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Scotland: Pensioner stabbed wife with kitchen knife in row over cigarette |
| A woman suffered five stab wounds that left her permanently scarred after an argument that began when her husband asked her for a cigarette. Medics said her injuries were potentially life-threatening. |
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Wales: Man fell to his death while smoking on window sill |
| A man who was sitting on the window sill of his bedroom to smoke fell 20ft to his death, an inquiry heard. |
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Gwyneth Paltrow: I smoke one cigarette per week |
| Gwyneth Paltrow, who is known for her strict diet and intense fitness regimens, has admitted In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar that her guilty pleasure is to smoke a cigarette once a week. |
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Researchers identify novel approach to study COPD and treatment efficacy |
| Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. The findings provide a novel way to study COPD and could lead to new treatments and ways to monitor patients’ response to those treatments. The study is published online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. |
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USA: NYC voters like cigarette display ban plan |
| A new poll from Quinnipiac University shows New Yorkers strongly support Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to keep cigarettes out of sight in stores.
Sixty-eight percent of city voters back the idea while thirty percent oppose it. |
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US budget: Obama unveils a plan to smoke big tobacco |
| President Obama seems intent to use his budget proposal as a weapon against tobacco with an attempt to raise the federal tax on cigarettes from $1.01 per pack to $1.95 – a $0.94 increase. |
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