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Exclusive: India's tobacco industry, government face off ahead of WHO conference
India's $11 billion tobacco industry has urged the government to take a softer line on tobacco control efforts when it hosts a World Health Organization conference in New Delhi next month,
New global fund to help countries defend tobacco control
A new global fund is being launched to help developing countries fend off challenges to tobacco control measures by cigarette makers.
WHO suggests graphic warnings in tobacco control
Smoking is a big problem in China, the world's largest tobacco consumer, and now the World Health Organization (WHO) wants tobacco warning labels to be more vivid.
Hiring a smoker costs US firms $6,000 a head
An employee who smokes costs his or her employer nearly $6,000 (4,500 euros) more per year than a non-smoker, according to a study of the United States published on Monday in the journal Tobacco Control.
