NewsPronto

 
The Times Real Estate

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Plain cigarette packaging: healthier citizens, sicker state finances?

  • Written by The Conversation
imageFrance's tobacconists aren't very happy with plain cigarette packaging.Reuters

Over the last few years, a new idea for improving public health has been slowly spreading across the world: a ban on selling cigarettes in packages with custom brand designs. Instead of selling branded tobacco, all cigarettes are sold in either plain packages or packages...

Read more: Plain cigarette packaging: healthier citizens, sicker state finances?

More Articles ...

  1. The Martian: a space epic that explores ordinary human decency
  2. Is 'The Slants' racist? Court ruling on band name could upend trademark law
  3. Could Iran continue its nuclear program in Syria?
  4. Corporate climate scientists: advocates for science or protectors of status quo?
  5. I'm a librarian who banned a book. Here's why.
  6. The problem with rating people on the new app Peeple
  7. Do brain interventions to treat disease change the essence of who we are?
  8. A genetic test could predict future troubles for kidney donors – why not use it?
  9. Children who understand emotions become more attentive over time
  10. Does nature have value beyond what it provides humans?
  11. Forget the antioxidant pills; just stick with veggies
  12. Homeschooled children do not grow up to be more religious
  13. Chip-enabled cards may curb fraud, but consumers will be picking up the tab
  14. How close are we to actually becoming Martians?
  15. Free speech is no excuse for Muslim-baiting
  16. Mining for metals in society's waste
  17. Shell's abandoned well and the myth of the Arctic oil land grab
  18. What happens when you try to read Moby Dick on your smartphone?
  19. Pakistani drone strikes should worry Obama
  20. The not-so-invisible damage from VW diesel cheat: $100 million in health costs
  21. Is cyberbullying all that goes 'over the line' when kids are online?
  22. Banks will help ensure Iran keeps promises on nukes
  23. Why do female comedians disappear after dark?
  24. Safer chemicals would benefit both consumers and workers
  25. Should older Americans live in places segregated from the young?
  26. Beer behemoths struggle to fend off craft brew craze
  27. The pope, the premier, the president – and the retreat of globalization
  28. Despite Shell's about-face, interest in Arctic oil grows
  29. Antibiotic overuse might be why so many people have allergies
  30. For the Islamic State, music is the 'alcohol of the soul'
  31. Graduate education is a mess. Shouldn't universities fix it?
  32. Jesuits as science missionaries for the Catholic Church
  33. How could VW be so dumb? Blame the unethical culture endemic in business
  34. Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry
  35. VW needs massive marketing campaign to regain consumer trust – and survive
  36. Boehner resigns: scholars see trouble ahead for GOP
  37. Testing ancient human hearing via fossilized ear bones
  38. Pope Francis goes to Washington – but speaks past the politicians
  39. In too many ways, America's poorest communities are just like prison
  40. The risk of UN's Sustainable Development Goals: too many goals, too little focus
  41. To cut costs, college students are buying less food and even going hungry
  42. Hungry? Food choices are often influenced by forces out of your control
  43. Rise of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin begs question: what is money?
  44. Clinton stance on XL Pipeline reflects muscle of climate activists
  45. Vaping as a 'gateway' to smoking is still more hype than hazard
  46. Drake, Meek Mill and beef's prime place in rap culture
  47. Poland, long accustomed to emigration, must now confront immigration
  48. Learning from PowerPoint: is it time for teachers to move on?
  49. Despite Volkswagen's cheat, clean diesel is good technology today and the future
  50. Republicans and Democrats alike have love-hate relationship with Pope Francis