On World No Tobacco Day, the focus is usually on the health risks of cigarettes. But what about the way Big Tobacco exploits impoverished farmers in Malawi?
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The e-cigarette industry emerged as an alternative to traditional tobacco, but now it’s dominated by Big Tobacco. That’s why transnational regulations are needed for the industry.
Tobacco taxes have been shown to curtail cigarette smoking. Why aren’t more countries, including the US, implementing them effectively?
What if we treated climate change as a health problem rather than an environmental one? There are lessons to be learned from the successful public health campaigns against smoking.
Many smokers still think filters make cigarettes safer. But they actually make them more harmful, and the tobacco industry has known about this for a long time.
Most people know that second-hand smoke is dangerous, but evidence that third-hand smoke is dangerous too is growing.
FDA Director Scott Gottlieb has proposed discussions about drastically cutting nicotine levels in cigarettes. This could result in some of the biggest health gains in history.
A new study reveals the risks of vaping in non-smoking teenagers.
Do US smokers really know the risks? Research from Australia, Canada and Mexico shows that there are better ways to warn consumers.
Roll-your-own tobacco contains additives to stop it from drying out. So, it’s hardly a “natural” or “healthier” alternative to factory made cigarettes.
The UK is the latest country where tobacco companies cannot market their brands on their packets.
The effects of long-term tobacco smoking on our mental faculties such as memory and concentration are only now becoming known.
Big tobacco companies have found a way around plain packaging with clever marketing techniques that undermine Australian regulations.
Hidden links between tobacco companies and tobacco control opponents may be hindering plain packaging legislation around the world.
The Uruguayan government’s victory over Philip Morris should embolden other countries to introduce stronger tobacco-control policies.
New evidence gets to the heart of their cardio-vascular impact.
There is a curious paradox at the heart of the food group’s new nutrition scheme: the less consumers trust Big Food, the less attention they will pay to the labels.
Big Tobacco relies on tactics of deceit, delay and frustration which it has developed and refined over half a century.
Last week, I wrote about factoid-driven myths that just refuse to die. In less than a week, the piece has had more than 1.184 million readers. There’s plainly a big appetite for smoking myth busting, so…
Vaping has given governments a huge opportunity to cajole cigarette companies towards better public health.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney
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Coral Gartner is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Assistant Professor of Public Health and Law, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, University of Bath
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Professor in Residence of Global Health, Marquette University
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Research Associate, Simon Fraser University
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Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Marketing, Charles Darwin University
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Professor and Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
