U.K. bans tobacco ads.The United Kingdom is seeing a progressive ban on tobacco advertising. On 14 February February: see month. 2003, a ban on most conventional tobacco advertising came into effect. Further bans on tobacco promotions such as coupons and domestic sports sponsorships took effect 30 July July: see month. 2003, and regulations on point-of-sale advertising should take effect before the end of the year. Health advocates have warmly supported the initiative. Paul Nurse Sir Paul M. Nurse, FRS, (b. January 25, 1949) is a British biochemist. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Leland H. Hartwell and R. Timothy Hunt for their discoveries regarding cell cycle regulation by cyclin and cyclin dependent kinases. , chief executive of Cancer Research U.K., said research has shown that "tobacco advertising discourages existing smokers from trying to quit, and it encourages new smokers to take up the habit." The British Medical Association The British Medical Association (BMA) is the trade union to which the vast majority of British doctors belong. It is based in Tavistock Square in central London. It owns the "British Medical Journal". has called for the government to go one step further and ban smoking in public areas. |
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