Tobacco control activists and academics are gathering in Cape Town for the World Conference on Tobacco or Health 2018 (#WCTOH2018).
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Go straight to letter (PDF) or cover note and letter Update January 2018: reply to this letter from Dr Derek Yach So,
On June 12th, I published a blog, Pariahs, predators or players? The tobacco industry and the end of smoking, in
Guest post: BAT executive on disruption of the tobacco industry Read More
Given the confusion, anxiety and indignation that surrounds the role of the tobacco industry in tobacco harm reduction, I thought
Pariahs, predators or players? The tobacco industry and the end of smoking Read More
Predictably, depressingly, the US anti-vaping lobby has mobilised against a new Cole-Bishop Bill, HR 1136 that would hold off near
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Note from Counterfactual. There’s much speculation and theorising from public health academics about what the tobacco industry is doing and
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Just when you thought public health could sink no lower, it pulls it off again! This time, a couple of
The wilful ignorance of tobacco control McCarthyites Read More
The FDA’s deeming rule went live yesterday, 8th August 2016. You will see a blizzard of expert comment about what
The World Health Organisation does a good line in war-like rhetoric when it comes to tobacco policy. But what is
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This session from a California tobacco control conference was circulated on Twitter and caught my eye. To me, it summarises a
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