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UK Government Moves to Strip Vaping’s Appeal to Children With Plain Packaging and Retail Restrictions
The UK government has launched a 12-week consultation proposing plain packaging, hidden retail display, and brand-name restrictions for vapes to…
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Correction Notice: Volume 19, Issue 1 of Global Health Action
Global Health Action has published a formal correction for Volume 19, Issue 1 (December 2026). Corrections are a standard mechanism…
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