factors for the non-communicable diseases the World Health Organization is targeting, and WHO has already done a lot of anti-smoking work over the past few years. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control entered into force in 2005, and its core demands include both price and non-price…
Another Bad Side Effect of Employer-Based Insurance
Posted by Liz Borkowski on February 11, 2011 A.G. Sulzberger reports in the New York Times about a new practice by some employers: refusing to hire smokers: More hospitals and medical businesses in many states are adopting strict policies that make smoking a reason to turn away job applicants, saying they want to increase worker productivity, reduce health care costs and encourage healthier…
Why Do So Many Smokers Keep Paying High Tobacco Taxes?
Posted by Liz Borkowski on September 13, 2010 The World Health Organization has declared that “tobacco taxes are the most effective way to reduce tobacco use, especially among young people and the poor,” but Slate’s James Ledbetter points out that in the US, there’s a portion of the smoking population that keeps on paying them: Over the last decade or so, several states…